If it helps you decide what to expect from BFL, I ordered my miner on June 25, 2012 and received it at my door yesterday, July 22, 2013 (392 days).  The main difference being that it sounds like you're only talking about bare chips.  Compared with the complete design, assembly, and delivery of a ASIC miner from the ground up, delivering existing chips should be child's play.  The only thing holding them back from shipping chips timely manner is that they've promised not to sell any until they're caught up on their entire pre-order queue of ASIC miners.  Personally, I'll be surprised if they get through that queue before Halloween.