IBM’s Cell chip at 65nm
Sledgehammer70
California Icrontian
IBM today announced that they have begun producing a new, 65 nanometer (nm) version of the Cell Broadband Engine at IBM's state-of-the-art East Fishkill, New York microchip production facility.
This great news not only for IBM but for Sony as well. With IBM kicking the Cell processor into the 65nm stage, the cost of production for the CPU will drop. Why is this good for Sony? Their monster Playstation 3 console comes equipped with IBM's Cell CPU and will finally be able to get a price break for that aspect of the console. With Sony already losing a reported $298 per console we don't think Sony is going to share the savings in the coming months. But it will help Sony’s balance sheet next quarter, and it may eventually ease our pocketbooks in the future. Along with a price break in production cost, the new 65nm design will allow IBM's Cell CPU to run with less power and, in turn, run at lower temperatures.
The Cell processor was a team development by Toshiba, Sony Group and IBM and has been under development for just over 6 years. It has made appearances in IBM's BladeCenter servers and every Sony Playstation 3 to date, and will find its way into IBM's Power 6 Server (later this year) and second-generation PS3s.
This great news not only for IBM but for Sony as well. With IBM kicking the Cell processor into the 65nm stage, the cost of production for the CPU will drop. Why is this good for Sony? Their monster Playstation 3 console comes equipped with IBM's Cell CPU and will finally be able to get a price break for that aspect of the console. With Sony already losing a reported $298 per console we don't think Sony is going to share the savings in the coming months. But it will help Sony’s balance sheet next quarter, and it may eventually ease our pocketbooks in the future. Along with a price break in production cost, the new 65nm design will allow IBM's Cell CPU to run with less power and, in turn, run at lower temperatures.
The Cell processor was a team development by Toshiba, Sony Group and IBM and has been under development for just over 6 years. It has made appearances in IBM's BladeCenter servers and every Sony Playstation 3 to date, and will find its way into IBM's Power 6 Server (later this year) and second-generation PS3s.
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