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High-capacitance MLCCs said to be in shortage due to Sony PS3
August 28, 2006 – 10:43 AM
High-capacitance multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are in short supply because of the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, according to sources with passive components makers.
No defects in PS3 stamping parts, says maker
November 21, 2006 – 10:56 AM
Taiwan-based G-Shank Enterprise stated that stamping parts it manufactured for Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles have no defects and should not cause malfunction of the console's card reader, according to a November 20 filing the company made with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
PS3 could run at 120 fps
October 31, 2005 – 7:06 PM
Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi has claimed that the PlayStation 3 will be capable of running games at an unprecedented 120 frames per second.
PS3 opens gateway for a variety of memory card standards
March 23, 2006 – 11:01 AM
Sony has opened the gateway for multiple memory card standards for its upcoming PS3 since the game-console maker now regards PS3 as a portable multimedia center, rather than just a game console, industry players commented.
DRAM Module Makers Expect Demand To Recover
July 8, 2008 – 11:30 AM
Major DRAM module makers A-Data Technology and Transcend Information, though seeing their June sales dampened by weak memory pricing, both anticipate improving demand in the second half of 2008.

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Could 10 - 20% yields for Cell processors lead to problems for Sony PS3?
July 14, 2006 – 12:21 PM
Comments made by an IBM engineering VP in last week's Electronic News have raised concerns about the Sony/Toshiba/IBM alliance's capability to produce Cell processors at the rate, and in the quantities, required by Sony for that company to meet its sales goals for PlayStation 3. IBM indicated that certain redundancies in Cell architecture can compensate for defects in production.
Tent Cities Form For PS3 Launch
November 15, 2006 – 6:13 PM in Business
The Circuit City in Hawthorne California will have 100 PS3s available at midnight Friday November 17th.
CES 2007: Playstation 3 hard to find on CES show floor
January 8, 2007 – 8:26 PM
It would seem that most of the HD TV manufacturers went out and stood in line for their Nintendo Wii's, and the Xbox 360's are out in force in demonstrations left and right. Less ubiquitous is the Playstation 3, which is hard to stop at even the Blu-ray booth.
PS3 fans postpone engagements and quit jobs to wait in line
November 9, 2006 – 7:10 PM
Most Best Buy stores will receive a limited number of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.
Super-Cooled Quantum Computing Is Coming
July 24, 2008 – 3:40 AM in Business Servers
It’s very small, very cold and very hard to program; D-Wave says it’s the first working quantum computer and it recognizes images.

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PS3 fans quit jobs and postpone engagement to wait in line
March 2, 2007 – 9:20 AM
What are you willing to go through to get a Sony PlayStation 3? We went to the Best Buy store in Burbank where people already started lining up eight days before the launch.