Intel delivered their new Canterwood i875 core chipset on schedule, but reports on CNet, ZDNet and other news wires report a last minute delay to the matching Pentium 4 (3.0GHz-C processor). The company had initially planned to deliver the new 3GHz Pentium 4 processor concurrently with the i875 chipset this Monday, clearing all obstacles to leave AMD behind on the performance highway. Large OEM partners including Dell Computer, Hewlett-Packard and Gateway now see themselves put on hold while Intel investigates the nature of the problem.

During tests, Intel found anomalies with the new chips and decided not to deliver any more of them to PC manufacturers on Sunday. The processor already listed on some online retail channels is now MIA. Intel has "seen some anomalies, and we're going to put (the 3GHz Pentium 4) on ship hold, temporarily," said George Alfs, a company spokesman. "We're investigating (the problem) and hope to be shipping soon." These problems do not affect current chips, such as the 3.06GHz Pentium 4, which has been shipping since November, he said. Source: ZDNet