Intel Delays PIII and Speeds PIV

Chip-making giant Intel has announced that its recalled PIII processors will not be made available to consumers until next year, while announcing that the upcoming P4 may be ready as early as next month, starting at speeds of 1.4GHz and higher. Executives noted the delay on the PIII on an increased demand and availability for the new Pentium 4 rather than the third generation chip. Other reasons for the delay include the desire for volume shipping and efforts to transform the PIII into the more modern FC-PGA packaging instead of the SECC2 packaging currently being used. For more information read what John Spooner wrote over at ZDNet.