Reports from TNSC, indicate new chips have been in production since the first quarter of 2006 and have just recently been integrated into new Xbox 360 systems with aim to 'reduce the soft error rate'. TNSC state the chips consume less power and therefore run cooler. The inclusion of these new chips is believed to be part of a strategy from Microsoft to reduce the widespread overheating problems of the Xbox 360.

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According to TSNC, the new 90nm chips have been in production since the first quarter of 2006 and they have started implementing them on Xbox 360 systems recently.

TSNC says that the chips consume less power, and therefore it might be safe to assume, they run cooler. This news would coincide with rumors that Microsoft is trying to use smaller processes to reduce the amount of heat produced by the console, in an effort to fix and of the "red ring of death" issues.

The move signals Microsoft's shift to correct the errors stemming from overheating problems suffered by millions of Xbox 360 owners.