the rcp was developed by sgi's nintendo operations department, led by engineer dr. wei yen (who later founded artx in 1997). the rcp was manufactured by nec, using its 350 nm 3lm cmos process, which nec had introduced in 1994. the processor contains 2.6million transistors manufactured using this process. the processor has a size of 81 mm², giving it a transistor density of over 32,000 per square mm.