| bdbdbd said: @Greenmedic: That's how it currently is. But since Cell is essentially a giant DSP, after the price goes down enough, its potential applications only grow. In 3-5 years, it could be a common processor in soundcards or hospital equipments. TV:s, voice recognition systems etc. Of course, it could have had ended up as Sonys in-house processor. |
It's already down to $60 for the 65nm process chips used in the PS3. The current sticking point for the CBE is power consumption and heat, but... as with all things, it's only a matter of time before that can be remedied. Figure by the time the PS3 goes to a slim format, it might even be passively cooled (unlikely, but possible).
I actually find great promise in the architecture. To me it was a novelty that the first commercial application was in a game console. There are plenty of applications for it; it's generally only the PS3 naysayers that have to attack the underlying technlogy since Sony has been so bullish about using it to market their console.
Personally, I don't see how anyone could read the white paper for the CBE and not be impressed.
