Transmeta 700Mhz chip consumes only 1 Watt

jmke · 18th May 2006, 11:07

At a demonstration of the new chip Tuesday night, it ran ``Quake 2,'' a PC game by id Software. At 700 megahertz, the chip consumed less than 1 watt, a level of power efficiency appropriate for a handheld device that needs to run on batteries for around four hours.

Even if Transmeta is creating a design for Microsoft, there is no guarantee that Transmeta would win that business, says Max Baron, an analyst at market researcher In-Stat, sponsor of the Spring Processor Forum where Transmeta revealed its plans. Baron expects that many companies would bid for the chance to design components for a Microsoft handheld.

Sidney · 18th May 2006, 15:29

What a shame; TMTA an excellent innovative company gets screwed by Intel + Dell + AMD + HP.

18th May 2006, 11:07	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Transmeta 700Mhz chip consumes only 1 Watt At a demonstration of the new chip Tuesday night, it ran ``Quake 2,'' a PC game by id Software. At 700 megahertz, the chip consumed less than 1 watt, a level of power efficiency appropriate for a handheld device that needs to run on batteries for around four hours. Even if Transmeta is creating a design for Microsoft, there is no guarantee that Transmeta would win that business, says Max Baron, an analyst at market researcher In-Stat, sponsor of the Spring Processor Forum where Transmeta revealed its plans. Baron expects that many companies would bid for the chance to design components for a Microsoft handheld. __________________

18th May 2006, 15:29	#2
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