Al right!
Using september 4'th as base and adding 9 weeks gives us: November 6'th (Chip samples delivered).
Adding 12 weeks gives us: November 27'th (Low-volume chip production starting).
Adding 16-18 weeks: December 25'th - January 8'th, with observation to christmas holidays (Normal volume chip production).
So we are basically a few weeks late on the delivery or we will be right on time if something happens by the end of November or first week of December, depending on how you calculate the beginning of the production timeline. We certainly aren't "way behind schedule". Having said that, I would really hope that things start picking-up SOON.
Edit: Or on time and already have the sample chips mining.