Chartered working on new 45nm Xbox 360 chip? |
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More speculation has arisen on the Xbox 360 front following news that Singaporean chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be producing a 45nm processor designed for use in video game consoles.
During a recent conference call, Chartered president and CEO Chia Song Hwee told analysts that the company has "customers' activity for products in the CPU space that goes into a video-game device." While the customer was not named, it should be noted that Chartered makes the processors used in Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console.
Since the Xbox 360 is priced at a point less than its manufacturing cost, a newer and cheaper 45nm processor for the Xbox 360 console could give Microsoft a chance to either minimize their losses on the console or further lower its price point.
If the chip is indeed going to be used in the Xbox 360, console owners will have to wait a while. Chia has hinted that production of the new 45nm processor is not likely to begin until late next year or in early 2009.
Via PC Advisor
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I would have thought they would have went to 60nm before 45nm.....guess if you are building a new plant you better go all the way..
I think that's still the plan. It says production will not begin until early 2009. The XBOX 360 needs the reduced cost and heat output of the 65nm chips sooner than that.
my xbox 360 died.. so I'm waiting.... while I'm waiting.. I tried out for that make a 360 game http://www.unlockxbox.com/gameIdeas/gameIdeaDetails.aspx?gameId=2473
Remember the xbox systems are on a 5 year plan. By 2009 we'll be looking at the next xbox.
they never said it would be just 5 years they said something along the lies of 5 years plus as they want to support it longer than they did the original xbox
the 360 hardware wont last for more than 6 years unless they improve it (which i doubt will happen). This is what Microsoft gets for jumping the gun. It should have waited and gone with the rest of em.
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