According to this report from Digitimes, Intel will postpone the debut of its next-generation Pentium M processors, codenamed Dothan, to the first quarter of 2004 from year-end.
According to sources, the delay was mainly caused by problems in heat dissipation and transitioning in manufacturing process, as the Dothan processors, featuring higher speeds, will adopt 90-nanometer (nm) processing instead of the 0.13-micron processing used for Pentium M Banias processors.
The Register also reports that Intel has scheduled to drop Pentium M prices this October along with price cuts of its desktop Pentium 4 line in preparation for the launch of Prescott in November.
According to sources, the delay was mainly caused by problems in heat dissipation and transitioning in manufacturing process, as the Dothan processors, featuring higher speeds, will adopt 90-nanometer (nm) processing instead of the 0.13-micron processing used for Pentium M Banias processors.
The Register also reports that Intel has scheduled to drop Pentium M prices this October along with price cuts of its desktop Pentium 4 line in preparation for the launch of Prescott in November.