65nm 芯片已经投产半年，45nm CPU 预计一年后生产

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=10265
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/809/809839p1.html
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/01/65...45nm-on-the-w/

消息报道，Xbox 360 65nm 芯片已经投产半年，新型的 45nm CPU 预定一年后开始量产。


引用:
Though we're pretty confident the Xbox 360 price drop is coming sooner than "this Fall" – more like August 12th, if you want to be specific – we've had the entire Fall season marked on our Microsoft Executive Swimsuit calendar with "65nm chips" reminders. Those weary of the dreaded RROD have been looking forward to the smaller, cooler (and cheaper!) chips being included in the new systems, codenamed Falcon, but the extremely paranoid may want to hold off for the 45nm version.

"As 65nm just started production in the last two quarters, you would expect 45nm to [begin production] about 18 months from that timeframe," said the President of Microsoft manufacturing partner, Charted Semiconductor. That means production on those new even smaller and even cooler chips won't begin until late 2008, early 2009. If that's too long to hold off, take comfort in knowing that those 65nm chips have been produced for some time, and should be making their way to retail Xbox 360s soon (astronotip: Fall starts on Sept. 23 this year, so mark your various themed calendars).  


引用:
August 1, 2007 - A semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore that created the Xbox 360 processor has told PC Advisor it is currently developing an improved CPU, most likely for use in Microsoft's console. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing says it will produce a 45-nanometer processor for use in videogame consoles within the next 18 months. The company previously made 90nm and 65nm versions of the 360 processor, and based on its track record it's a good bet this latest chip is bound for the 360, as well.

As the size of CPUs shrinks, so does the manufacturing cost for Microsoft, allowing it to either cut the price of the console or reduce its loss for each system sold. Smaller chips also produce less heat, and we all know how hot our 360s get.

IGN contacted Microsoft for comment, but the company would neither confirm nor deny that this new chip is headed for its system. "We are constantly updating internal components on our consoles and therefore will not comment on the details of specific components," a representative told us.

转自 XBOX-SKY