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Transmeta's New Smaller, Faster Chips Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the mini-vroom-vroom dept.

billstewart writes "Transmeta announced their new 5900 and 5700 CPUs. They're 50% smaller than the 5800, intended for low-power, low-heat, high-speed applications, and contain an integrated Northbridge. They're sampling now, production in January 2004, and expect to have a mini-ITX board out in 1Q04. The core chip is a 128-bit VLIW hidden by x86 emulation (as opposed to their new Efficeon, which is 256-bit VLIW.) The difference between the 5900 and 5700 seems to be L2 cache size. There are several other stories on Google News."

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  1. here's what the chips are used for: by pummer · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/gingerbreadvillag e/

  2. Hooray! by Hannes+Eriksson · · Score: 4, Funny

    No I can finally have a Gigaherz processor in my fax machine :-)

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  3. Huh?? by ianashley · · Score: 5, Funny

    "They're 50% smaller than the 5800, intended for low-power, low-heat, high-speed applications.." Are there actually people out there demanding large high-power, high-heat, low-speed chips?

    1. Re:Huh?? by 2.246.1010.78 · · Score: 3, Funny

      you mean Intel Itaniums?

  4. Transmeta's new slogan: by zumbojo · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Little...yellow...different."

  5. No, Not toasters. by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're low power, cold running chips. I doubt if you could toast bread with them ;)

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  6. Re:Wow, that's good news by bsharitt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't AMD and Intel chips be better in toaster ovens?

  7. A question: by falameufilho · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that Linus does not work at Transmeta anymore, do we still like them?

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  8. Re:Care? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wrong, he is on sabbtical from Transmeta, he is still officially an employee.

    But let's apply the corporate press release decoder ring:

    "He/she has made valuable contributions to the project and will be missed" -> He/she screwed up. Good riddance.

    "Is leaving to spend more time with his/her family" -> Has been ousted

    "Is leaving to pursue personal interests" -> Has been ousted

    "Gone on sabbatical" -> Has left the company for good and will never, ever return. Further press release confirming official resignation to follow within 9 months.