Thursday, May 8th 2008

Report: Microsoft Prepares to Release the 65nm Xbox 360 ''Jasper'' Consoles in August

The China Economic News Service reported today that Microsoft has assigned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Nanya PCB to manufacture, test and package the latest version of Xbox 360, codenamed "Jasper". TSMC will build ATI Xenos graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) for the new Jasper console, using 65nm process. ASE was contracted to package and test the two chips, while Nanya has won orders to supply flip-chip packaging substrates, reports CENS.com. Current Xbox 360 consoles named Falcon utilize GMCH and eDRAM cores manufactured using 90nm process technology at TSMC as well as CPU built at IBM using 65nm fabrication process. The new Jasper Xbox 360s are projected to consume less electricity, use less complex cooling systems and logically produce less noise. In addition the revised consoles will fix the so-called "red ring of death" issue that plagued many Falcon systems. Microsoft will reportedly make available the Jasper version of XBox 360 game console in August this year.
Sources: CENS.com, X-bit labs
Add your own comment

26 Comments on Report: Microsoft Prepares to Release the 65nm Xbox 360 ''Jasper'' Consoles in August

#26
Darknova
SilverelMind you, smaller processes cut back a TON of manufacturing cost. They'll not only be easier to cool, but cheaper to make. I.E. Headroom to include a BD player without adding a ridiculous amount to the sticker price.

Same reason why a 2900xt still costs in the mid 200$ range, but a HD3870 (die shrink, same core) can be had for a lot less. Or just the 9x00 series from nVidia is the same as the 8x00 series, but cheaper and cooler.
That's how MS is now making that profit instead of a huge loss like they were before the die shrink.
Posted on Reply
Add your own comment
Jan 22nd, 2025 13:20 EST change timezone

New Forum Posts

Popular Reviews

Controversial News Posts