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How many Playstation 3 Cells can you get on a wafer?

Can you count?
Mon Oct 31 2005, 10:39
IBM WAS WAVING a lot of cells around at MPF. It had CPUs, dies and wafers of shiny Playstation 3 goodness.

If you ever wondered how many Cells can dance on the head of a 12-inch wafer, all you need to do is count. So, without further delay, here is a wafer of Cells, a closeup of four chips, and the back of the finished CPU. The front is entirely a thermal lid.

Enjoy. ยต

A-wafer-of-cells

4-cells-in-closeup

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