A version of the Xbox 360 that uses 65-nanometre (nm) chips is rumoured to be
in production and a 45nm model could follow, according to reports from a
Singapore chip maker.
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Chia Song Hwee, president of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, told
analysts that his company had produced 65nm CPU products that go into "a
video-game device".
http://www.charteredsemi.com
The most likely candidate for the chips is Microsoft's Xbox 360, following
recent problems with recalls and the fact that Chartered already makes chips for
those units.
http://www.microsoft.com
Smaller versions of the Xbox processor would cost less to produce but would
also give out less heat, possibly solving the $1bn warranty problems the unit
recently had.
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Hwee said his company would produce a 45nm version of the processor that would also be used in video-game consoles, citing another possible improvement for the Xbox 360.
The 65nm versions went into production in the last six months, according to Hwee, but the 45nm versions might not appear for another 18 months because the design isn't finished yet.






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