Sony, Toshiba and IBM and Toshiba revealed more details of their ‘Cell processor’ at the 2005 ISSCC today.
At 256 gigaflops, its not quite a supercomputer, but it will make for quite a gaming console.
Here is a link to Toshiba’s formal announcement.
For a more complete overview of the Cell Processor, and its 234 million transistors, consult this excellent article in Ars Technica.
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Imagine a gaming console that IS a supercomputer? The results could be mind-blowing!