What will Nathan Myhrvold do with microprocessor patents?
Intellectual Ventures, the patent-licensing firm created by technologist Nathan Myhrvold, has purchased the patent portfolio of microprocessor maker Transmeta, according to an announcement yesterday.
Intellectual Venture Funding — owned by Seattle-based Intellectual Ventures — acquired 140 U.S. patents and more patent applications owned by Transmeta, a Santa Clara, Calif. maker of low-power microprocessors. Novafora just finalized its purchase of Transmeta initiated last November, since Transmeta had largely lost its war with Intel in the battle over… Continue Reading
Novafora closes $255.6M Transmeta purchase
Video processor maker Novafora just finalized its $255.6M acquisition of Transmeta Corp., a semiconductor and portable microprocessor company. The deal will give Cupertino, Calif.-based Novafora access to Transmeta’s low-power technology, allowing it to provide products for a wider range of applications.
Previously, Novafora raised $18 million in venture capital from Gemini Israel Funds and Vortex Venture Capital.
Novafora buys microprocessor maker Transmeta for $255M
Video processor developer Novafora announced today that it will acquire microprocessor and semiconductor company Transmeta for $255.6 million.
Primarily, the Cupertino Calif. firm is interested in its acquisition’s low-power technology, which it plans to integrate with its own processor to offer more video capabilities on a range of video devices. Transmeta had increasingly turned to licensing its technology recently.
Novafora has raised about $18 million to date from the likes of Gemini Israel Funds and Vortex Venture… Continue Reading
Post mortem: The inside story behind the collapse of chip startup Montalvo Systems
Montalvo Systems was one of the most ambitious chip startups in recent history and one of a few that dared to take on Intel in the low-power mobile processor market. Instead, it shut down in April, unable to raise a new round of financing.
The company had raised more than $84 million and hired an outstanding team of engineers in the hopes of grabbing a small piece of the $30 billion x86 (Intel-compatible) microprocessor industry. But… Continue Reading