Intel cancels speed boost for Pentium 4

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SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. Thursday canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed Pentium 4 chip for desktop computers, marking another in a string of unexpected product changes, cancellations and recalls at the world's largest chip maker.

 

Intel, whose shares fell 2.4 percent, said it plans to move engineers and other resources to accelerate the introduction of "dual core" chips, which contain two microprocessors in a single chip. The Santa Clara, California-based company has said it plans to introduce dual-core chips for desktops, servers and notebooks sometime next year.

 

"It's not an easy decision to walk away from four gigahertz because we had a public position, but in our view for Intel and for our customers it's the right decision," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said, referring to the speed of what was to be the fastest Pentium 4.

 

The product cancellation adds to an already bumpy year for Intel, which delayed a new line of notebook computer chips in January, recalled a desktop computer chip in June, and pushed back another notebook computer chip in July.

 

 

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[Gryph]

Hehe, finally they realize where they are supposed to focus their improvements.