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All revisions seem to be manufactured using the same process, as they all have dies of the same size.
All revisions seem to be manufactured using the same process, as they all have an identical die area.
== Revisions ==
== Revisions ==
*GS 1.12 + EE 4.2: CXD9797GB (some or all PSX first revision motherboard XPD-001, some GH-035-11, probably also on some XPD-005 or other GH-035 - ?)
*GS 1.12 + EE 4.2: CXD9797GB (some or all PSX first revision motherboard XPD-001, some GH-035-11, probably also on some XPD-005 or other GH-035 - ?)

Revision as of 15:27, 27 October 2023

Combination of Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer used on some slim PS2 motherboards, in the japanese-only PSX DVR and in Japan/US launch model PS3 consoles. One of the first mass-produced 90nm ICs, as claimed by Sony. This claim is however disputed. 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 37 W two chips total)
  • Metal layer: 5
  • Die size: 86 mm² (initial die size was 413 mm² two chips total)
  • Package: 536 pin EBGA


All revisions seem to be manufactured using the same process, as they all have an identical die area.

Revisions

  • GS 1.12 + EE 4.2: CXD9797GB (some or all PSX first revision motherboard XPD-001, some GH-035-11, probably also on some XPD-005 or other GH-035 - ?)
    • 86 mm² die size with Toshiba's "CMOS4 90 nm" process
    • Produced 2003 - 2004
  • GS 1.12 + EE 4.2: CXD9833GB (GH-035 - GH-052, XPD-005 (PSX), probably also on some XPD-001 (PSX), probably also on some PlayStation 3 COK-001 boards or prototypes since this revision is referenced in the PS3 service manual)
    • Apparently manufactured and used in parallel to CXD2953AGB
    • 86 mm² die size
    • Produced 2004 - 2007
  • GS 1.13 + EE 4.2: CXD2953AGB (GH-035 - GH-052, probably also on some PSX boards XPD-001 or XPD-005, PlayStation 3 COK-001)
    • Apparently manufactured and used in parallel to CXD9833GB
    • 86 mm² die size
    • Produced 2004 - 2007

All revisions have a copyright date of 2003.

The 3 revisions seem to be externally interchangeable (at most maybe requiring some minimal changes to external circuitry), since all 3 of them can be found on the same board (GH-035).

For SCPH-79XXX and newer PS2 consoles, GS was separated from EE again and EE was combined with IOP, SPU2 and RDRAM instead.