IBM shrinks Cell to 45nm

SAN FRANCISCO — At an ISSCC session yesterday afternoon, IBM announced details of a smaller, lower-power version of the Cell BE processor that powers Sony's PlayStation 3. The Cell BE is currently fabricated on IBM's 65nm SOI process, but IBM will soon move the console chip onto the company's much-ballyhooed, next-generation 45nm high-k process.

The 45nm Cell will use about 40 percent less power than its 65nm predecessor, and its die area will be reduced by 34 percent. The greatly reduced power budget will cut down on the amount of active cooling required by the console, which in turn will make it cheaper to produce and more reliable (this means fewer warrantied returns). Also affecting Sony's per-unit cost is the reduction in overall die size. A smaller die means a smaller, cheaper package; it also means that yields will be better and that each chip will cost less overall.

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on le sait mais merci quand meme

IBM annonce le Cell fin.

Je sais qu'on le sais tous depuis un bout, mais il l'on annoncé hier pendant une entrevue... C'était seulement pour cofirmé la rumeur

merci a toide toute c'etais presque sur ca

darkshaka Pas sur de t'avoir suivi...

ouai moi non plus je me suis pas suivi , uje voulais dire que c'etais gros comme un camion le fait que ibm annoncerai les cell en 45 nano pour mon français de 2heures du mat

"cheaper package; it also means that yields will be better and that each chip will cost less overall."

sony va pouvoire enfin se faire de la thune sur le dos des moutons.

... ou pas !