NEW YORK – DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc plans to use chips from Intel Corp for the creation of 3-D movies, the companies said Tuesday.

DreamWorks will use Intel's visual computing products for 3-D animated feature films starting with its “Monsters vs. Aliens” movie, set for domestic release on March 27, 2009, it said.

Intel, whose biggest rival is Advanced Micro Devices Inc , said it also plans to develop next-generation 3-D viewing technology for home theaters, personal computers, video games, online environments and mobile devices.

(Reporting by Sinead Carew, editing by Gerald E. McCormick) ((email: