Sony is opening a broadband semiconductor research center in Pittsburgh. The new Pittsburgh Semiconductor Design Center, part of the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse nonprofit partnership, will focus on research and development of technologies related to Sony's wireless and broadband network activities. "As Sony redefines its mission as a broadband entertainment network company, we expect our new Pittsburgh Semiconductor Design Center will be a strategic R&D facility,'' said Sony Corporation Senior Vice President Suehiro Nakamura.