IBM confident over Cell supply for PS3 launch

[pipo]

The process of bringing manufacturing of the Cell microprocessor up to speed has been an enormous success so far, according to a senior IBM executive, who said that the new chip's yields are improving faster than any other device the firm has worked on.

Speaking to Warren Communication News, IBM senior vice president William Zeittler said that the firm is learning how to improve yields of the chip "faster than on any chip we've done."

In effect, this means that the company's output of Cell processors - which is largely defined by the "yield", or how many chips on each silicon platter are actually usable - is progressing ahead of schedule.

More at: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14679

 

[Carl B]

Was this never posted here? This news came out the same day as the IBM Cell-blade announcement.

 

[pipo]

I couldn't find a thing...

 

[Carl B]

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/02/09/good-news-for-ps3-launch-supply/

The news conference they are refering to is the one where IBM revealed the Bladecenter H initiative.

 

[Nite_Hawk]

Speaking to Warren Communication News, IBM senior vice president William Zeittler said that the firm is learning how to improve yields of the chip "faster than on any chip we've done."

I'm a pretty big fan of the cell processor, but this quote is just silly. Without knowing what kinds of yields they were originally getting and how good the improved yields are this is totally useless.

If they started with average yields, and have quickly improved them to better than average yields that's one thing . If they were piss poor and now they managed to get them to "just below average, but much better than piss poor!" that's another.

Nite_Hawk