Transmeta founder to join Intel
Sunday, March 23, 2008
 As they say, "if you cannot beat them, join them!"
Dave Ditzel, co-founder of chip company Transmeta, is joining Intel's Digital Enterprise Group to work with Steve Pawlowski, one of Intel's top architects.
I remember that Transmeta was way ahead of its time in pursuing a low-power microprocessor strategy, attempting to break into the notebook PC and blade server markets with its Crusoe chip. (I also remember Leo Laporte in TechTV pluggin the Crusoe processor.) The trouble was, Crusoe's low-power design came at the expense of performance, and manufacturing issues--combined with Intel's swift embrace of low-power tactics--killed Transmeta's chances of ever making a dent into Intel or AMD's market share.
Labels: Intel, Processor, TechTV, Transmeta
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