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Combination of [[Emotion Engine]] and [[Graphics Synthesizer]] used on later slim PS2 motherboard revisions, in the japanese-only PSX DVR and in Japan/US launch model PS3 consoles.
Combination of [[Emotion Engine]] and [[Graphics Synthesizer]] used on later slim PS2 motherboard revisions, in the japanese-only PSX DVR and in Japan/US launch model PS3 consoles.
One of the first mass-produced 90nm ICs. Thanks to an old Sony press release, many details (of the first revisions; might have changed later on) are publicly known<ref>https://www.sie.com/content/dam/corporate/en/corporate/release/pdf/030421be.pdf</ref>:
*EE: 128 bit RISC
*GS: Parallel rendering processor with embedded DRAM
*Process: 90 nm
*Total number of transistors: 53.5 million
*Embedded DRAM: 4 MB
*Memory size: 0.19 µm²
*Clock frequency: 294.912 Mhz
*Power consumption: 8 W (initial power consumption was 37Watts two chips total)
*Metal layer: 5
*Die size: 86 mm² (initial die size was 413 mm2 two chips total)
*Package: 536 pin EBGA


== Revisions ==
== Revisions ==

Revision as of 18:47, 25 September 2021

Combination of Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer used on later slim PS2 motherboard revisions, in the japanese-only PSX DVR and in Japan/US launch model PS3 consoles. One of the first mass-produced 90nm ICs. Thanks to an old Sony press release, many details (of the first revisions; might have changed later on) are publicly known[1]:

  • EE: 128 bit RISC
  • GS: Parallel rendering processor with embedded DRAM
  • Process: 90 nm
  • Total number of transistors: 53.5 million
  • Embedded DRAM: 4 MB
  • Memory size: 0.19 µm²
  • Clock frequency: 294.912 Mhz
  • Power consumption: 8 W (initial power consumption was 37Watts two chips total)
  • Metal layer: 5
  • Die size: 86 mm² (initial die size was 413 mm2 two chips total)
  • Package: 536 pin EBGA

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