Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is ready for volume production of PS3 gaming consoles as the company has received certification from Sony for its production, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted sources at Taiwan-based component makers as saying in an April 11 report.

The paper, quoted sources at foreign investment firms in Taipei, saying that Foxconn is expected to begin volume production of PS3 in the second half of 2007 in order to meet strong demand in the upcoming peak season. Foxconn will compete with Asustek Computer for Sony's PS3 orders, it added.

Categories: IT + CE PC, CE Portable

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