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PS3 price drop could follow slashed Cell chip costs in '09
It's no secret that the Cell chip, currently bloated by 90- and 65-nanometer circuitry, is driving up the cost of PlayStation 3. Sony hopes to improve the chip's profitability by moving to 45-nanometer circuitry, in turn, driving down per-chip produc...
PlayStation 3 CELL chip almost complete
Toshiba announced that development for its next-gen multimedia processor, or 'CELL', chip is entering its final stages. Toshiba has been working on the chip since spring 2001, along with Sony and of course, IBM. The CELL is capable of handling...
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45nm Cell processors coming in 2009
Sony, Toshiba and IBM will start mass production on a 45nm version of the Cell processor in 2009, according to Japan's Nikkan. We first heard about the 45 nm shrinkage in February 2008, when Ars Technica reported the smaller chips would run off only...
A Cell fit for the PSP?
During a recent technology conference, Sony's Ken Kutaragi revealed plans to introduce a "Micro Cell" into mobile technology. Sony plans to shrink the Cell chip from a 90-nanometer process to a 65-nanometer process; and eventually, down to a ...
Cell chip yields "horrible" [Update 1]
Now here's an article that is likely to hit you hard should you believe its claim. Turns out The Inquirer has "a source" that says the chip yield is "horrible" for the Cell. This article, which is small and could ea...
Sony rethinking cell processor strategy
For Sony, developing a new microprocessor from scratch didn't come cheap. In an effort to improve the razor-thin margins of their processor business, Sony appears to be breaking with tradition and is looking to outsource cell manufacturing while als...
Playstation 3 and Xbox 2 Cell chip will be easy to use, promise
In response to developers' concerns over the new Playstation 3 "Cell" chip, IBM and Sony have set out to ease minds. While the new technology is exciting, it also promises a number of headaches with a shared-resources core, that will bring abo...
Toshiba to use Cell-based chip in PCs
When Sony, Toshiba and IBM began development on the Cell processor, they had bigger plans for it than just running PS3s, and it looks like Toshiba has been hard at work to put it to more use. Daily Tech reports that Toshiba plans to take the Cell p...
IBM creates new supercomputer with Cell processor
The Cell processor, known as the heart of the PS3, is being used every day in rather extraordinary situations. IBM has crafted yet another supercomputer, codenamed Roadrunner, which runs at a record-setting petaflop speed. (A petaflop is the equivale...
Will Sony Kill the Cell Chip with Security?
The link takes you to an article on ZDNet concerning the fundamentals and incredible potential of the PS3's upcoming Cell chip. Apparently the Cell chip can not only be used in computers and gaming consoles, but in such things as televisions, cell ...
Sony sells PlayStation 3's Cell to Toshiba
As expected, Sony has sold off their Cell chip operations to Toshiba for an estimated ¥100 billion ($858 million), giving the one-time partner in the Cell project manufacturing responsibility for the PlayStation 3's much lauded brain. So, Sony's ...
40GB PS3s have 65nm Cell chips, 90nm GPUs
After conflicting reports regarding the chipset being used for the new 40GB PlayStation 3 model, Sony's Kaz Hirai has explained to Japanese publication Impress that the new model will indeed use 65nm Cell processor chips, which will greatly reduce th...
Sony and IBM having trouble taming the Cell?
Sources indicate that Sony is running into problems incorporating the Cell into their prototype PS3. Reportedly, they're still trying to reach that perfect balance of cost, processing power, and system stabil...
IBM, Sony and Toshiba release Cell details
IBM, in partnership with Sony and Toshiba, has released 500 pages of documents detailing the features of the Cell processor (not exactly bed-time reading). They've also kindly setup a forum so peeps can discuss the information contained in the...
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