http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/6/10/sony-confirms-slim-playstation-32c-launch-on-september-24th2c-2009.aspx
"..that's [almost] a given. Oh right, we almost missed the hardware specifications - according to our sources, the slim PS3 was brought to life courtesy of Toshiba and TSMC making smaller versions of the key chips inside the console.
Die-shrink of Sony Cell - 45nm SOI, Toshiba
Die-shrink of nVidia GPU - 40nm bulk, TSMC
2.5" 120GB hard disk drive, 5400rpm
In case of nVidia's GPU, things get really interesting. nVidia used Computex to pre-announce several 40nm parts arriving in Q3 2009. Two of them belong to the notebook world, one of them is constantly being rumored about slipping to 2010, and one is - 128-bit version of GeForce 7800, e.g. nV RSX."
