First PS3 documents have been submitted to the FCC

[T2k]

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Sony's FCC submission also includes the bottom label that will be attached to each console. The interesting bit however, is that there are two versions of the same sticker -- one for PlayStation 3 consoles manufactured by Sony in Japan and one for those manufactured in China by Asustek.

At this point, details are scarce on where the PlayStation 3 will be officially mass produced. Details on why the console is being manufactured in two different places are also vague. At first it would seem as though two manufacturing locations will help meet supply demands, but as DailyTech previously reported, yields on the Cell processor used in the PlayStation 3 are currently below ideal rates.

The good news is that Sony has already commenced manufacturing of the PlayStation 3. Currently, the labels indicate that manufacturing began early this month, which brings hope to the release of the console for the holiday season.
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Read the rest here: Sony Officially Submits the PS3 for FCC Approval

 

[JoeSp]

Actually, the REAL NEWS here is that the Cell will be 3.2ghz as reported by the FCC not the 2.8 or lower that some here were reporting. Gee, Tk2, why did you not post that part of the report?

 

[T2k]

Perhaps because there's no such thing in this news article...?

 

[minorthr]

I like how IBM is shipping sony cpus with only 7 of the 8 cores working and also ones that have 8 cores working. The way the article makes it sound the PS3 only uses 7 cores and if one blows out on the 8 core chip your OK but if one blows out on the 7 core your SOL.