There hasn't been much to report on the chipset front regarding Nvidia these past few months but that doesn't mean nothing is going on in the background. Given that chipsets are still an important revenue stream for the Santa Clara-based company it is pushing ahead in this market and preparing new silicon for both Intel and AMD platforms.

According to HKEPC, Nvidia is currently working on two new chips for Intel processors, one for LGA 775 setups, the MCP89, and one for the LGA 1156 platform, MCP99. The former (MCP89) will support Intel CPUs with a FSB of 1333 MHz and DDR3-1333 memory, have a DirectX 10-supporting graphics core, and will enter mass production in Q1 2010.

The MCP99 is actually on thin ice as earlier this year Intel sued Nvidia claiming that their license agreement doesn't allow the Green Goblin to make chipsets for processors with integrated memory controllers. Well, the MCP99 is aimed at 45nm and 32nm LGA 1156 CPUs, and they all feature IMCs. If the two companies kiss and make up then the MCP99 will also enter production in Q1 2010 and probably make its way onto motherboards in time or before CeBIT.

Having an alternative to Intel's P55/P57 chips would certainly be nice so hopefully the MCP99 will see the light of day next year.