The most recent Intel roadmaps show that the firm is continuing to scale its Pentium 4 chip, with a 2.80GHz processor now slated for this quarter, quarter three. This processor was shown in previous Intel roadmaps as a Q4 introduction. Intel ascribes the shift to a "healthy" 130 nanometer process and good engineering. That means it's now highly likely that Intel will be able to introduce a 3GHz Pentium 4 for the fourth quarter, as the chip dates shuffle forward.
The 2.80GHz Pentium 4 will kick off at $637, with the 2.66GHz/2.6GHz processor costing $562, and the 2.53GHz/2.5GHz processors dropping to $433, when bought in quantities of 1,000. Source: The Inquirer