Cell processor shrinks to 65nm today
IBM has begun manufacturing of the new energy and cost-efficient 65nm version of the Cell processor. It will cost roughly a third less than the current 90nm version of Cell. According to the iSuppli teardown from launch, the Cell used to cost $89 to manufacture. Using those figures, Sony would save approximately $30 per system sold with the new processors.
The highly advanced Cell chip isn't done shrinking: the next projected size of the chip is 45nm, which is expected to arrive in a couple of years.
[Via GameDaily BIZ]
