65nm Xbox 360 CPUs Delayed Until Mid-2007

[Noname]

Industry sources have revealed to DigiTimes that plans to manufacture the Xbox 360 three-core CPU using a 65-nanometer manufacturing technology have been pushed back until the middle of 2007.

Back in April, Microsoft signed an agreement with Chartered, one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, for the manufacturing of a 65-nanometer version of the Xbox 360 CPU using Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) semiconductor technology. Production was expected to begin in the first quarter of 2007.

[Noname]

Dont know wtf this means but it sounds good.

[Trauma-san]

I believe that you can get ram in like 100nm 70nm and 60nm so the 65nm must be a slightly faster somehow cpu. 

[CueBallin]

Overheating

Because of its high power consumption, the Xbox 360 console poses a moderate risk of overheating if users do not follow the guidelines prescribed by the user manual. Users are advised not to obstruct air flow to the enclosure vents or power supply. Problems associated with overheating include reduced system performance and instability that may result in crashing or hardware failure. Some Xbox 360 owners have even installed custom cooling solutions in their consoles to prevent this from happening.

Microsoft has been working with a Singapore-based company, Chartered Semiconductor, to create new 65-nanometer chips by Q1 2007. These new chips will have reduced power consumption and in turn, will run cooler. They will also be cheaper to manufacture than the current 90-nanometer chips. Because the logic design and clock speed will remain unchanged, performance will not be affected.


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