Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Sun Expands Focus on Silicon Design

Sun has revealed the formation of a Microelectronics group to be led by executive vice president, David Yen. The Microelectronics group will oversee the developments in network, cryptography and high- performance computing and serve as a supplier to Sun's existing Systems businesses, in addition to serving Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers across the globe. Yen, who previously led Sun's Storage business, will be succeeded by Jon Benson, a Sun senior vice president. Both Yen and Benson will report to Jonathan Schwartz, Sun president and CEO, the company is quoted to have said.

Schwartz said, "With numerous successes including the success of our UltraSPARC T1 processors fueling the growth of our chip multi-threaded servers, the tapeout of our Rock processors defining new terrain in high-productivity computing, and innovations like Project Neptune opening entirely new markets for our technology. Now is the time to fuel that same success with our Microelectronics products. As with our software, decoupling our silicon from a strict reliance on Sun's systems raises our profile and opportunity globally."

"The storage market continues to grow, in diversity and value, and Sun continues to drive innovations at the convergence of the computing, storage and networking markets," added Schwartz.