Disco,
My first thought was that the NR would be the trigger for NRE payments from the 3rd Party Fab. Perhaps its actually the trigger for that fab to be named (step 1) as partner/ JV with NRE payment now firmly agreed for 2HQ2 rather than expected to be Q1. (Step 2).
My second thought is that changing the timings of NRE are deiberately done to avoid any disappointment of new US UK investors coming on board. Management may have at last learned something from this board and the perceived disappointment of retail investors at not hitting the bull on these targets and in full awareness that more sophistcated investment fund managers will not be so tolerant as this board.
Sulasailor