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Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| IBM Claims 10% - 20% Yield “Lucky” for the Playstation 3 Cell Processor In an attempt to offer the most powerful game console on the planet and ensure that the PlayStation 3 games are unique, Sony decided to put a very advanced Cell processor inside the machine. But now it transpires that to produce the chip in large quantities is not that easy.
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| At a cost of $230 with 10-20% yield = >$1150 each ..... at is at cost.
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