Transmeta (Semiconductor) (TMTA)

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D Ditzel's Seminar at Stanford (OLD) is a facinating listen to those who haven't heard it.

Title: Transmeta's Crusoe: A Low-Power x86-Compatible Microprocessor built with Software
Date: 2/9/2000.
Time: 1 hr 21 min.
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http://murl.microsoft.com/LectureDetails.asp?596

The presentation was made in February, 2000, just a day or so after the media extravaganza when Transmeta finally divulged what it had been working on. These were DD's first public comments on the Crusoe and code morphing. The presentation was made to a technical audience and goes into a lot of detail, paticularly regarding the code morphing software and the hardware / software interface. While nearly two years old, the technical information appears quite relevant to the current Crusoe line. Listening to DD has made me even more convinced that the Crusoe represents a remarkable technical achievement,
much of which extends beyond the patent portfolio and is protected as trade secrets (source code and know-how). They have set a high hurdle to competition.

Regards, wsh