Transmeta

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fabless semiconductor company semiconductor company x86-compatible microprocessor

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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Predicate	Object
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 →
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 →
status	defunct →
stockExchange	NASDAQ →
suppliedTo	notebook manufacturers →
technology	Code Morphing Software →
tickerSymbol	TMTA →
wentPublicOn	2000 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Code Morphing Software → Crusoe microprocessor → Efficeon microprocessor →	designer
Linus Torvalds →	employer
Linus Torvalds →	previousEmployer