Transmeta

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Transmeta was an innovative semiconductor company best known for its low-power x86-compatible microprocessors and for employing Linux creator Linus Torvalds.

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instanceOf fabless semiconductor company
semiconductor company
x86-compatible microprocessor
x86-compatible microprocessor
acquiredBy Novafora
acquisitionYear 2008
architecture VLIW core with x86 translation layer
businessModel licensing of low-power processor technology
ceasedChipDevelopment mid-2000s
competedWith AMD
Intel
linked to: Intel Corporation
country United States
designer Transmeta
Transmeta
Transmeta
developed Crusoe microprocessor
Efficeon microprocessor
employed Linus Torvalds
employer Transmeta
focus low power consumption
mobile computing
foundedBy Bill Joy
Bob Cmelik
Dave Papworth
David Ditzel
Doug Laird
Ed Kelly
Greg Papadopoulos
H. Peter Hofstee
Jim Norris
Mitchell Alsup
Norman P. Jouppi
foundedInYear 1995
headquartersLocation Santa Clara, California
Silicon Valley
industry microprocessors
semiconductors
knownFor code-morphing technology
low-power x86-compatible microprocessors
notableEmployee Linus Torvalds
notableProductFamily Crusoe
Efficeon
powerManagementTechnology LongRun
LongRun2
linked to: LongRun
status defunct
stockExchange NASDAQ
suppliedTo notebook manufacturers
technology Code Morphing Software
tickerSymbol TMTA
wentPublicOn 2000

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Linus Torvalds previousEmployer Transmeta
Linus Torvalds employer Transmeta
subject linked to: Transmeta
Crusoe microprocessor designer Transmeta
subject linked to: Transmeta
Efficeon microprocessor designer Transmeta
subject linked to: Transmeta
Code Morphing Software designer Transmeta
subject linked to: Transmeta
Anita Borg employer Transmeta
Mitchell Alsup employer Transmeta
Ed Kelly coFounderOf Transmeta
Crusoe microprocessor developer Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
Crusoe microprocessor introducedBy Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta TM5400
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Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta TM5600
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Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta TM5800
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TMTA refersTo Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
Novafora acquired Transmeta
Novafora acquisitionTarget Transmeta
Crusoe developer Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
Crusoe manufacturer Transmeta Corporation
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Efficeon developer Transmeta
Efficeon introducedBy Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
LongRun developer Transmeta Corporation
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LongRun usedIn Transmeta Efficeon processors
linked to: Transmeta
Doug Laird notableWork Transmeta
Jim Norris notableWork Transmeta
Bob Cmelik employer Transmeta
H. Peter Hofstee employer Transmeta
Dave Papworth coFounderOf Transmeta
David Ditzel founded Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta
David Ditzel employer Transmeta Corporation
linked to: Transmeta