Chipset issues limit the high end Intel growth in the fourth quarter. ULI has just launched the M1697 and reveals some details and shipment targets. On quarter motherboard shipments growth revised up to 17-20% for the fourth quarter.

Investment banks Goldman Sachs and Smith Barney recently revised their motherboard shipment estimates upwards for the fourth quarter of this year, as tight supply for entry-level chipsets has gradually eased.