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1. Nvidia may be moving into X86 market

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   It looks like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development program using staff from Transmeta. It is starting to look like graphics chip maker Nvidia is building its own x86 development ...

2. Is innovation enough for Cisco’s new servers to succeed?

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Monday, 16 March 2009

   ... will have to first prove that it really is as good as Cisco claims it is.   UCS will need much more than innovation to succeed. Reminds me of Transmeta, which tried to challenge Intel in CPUs and ...

3. Linus Torvalds' old company now officially dead

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 29 January 2009

     We are not quite sure yet if we should be happy or sad about this one. Novafora announced that it has completed its acquisition of Transmeta, closing the last chapter for a company that entered the ...

4. Linus Torvalds’ old company acquired and gone

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 18 November 2008

     Transmeta, once a sparkling startup that set out to beat Intel and AMD in mobile computing, announced that it will be acquired by Novafora. The company’s most famous employee, Linux inventor Linus ...

5. Nvidia's Tesla deskside supercomputer returns as a PC

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 17 November 2008

   ...   Deskside supercomputing isn’t a new idea. A few years back, there was a company called Orion Multisystems, which tried to establish an overweight $100,000 desktop tower with 96 Transmeta Efficeon ...

6. Linus Torvalds’ old company up for sale

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 24 September 2008

     Transmeta, former employer of Linux inventor Linus Torvalds, is on the block. According to media reports, the company has hired an adviser to find a buyer. Chicago (IL) – Transmeta, former employer ...

7. 5 reasons why Apple should build its own iPhone SoC (and 5 why it won't last)

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Friday, 19 September 2008

   ... Transmeta felt it, AMD felt it and ARM may have to rethink its business approach as well. If market trends shift, for example to new chip design requirements that impact performance and power consumption, ...

8. Nvidia licenses Transmeta power management tech

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 07 August 2008

     It appears that Transmeta has found a successful business model: The company has added Nvidia to its group of Longrun and Longrun 2 licensees suggesting that it is not going to disappear anytime ...

9. Intel fires up new Atom processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 01 April 2008

   ... for common processors available. The organization, however, lists AMD’s 6 watt 1 GHz Geode processor with a score of 30.2 as well as Transmeta’s discontinued 1 GHz Efficeon CPU with a score of 137.  ...

10. Intel windfall provides breathing room for Transmeta

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 17 March 2008

    Thanks to a $150 million payment, resulting from a lawsuit against Intel, Transmeta has received additional time to grow its licensing business. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 were just $126,000. ...

11. The CPU that Intel built just for Apple

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Friday, 25 January 2008

    ... The Haifa team around Mooly Eden was busy trying to beat Transmeta in the super low power yet plenty powerful CPU game in the early years of this decade (and of course, they were trying to go after AMD’s ...

12. Transmeta files for $12.8 million financing deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 21 September 2007

    Transmeta is taking additional to secure financing for the remainder of this year. The company today announced that it will be offering to sell securities to selected institutional investors for an aggregate ...

13. Tilera announces 64-core processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 19 August 2007

    ... manufacturing the Tile64, which is reminiscent of the rise and fall of Transmeta. If you have been around in this industry for some time, then you may remember that Transmeta was in "stealth mode" ...

14. Transmeta announces 1:20 reverse stock split

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 15 August 2007

    Transmeta announced a reverse stock split in order to lift its stock above the critical $1 mark. According to a press release the company's board of directors approved a reverse split of Transmeta’s ...

15. TG Daily Special: Virtualization Explored

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    ... software/hardware combination solution which requires modern CPUs with virtualization extensions to operate. The software solution will work on all VIA, AMD, Intel and even Transmeta CPUs. Right now it ...

16. Transmeta's revenue falls to $171,000 in Q2

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 06 August 2007

    Transmeta today reported revenues of $171,000 and a net loss of $11.5 million for the second quarter of this year. The revenue included $146,000 of service revenue and $25,000 of end-of-life product revenue ...

17. AMD now largest stakeholder in Transmeta

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 13 July 2007

    AMD’s recent $7.5 million investment has made the company the largest shareholder in Transmeta. According to a SEC filing released today, AMD has received 1 million shares of preferred Series B stock, ...

18. Intel tells employees there’s a bigger fish to fry than AMD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 July 2007

    ... (embedded), Hynix (memory), Nvidia (video), Toshiba, Broadcom (communications), AMD, VIA, and Transmeta (x86), just to name a few. There's no doubt that AMD is and Intel's closest competitor in ...

19. Transmeta gets a much needed cash infusion from AMD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 06 July 2007

    Transmeta gets some financial breathing room thanks to a $7.5 million investment from AMD, which boosted the company’s stock by more than 30% today. Santa Clara (CA) – Transmeta gets some ...

20. Transmeta to finally see licensing revenues

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 05 July 2007

    Transmeta has gone through a painful business model transition, but just in time before the company is virtually running out of cash, it can expect to receive cash from licensing its LongRun2 technology. ...

21. Computex Wars: AMD vs. Intel vs. VIA - and some unexpected implications

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Friday, 08 June 2007

    ... ever since Transmeta excited the segment. This was somewhat eclipsed by Intel’s $200 laptop announcement, unfortunately.   But, in all this time, they’ve gained little traction and now, ...

22. P.A. Semi challenges AMD, IBM and Intel in power efficiency

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 05 February 2007

    ... is somewhat reminiscent of Transmeta, which tried to revolutionize the microprocessor market with its power-saving "Crusoe" processor seven years ago. While the technology of the company received ...

23. CES 2007: OQO releases model 02 UMPC

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 08 January 2007

    ... from the 01's Transmeta Crusoe/Efficeon CPUs), 30 GB and 60 GB hard drives, 512 MB and 1 GB of memory as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. Mobile broadband (EV-DO) is an option. There is also ...

24. Next-gen OQO ultra-portable computer coming

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 05 December 2006

    ... it is rather trivial to predict that the new model 02 will be providing significantly more performance than the 1 GHz Transmeta Crusoe, which has been used since the model 01's introduction and has been ...

25. Pimp your desktop with a 40-core workstation

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 15 November 2006

    ... desktop computers with supercomputer power. Back then Orion promised to bring to market a 96-processor desktop computer that used Transmeta's now defunct Efficeon processors and promised a sustained performance ...

26. Transmeta seeks Core 2 Duo injunction against Intel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 13 October 2006

      According to InfoWorld, Transmeta is charging Intel with violating 10 of its patents covering processor design and power efficiency techniques. According to InfoWorld, Transmeta is charging Intel ...

27. Mooly Eden: A look into the origins of Core 2 Duo

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

    ... Intel introduced its first power-saving technology - Speedstep - back in January 2000, in fact just one day before Transmeta unveiled its Crusoe processor. There are people who claim that Intel may never ...

28. Lack of licensing revenue puts Transmeta back in the red

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 08 August 2006

    Transmeta exceeded its previously provided guidance for its second quarter with revenues of $9.3 million and a net loss of about $8.5 million. Transmeta exceeded its previously provided guidance for ...

29. Microsoft denies demoing 'Ipod killer' to music industry execs

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 07 July 2006

    ... to this morning. A blog posting by Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Todd Bishop cites an April 2005 agreement between Microsoft and low-power chip producer Transmeta - the text of which is available ...

30. Woodcrest launches Intel into a new era

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 26 June 2006

    ... ... Missing or ignoring trends in the fast-paced IT industry can have dramatic consequences. Intel did ignore a trend of power consumption awareness, which was first highlighted by Transmeta. Back then, ...

31. Microsoft's answer to the $100 laptop: Pay-as-you-go

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 22 May 2006

    ... Russia, Slovenia and Vietnam. Partners of the initiative include HSBC Bank Brazil, Infineon, Intel, Lenovo, Phoenix, Transmeta and interestingly also AMD, which also provides key technologies in the $100 ...

32. Transmeta increases revenue, reduces loss

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 23 February 2006

    Transmeta is making significant steps to become a profitable company: After the transition from a processor manufacturer to an IP company that licenses processor and chip technologies, the company has ...

33. How Google battles its increasing power consumption

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 04 November 2005

    ... that is being touted more and more by Intel but has been promoted especially by Transmeta in the past, "is stagnant." While performance increases, power consumption is rising as well and "operational costs ...

34. S3 tackles entry-level, mainstream graphics market in North America

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 November 2005

    ... said. One secret of the low power consumption of the graphics processor comes from the integration of Transmeta' Longrun 2 technology that S3 was able to access through a partnership with Fujitsu. Longrun, ...

35. Fujitsu to manufacture graphics processors for S3

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 02 November 2005

    ... implement power saving functionalities. Longrun 2 originally was developed by Transmeta for Crusoe and Efficeon processors, but has been licensed to several other manufacturers, such as Fujitsu.  ...

36. Flybook available in US, notebooks with sunlight readable screens announced

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 28 October 2005

    ... screen around to turn it into a tablet computer. The laptop is about the size of the old Apple Newton, considered to be one of the first PDAs. Inside the hood is a 1.1 Ghz Transmeta Crusoe CPU, 512 MByte ...

37. Is there room for another processor company?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 24 October 2005

    ... six years ago, it was Transmeta that had developed a revolutionary processor that was promised a rosy future - until the first processors were physically available and until Intel had re-directed its marketing ...

38. Transmeta turns a profit!

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 10 August 2005

      Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes of a toxic silicon bonfire, Transmeta has turned in a profit. Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes of a toxic silicon bonfire, Transmeta has turned in a profit. ...

39. Transmeta sees light at the end of the tunnel

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 08 July 2005

      Looks like Transmeta's massive job cuts, Sony's commitment to pay for more than half of Transmeta's staff and the strategy to refocus the company from processor manufacturing into IP license are ...

40. Transmeta expects stronger cash position for first quarter

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 18 April 2005

      Transmeta raised its cash guidance for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31 from $38 to $42 million. Transmeta raised its cash guidance for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31 from $38 ...

41. Lessons learned from Transmeta's death and rebirth

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 04 April 2005

      Transmeta makes for an interesting Silicon Valley case study. Transmeta makes for an interesting Silicon Valley case study. The net of its announcement last week is that they will continue to ...

42. Transmeta reports another loss, runs out of time

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 29 March 2005

      Transmeta announced a net loss of $28.1 million on net revenues of $11.2 million for its fourth fiscal quarter. Transmeta announced a net loss of $28.1 million on net revenues of $11.2 million ...

43. Transmeta licences low-power tech to Sony

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 24 January 2005

      Transmeta has signed its latest LongRun 2 licensee, Sony, the chipmaker said today. Transmeta has signed its latest LongRun 2 licensee, Sony, the chipmaker said today. LongRun has always been ...

44. Transmeta offers Efficeon reference design kit

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 07 January 2005

      No time to waste at Transmeta: After hinting that it may stop manufacturing processors and shift and IP licensing model earlier this week, the company now introduced an evaluation platform and a ...

45. Fujitsu licenses Transmeta's LongRun tech

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 02 December 2004

      For use in its current and future generation semiconductor products, Fujitsu Limited has licensed Transmeta Corp.'s LongRun2 power management and transistor leakage control technologies, the companies ...

46. Ibase makes miniITX board for Transmeta 1GHz chip

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 03 August 2004

      The Effingeon 1GHz TMTA chip and the board will support a gigabyte of memory, and the mobo comes with a built in ATI M7 graphics controller. The Effingeon 1GHz TMTA chip and the board will support ...

47. Transmeta shows working 1.6GHz 90nm Efficeon

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 04 June 2004

      Transmeta this week demonstrated its first 90nm Efficeon silicon operating at 1.6GHz and utilising the second generation of the company's LongRun power conservation technology. Transmeta this ...

48. Transmeta to support "NX" security tech

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 18 May 2004

      Transmeta Corp. Transmeta Corp. said future microprocessors from the comapny would also support the "NX" security protocol due from Microsoft Corp. in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Read the complete ...

49. NEC takes stake in Transmeta

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 25 March 2004

      Japanese chip maker NEC said on Thursday it licensed Transmeta's power leakage management technology and cemented the alliance by taking a small stake in the U.S. Japanese chip maker NEC said ...

50. IBM debuts pocket-sized PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 25 February 2004

    ... PC that measures just 16 x 8.2 x 2.2cm (6.4 x 3.3 x 0.9in) and weights a mere 300g (10.6oz), the company said today. For now dubbed the PC Core System, the (literally) pocket PC is based on a 1GHz Transmeta ...