45nm PlayStation 3 processor possibilities?

[Fireblade]

It's no great surprise, perhaps, but Cell Broadband Engine chip co-developer IBM will produce a 45nm version of the processor,
paving the way for smaller, cooler-running PlayStation 3 consoles.

Originally produced using a 90nm process, Cell is currently being punched out at 65nm. That version debuted with the 40GB PS3.
The 45nm version is expected to consume just a third of the power that the 90nm Cell did, and less than half of that drawn by the 65nm chip, IBM indicated.

Read more on RegHardware (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/08/ibm_touts_45nm_cell/).

[Fat Jez]

In theory it makes them cheaper to produce, but given Sony's track record thus far, we''ll still be paying over the odds in the UK for one. :rolleyes:

Cheers,
Stephen