Pentium III schedule reworked

A 600 MHz version of Intel's Pentium III microprocessor will appear morequickly than expected but a new 133 MHz bus that was expected in Septemberhas been delayed until late 1999 as Intel reworks its Pentium III releaseschedule. The first 600 MHz Pentium III will debut this summer, using thecurrent 0.25 micron technology employed by current generation Pentium IIIs.A faster and cooler 0.18 micron technology, which was expected in Septemberalong with a faster 133 MHz motherboard bus chipset, will be delayed untilSeptember because Intel has been unable to get the yields they need for massproduction.

"The process technology is going just fine. It's already into production.The core technology on [the 0.18 micron-based Pentium IIIs] is fine," saidan Intel spokesperson. "The challenge is getting the design to run at thefull frequency."

Also delayed are the mobile versions of the Pentium III that will use 0.18micron technology, including a 600 MHz chip that automatically scales backits speed and power consumption when running on battery power