G98s launch brought forward by a month

http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071115PD220.htmlDIGITIMES [Friday 16 November 2007]Nvidia will launch its new G98 GPU in early December according to sources at Taiwan-based graphics card makers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will both serve as foundries for the new chip, they added.The 65nm-made G98 was set for launch in January 2008, a time-frame that is close to the launch schedule of rival AMD's RV620, but thanks to the buoyant sales of G80 and growing attention for the G92, Nvidia is preparing to launch the G98 sooner than originally planned, the sources said.The official name for G98 will be the GeForce 8400GS, the sources revealed.Concerned over a future ramp of GPUs, including the G92, for the mainstream market, as well as possible capacity shortages at TSMC, Nvidia will also place G98 foundry orders at TSMC's rival UMC, the sources remarked.