In the continuing saga surrounding the rollout of 3dfx's Voodoo5 line, CEO Alex Leupp announced today that production has been hindered by a component supply problem. Not receiving "a substantial portion of certain components a supplier committed to provide" has resulted not only in slower than planned delivery of the Voodoo5, but the company has lowered its revenue projections for this quarter, which ends July 31.
"Over the past several months, we have initiated a number of actions, including securing alternative component suppliers designed to support our earnings goals, and although the benefits of these actions are not yet fully realized, we are satisfied that we are on the right course."
The Voodoo5 5500 AGP is currently in stores. Both the Voodoo5 6000, which features four processors and an external power supply, and the PCI version of the 5500 had previously been scheduled for shipment in July.