"Cell, a radical new processor designed by IBM, Sony & Toshiba & dubbed a 'supercomputer on a chip', could enter production in 2004 Collaborating engineers from IBM, Sony & Toshiba have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called "Cell."
The new multimedia processor, touted as a "supercomputer on a chip," is well on the way to completion, IBM says. The chip could end up inside the PlayStation 3, & elements of its design will be seen in future server chips from IBM.
Cell has nearly "taped out" -- an industry term meaning that the chip's pen & paper design & layout have been completed. Soon these will be handed over to engineers in manufacturing, who will craft samples. Meanwhile, engineers have been testing various sub-elements of the processor, both separately and together, before the manufacturing unit connects them inside actual Cell chips. At this rate, commercial production of Cell could come as soon as the end of 2004"
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damn the ps3 seems to smoke everything in its path :Q
The new multimedia processor, touted as a "supercomputer on a chip," is well on the way to completion, IBM says. The chip could end up inside the PlayStation 3, & elements of its design will be seen in future server chips from IBM.
Cell has nearly "taped out" -- an industry term meaning that the chip's pen & paper design & layout have been completed. Soon these will be handed over to engineers in manufacturing, who will craft samples. Meanwhile, engineers have been testing various sub-elements of the processor, both separately and together, before the manufacturing unit connects them inside actual Cell chips. At this rate, commercial production of Cell could come as soon as the end of 2004"
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damn the ps3 seems to smoke everything in its path :Q
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