The eASIC announcement didn't even come until Sept. 5th. This had to have been close to the time the NRE was paid.

http://www.easic.com/vmc-uses-easic-to-achieve-24-756-ths-bitcoin-miner/

So, we should have received our sample chips by now or have them very soon. Ken said earlier that we would be adding an additional "3 TH in the next few weeks" - that sounds like the sample chips. This would coincide the the 9 week delivery.