▁is ▁ 3 . 2   G Hz . ▁The ▁intro duct ory ▁design ▁is ▁fabric ated ▁using ▁a ▁ 9 0   nm ▁SO I ▁process , ▁with ▁initial ▁volume ▁production ▁sl ated ▁for ▁IBM ' s ▁facility ▁in ▁East ▁Fish kill , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁cores ▁and ▁threads ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁source ▁of ▁confusion . ▁The ▁P PE ▁core ▁is ▁dual ▁thread ed ▁and ▁manifest s ▁in ▁software ▁as ▁two ▁independent ▁threads ▁of ▁execution ▁while ▁each ▁active ▁S PE ▁manifest s ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁thread . ▁In ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁configuration ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁Sony , ▁the ▁Cell ▁processor ▁provides ▁nine ▁independent ▁threads ▁of ▁execution . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁IBM ▁and ▁Mercur y ▁Computer ▁Systems ▁announced ▁a ▁partners hip ▁agreement ▁to ▁build ▁Cell - based ▁computer ▁systems ▁for ▁embedded ▁applications ▁such ▁as ▁medical ▁imag ing , ▁industrial ▁ins pection , ▁a eros pace ▁and ▁defense , ▁se ism ic ▁processing , ▁and ▁tele communic ations . ▁Mercur y ▁has ▁since ▁then ▁released ▁bl ades , ▁conventional ▁ra ck ▁servers ▁and ▁P CI ▁Express ▁acceler ator ▁bo ards ▁with ▁Cell ▁process ors . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁IBM ▁released ▁the ▁Q S 2 0 ▁bla de ▁module ▁using ▁double ▁Cell ▁BE ▁process ors ▁for ▁trem end ous ▁performance ▁in ▁certain ▁applications , ▁reaching ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁ 4 1 0   g iga F LO PS ▁in ▁F P