To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (8730 ) 4/3/2001 11:54:36 AM From: Ms. Baby Boomer Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 14451 SGI Announces Opening of Boston Microprocessor Design Center Leader in the Supercomputing Industry Creating New Tech Jobs Tuesday April 3, 8:03 am Eastern Time Press Release BOSTON, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SGI (NYSE: SGI - news), known worldwide for providing a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced graphics solutions, today announced that it is opening a microprocessor design center in Boston. Engineers at the Boston microprocessor design center will focus on transistor-level very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuit and mask design. These circuits will be used to power SGI's high-end CPUs based on MIPS® processors, which drive SGI(TM) high-performance servers, supercomputers and graphics systems. ``SGI's Boston office provides a great opportunity for talented people here to work for an exciting company developing cutting-edge technology,'' said Kevin McLaughlin, vice president of Microprocessor Engineering in Boston.SGI is currently hiring VLSI circuit design engineers and layout engineers to work at the Boston center. Information regarding these positions is available at www.sgi.com/go/boston. SGI provides a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced graphics solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer their toughest computing problems. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with offices worldwide, the company is located on the Web at www.sgi.com. NOTE: SGI and the SGI logo are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPS is a registered trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc., used under license by Silicon Graphics, Inc. CONTACT: Karen Heimbecker, 650-933-1293, or karenh@sgi.com, or SGI PR Hotline, 650-933-7777, both of SGI. SOURCE: SGI biz.yahoo.com