Sony and Toshiba hit PS3 tech milestone

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Sony and Toshiba hit PS3 tech milestone


Japanese companies announce successful test of production process for next-gen console's chips. Mass production of 65nm chips is slated to start in 2005.

PlayStation fans, start your drooling--Toshiba and Sony have come one step closer to their vaunted Cell processor, which is expected to be at the core of Sony's PlayStation 3. In a joint statement, the two companies announced that they have successfully tested the production process to create a 65 nanometer chip. The new chips are nearly a third smaller than the recently imposed 90nm standard, and half the size of the 130nm processors found in many computers today. Sony has previously stated that the Cell will use 300 millimeter wafers and 65-nanometre circuitry.

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