Intel 90nm 3GHz Prescott postponed until April
Intel has delayed general availability of its 90nm 3GHz Prescott processors to April from the original schedule of mid-March due to production capacity constraints at its wafer foundry, according to sources at Taiwanese distributors. The processor was originally expected to be available in mid-March. It is unclear if there has been any impact on the availability of this processor to OEM customers.
The delay is viewed as a blessing in disguise as distributors will have more time to sell off their stocks of the previous Pentium 4 processors built using a 0.13-micron process, said the sources.
The 90nm 3GHz Prescott processor will be available in a 478-pin package, not a 775-pin package as we originally reported.
Reported by: DigiTimes
