European PS3 gets smaller Cell chip

Author Message
Silentbomber
  • Total Posts : 4673
  • Reward points : 44970
  • Joined: Dec 17, 2004
European PS3 gets smaller Cell chip - Mar 10, 2007 09:02

Sony aims to roll out Cell chips with a smaller circuity width (the new ones will be 65-nanometers as compared to the current 90-nano ones). Narrow circuitry means smaller chips, lowering production costs.


I dunno if you guys know this or not. but anyway.

More with the cost cutting, But this time it means good news for us right? a smaller chip is faster and quiet[er] and not to mention cheaper to produce.
< Message edited by Silentbomber -- 10 Mar 07 1:03:43 >
Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!
Nitro
  • Total Posts : 11960
  • Reward points : 44065
  • Joined: Dec 30, 2005
RE: European PS3 gets smaller Cell chip - Mar 10, 2007 09:03
Not for launch. Unfortunately.
Eddie_the_Hated
  • Total Posts : 8015
  • Reward points : 15335
  • Joined: Jan 17, 2006
  • Location: Wayne, MI
RE: European PS3 gets smaller Cell chip - Mar 12, 2007 08:50
65nm processes are awesome, but the break isn' t getting passed on to the consumer. That combined with the removal of entire chips (emotion engine for example) puts Playstation 3 production costs in the black again within the next year or two.