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 Advanced Micro Devices
surface form: AMD

Intel Corporation
surface form: Intel
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
Transmeta self-linksurface differs
Transmeta self-linksurface differs
developed Crusoe microprocessor
Efficeon microprocessor
employed Linus Torvalds
employer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
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, United States
surface form: 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
LongRun
surface form: LongRun2
status defunct
stockExchange NASDAQ
suppliedTo notebook manufacturers
technology Code Morphing Software
tickerSymbol TMTA
wentPublicOn 2000

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Linus Torvalds previousEmployer Transmeta
Transmeta employer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Linus Torvalds
Transmeta designer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Crusoe microprocessor
Transmeta designer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Efficeon microprocessor
Transmeta designer Transmeta self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Code Morphing Software
Anita Borg employer Transmeta
Mitchell Alsup employer Transmeta
Ed Kelly coFounderOf Transmeta
Crusoe microprocessor developer Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
Crusoe microprocessor introducedBy Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta TM5400
Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta TM5600
Crusoe microprocessor familyMember Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta TM5800
TMTA refersTo Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
Novafora acquired Transmeta
Novafora acquisitionTarget Transmeta
Crusoe developer Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
Crusoe manufacturer Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
Efficeon developer Transmeta
Efficeon introducedBy Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
LongRun developer Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
LongRun usedIn Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Efficeon processors
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
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation
David Ditzel employer Transmeta
this entity surface form: Transmeta Corporation