Transactions
Sep. 6, 2000
Fenwick & West: CHIP PROCESSOR PLUGS IN A $200 MILLION OFFERING
Santa Clara's Transmeta Corp. has filed an initial public offering valued at $200 million. The company's chip, the Crusoe processor, extends the battery life of portable computers and next-generation Internet access devices. With IBM and Toshiba on board as manufacturers of the new chip, Transmeta hopes to compete in a market thus far dominated by Intel Corp.'s processors.
The company's chip, the Crusoe processor, extends the battery life of portable computers and next-generation Internet access devices. With IBM and Toshiba on board as manufacturers of the new chip, Transmeta hopes to compete in a market thus far dominated by Intel Corp.'s processors.
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