Actually, no. It's based more on the content of
semibiznews.com
which starts:
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corp. has indefinitely delayed the Camino--also known as the 820 chip set--while pending signal integrity issues are worked out, sources said today.
The problem, discovered Thursday night by top-tier OEMs, concerns a decline in signal integrity when a third memory slot is used in conjunction with the Camino chip set, according to Intel's customers and industry sources. A redesign is likely, pushing out the adoption of Direct Rambus DRAMs one to three months, according to analysts.
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But if Intel cannot design a workaround as expected, than existing boards will have to be scrapped pending a redesign.
"If that's true, then you've got really question... the fundamental implementation," said Scott Randall, analyst with Soundview Technology Group in Stamford, Mass. "Intel's better be calling somebody on the carpet, whether it's Rambus, the Camino designers, or the motherboard designers."
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