Tech Support Team Blog » Hardware http://www.techsupportteam.org/blog Latest Technology news brought to you by the TechSupportTeam.org staff. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:15:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 PlayStation 3’s Cell processors to go 45nm in 2009 http://www.techsupportteam.org/blog/39/playstation-3%e2%80%99s-cell-processors-to-go-45nm-in-2009/ http://www.techsupportteam.org/blog/39/playstation-3%e2%80%99s-cell-processors-to-go-45nm-in-2009/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:19:12 +0000 Jason http://www.techsupportteam.org/blog/?p=39 Earlier this year, Sony and Toshiba announced that they had successfully shrunk the 65nm cell that powers the Playstation 3 down to 45nm. Though the companies were previously rumoured to be moving the console chip onto the newer process in autumn this year, Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo is now reporting a date for mass production of the 45nm Cell processor: 2009.

The smaller chip will use 40% less power than its predecessor, meaning it will generate less heat, thus not requiring as much cooling and ultimately making it cheaper to produce. Cheaper production costs also means more $$ for Sony (or price drops for us). From a consumer perspective, we would of course expect to see price drops in 2009, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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