Intel may well be having some trouble producing Pentium M processors for its Centrino platform in enough quantity and in big enough yields, it has emerged, judging from the futures it is projecting.

Although the whole thing reeks of marchitecture, reading between the lines.

Intel would not want to be caught with notebook chips enabled for 802.11a/802.11b while munchkin AMD might have Athlon64 Hammers with BRCM suppport, we'd suspect. It's not exactly a cartel, but if either really exceeds the other on price and functionality, the whole Apple Cart might fall over.

We've reported over the last few weeks that there's something of a shortage of the Pentium M processor at the heart of the Centrino triple prong, but roadmaps we saw at the Porcupine last week have reinforced that impression.

The good news - if it is good news of course, is that as we revealed here some months ago, Intel will allow hyperthreading on its clunky and hot Pentium 4M family.

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