Should launch late this year, if all goes well
According to Charlie D's squad of angel moles, the chip
everybody likes to call GT300, although that's not its real name, has
finally taped out.
This means Nvidia and TSMC have their work cut out for them if they
plan to launch the chip before New Year's and counter ATI's Evergreen
series parts. Charlie believes that they won't make it, as the
timeframe is rather tight, but some other sources indicate the chip
will materialize in late November.
TSMC's 40nm process is still far from mature, and there is always a
chance something will go wrong, especially with complex, high end
parts. However, both ATI and Nvidia seem confident that the process has
improved and become viable. It's now simply a matter of yields and
volumes, hence there's a chance we will see a paper launch in November, followed by
limited availability till Q1.
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GT300 to launch in Q4 2009