Silicon Graphics Inc has signed a joint venture contract with five investors through its Hong Kong subsidiary to create Shenzhen Chess Computer Co Ltd, which will manufacture Silicon Graphics’ Iris Indigo RISC personal computer and develop applications for it in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, China. The partners are Yunnan Electronic Equipment Factory; Shenzhen, Shekou, Jingshan Technology Development Co Ltd; Asia Simulation & Control systems Engineering Corp Ltd; Unison Pacific (USA) Investment Co Ltd; Synergie International Ltd; and Silicon Graphics Ltd. Chess is initially capitalised at $3.3m and will assemble the entire MIPS R3000A Indigo line for China and export markets, starting at the end of 1992.
