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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