LSI Logic Corp is now admitting that it’s two quarters behind on Lightning, its long-awaited superscalar implementation of its Sparc microprocessor. Testing problems are responsible. The chip was supposed to be sampled in the second quarter but now the company is hoping for internal samples in the fourth. The chip, a co-development with Hyundai and Metaflow, is supposed to deliver a sustained 80 VAX MIPS and a peak rate of over 160 MIPS.
