Chartered working on new 45nm Xbox 360 chip?

More speculation has arisen on the Xbox 360 front following news that Singaporean chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be producing a 45nm processor designed for use in video game consoles.

During a recent conference call, Chartered president and CEO Chia Song Hwee told analysts that the company has “customers’ activity for products in the CPU space that goes into a video-game device.” While the customer was not named, it should be noted that Chartered makes the processors used in Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 video game console.

Since the Xbox 360 is priced at a point less than its manufacturing cost, a newer and cheaper 45nm processor for the Xbox 360 console could give Microsoft a chance to either minimize their losses on the console or further lower its price point.

If the chip is indeed going to be used in the Xbox 360, console owners will have to wait a while. Chia has hinted that production of the new 45nm processor is not likely to begin until late next year or in early 2009.

Via PC Advisor

More speculation has arisen on the Xbox 360 front following news that Singaporean chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will be producing a 45nm processor designed for use in video game consoles.

During a recent conference call, Chartered president and CEO Chia Song Hwee told analysts that the company has “customers’ activity for products in the CPU space that goes into a video-game device.” While the customer was not named, it should be noted that Chartered makes the processors used in Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 video game console.

Since the Xbox 360 is priced at a point less than its manufacturing cost, a newer and cheaper 45nm processor for the Xbox 360 console could give Microsoft a chance to either minimize their losses on the console or further lower its price point.

If the chip is indeed going to be used in the Xbox 360, console owners will have to wait a while. Chia has hinted that production of the new 45nm processor is not likely to begin until late next year or in early 2009.

Via PC Advisor