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obrigen link nach unten scrollen,für die 4 news von gestern:)
gleich noch mehr infos
mfg kram
Ausblick ist seit einiger Zeit wieder positiv. Dumm gelaufen ist die Bekanntgabe,
daß der Finanzchef seinen Hut nimmt. Ich denke solche Sellouts sind kurz und schmerzhaft
für alle Investierten, aber für die, die noch draußen stehen eine Top-Chance - auch
wenn die Ernte Geduld benötigt.
http://aktien.onvista.de/...OSI=350008&ID_OSI=350008&ID_NEWS=26418560
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Flexgo: Microsoft bringt PC mit Prepaid-Modell in den Handel
Um Anwendern in Entwicklungsländern den Zugang zu PCs zu erleichtern, testet Microsoft ab sofort mit "Flexgo" ein neues Vertriebssystem. Dabei handelt es sich um einen vergünstigt erhältlichen PC, der für eine bestimmte Zeit genutzt werden kann. Läuft das Zeitguthaben ab, kann ein neues Kontingent per Internet oder auf Guthabenkarten gekauft werden. Das Prepaid-Modell von Handy-Tarifen hält somit auch im PC-Bereich Einzug.
[Flexgo: Microsoft bringt PC mit Prepaid-Modell in den Handel]
Microsoft ist der Ansicht, dass vor allem die Kosten für einen PC viele Anwender davon abhält, sich einen Rechner zuzulegen. Andererseits sind Prepaid-Modelle für Handys in diesen Ländern durchaus erfolgreich. Was liegt also näher, als beide System zu verbinden? Microsoft und seine Partner haben genau das getan. Herausgekommen ist Flexgo.
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Dabei handelt es sich um einen Prepaid-PC, der mit Beginn dieser Woche in Brasilien und in den kommenden zwei Monaten in Mexiko, Russland, Indien und China in die Läden kommen wird. Das System aus Hard- und Software erlaube die Nutzung als Prepaid-Modell, erklärt Mike Wickstrand, Direktor für Produktmanagement bei Microsofts Market Expansion Group. Kunden erhalten laut Wickstrand für rund 300 US-Dollar einen PC, der 600 Dollar wert ist. Im Kaufpreis enthalten ist eine gewisse Nutzungsdauer. Wie viele Stunden genau, ist nicht bekannt.
Wenn sich das Zeitguthaben dem Ende nähert, schaltet der PC laut Microsoft bestimmte Funktionen ab und wechselt in den "reserve mode", damit der Anwender weiß, dass er sein Zeitguthaben wieder auffüllen muss. Dies kann er wahlweise per Internet oder über Guthabenkarten erledigen, die im Handel erhältlich sind. Wird das Zeitguthaben komplett aufgebraucht, wird der Rechner komplett gesperrt, bis der Anwender eine neue Guthabenkarte erworben hat.
Die Idee zu einem solchen System kam Microsoft durch den Erfolg von Prepaid-Karten im Handy-Bereich in Ländern, in denen viele Anwender über keine Kreditkarten oder kein geregeltes Einkommen verfügen. Laut Wickstrand gab es in Indien vor fünf Jahren rund fünf Millionen Prepaid-Handys, mittlerweile sei diese Zahl auf über 90 Millionen angestiegen und wachse weiter.
Zu den Partnerunternehmen von Microsoft gehören Intel, AMD, Infineon, Lenovo, Phoenix und Transmeta. Weitere Details, etwa zur Hardware-/Software-Ausstatung der Rechner oder den Kosten für die Karten sind bislang nicht bekannt.
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Montag, 20. März 2006
Gerücht: Microsoft bald mit tragbarer Version der Xbox
von nim für WinFuture.de
Erst vor einigen Wochen wurde anlässlich der CeBIT eine neue ultramobile Art von PCs (UMPC) vorgestellt, die von Microsoft zuvor als PC-Ergänzung für unterwegs unter dem Codenamen "Origami" beworben wurde. Nun sind neue Gerüchte aufgetaucht, wonach das Unternehmen an einem geheimen Projekt arbeitet.
Das Ergebnis dieser Arbeit könnte nach Auffassung einiger Journalisten der "iPod-Killer" sein, um den sich seit längerem Gerüchte ranken. Offenbar arbeitet der Software-Riese dabei mit der Firma Transmeta zusammen, die für besonders effiziente Prozessortechnologie steht.
Transmeta hatte in der letzten Woche seinen jährlichen Bericht bei der US-Wettbewerbsbehörde eingereicht, in dem es hiess, dass rund 30 Ingenieure der Firma derzeit an einem "geschützten Microsoft-Projekt" arbeiten. Die Arbeit sei bereits weitgehend abgeschlossen und man befinde sich in den Verhandlungen über eine erneute Zusammenarbeit.
Inzwischen spekulieren zahlreiche Journalisten, darunter Dean Takahashi von den San Jose Mercury News, über das Ziel der Zusammenarbeit. Der Chef von Transmeta hatte im letzten Monaten gesagt, dass eine Variante des firmeneigenen "Efficeon"-Prozessors Teil der gemeinsamen Arbeit mit Microsoft sei. Transmeta ist seit einem Jahr nicht mehr selbst als CPU-Produzent tätig, sondern lizenziert seine Technologien mittlerweile nur noch.
Dean Takahashi berichtet nun unter Bezug auf seine Quellen, dass Microsoft an einem Produkt arbeite, welches in Konkurrenz zu den Erzeugnissen von Sony, Nintendo und Apple stehen würde, wenn es um mobile Unterhaltung und Spiele geht. Angeblich arbeiten einige der wichigsten Mitarbeiter der Spieleabteilung von Microsoft an dem Projekt.
So soll ein Teil des Teams aus führenden Xbox-Entwicklern bestehen und als wichigster, potenzieller Konkurrent wird Sonys PlayStation Portable gehandelt. Takahashi ist der Meinung, dass trotz der fehldenden Details abzusehen ist, in welche Richung die Firma aus Redmond steuert.
Als Beweis führt er die Neuorganisation der Spielesparte von Microsoft an, die dazu geführt hat, dass drei der wichtigsten Köpfe aus Microsofts Unterhaltungsabteilung nun in einer Division arbeiten. Da die kürzlich präsentierten Origami-PCs zudem nicht ausschliesslich für den Einsatz als Spiel- und Unterhaltungsgerät zugeschnitten sind, deute nun alles auf eine Art "Xplayer" hin, so Takahashi.
In seinem Artikel zitiert der Amerikaner unter anderem den Mediendienst "Alexandria" der vor einigen Wochen erstmals in Zusammenhang mit einem Konzeptbild von Microsofts Origami-PCs aufgetaucht war. Als Grund für den späten Einstieg in diesen Geschäftsbereich wird das Fehlen der benötigten Technolgie genannt, der nun dank Transmeta aus der Welt geschafft werden soll.
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06.06.06 09:14
Die beiden Chipkonzerne Advanced Micro Devices Inc. und Transmeta Corp. trafen eine Übereinkunft über den Eintritt in eine Partnerschaft zwischen beiden Unternehmen. Demnach soll Transmeta von AMD Unterstützungsleistungen bei der Vermarktung einer speziellen Version der Prozessorengeneration Efficeon in den Emerging Markets erhalten. Transmeta entwickelt Microprozessoren zur Unterstützung von Microsofts speziellen Geschäftsmodells FlexGo, dass nach dem „Pay-as-you-go-Computing“ funktioniert und gegen entsprechende Nutzung mit günstigeren PC-Anschaffungskosten verbunden ist. Transmeta schossen nachbörslich um 8,81% auf 1,73 Dollar nach oben. AMD steigerten sich nachbörslich um 0,31% auf 29,15 Dollar.
Quelle: BoerseGo
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Transmetas-Prozessor als Hardware-Basis für Microsofts FlexGo
AMD wird künftig eine spezielle Version von Transmetas Prozessor Efficeon vermarkten. Der Chip soll unter dem Namen "AMD Efficeon" verkauft werden und als Basis von Microsofts FlexGo-System zum Einsatz kommen. Die Abrechnung erfolgt dabei nach der Computernutzung.
Dazu wurde der nun "AMD Efficeon" getaufte Prozessor um Sicherheitsfunktionen erweitert, um Microsofts neues Geschäftsmodell zu unterstützen. Auf diesem Weg will Microsoft die Einstiegshürden für die Computernutzung in Schwellenländern senken, da keine Anschaffungskosten für einen PC anfallen, sondern dieser entsprechend der Nutzung über einen längeren Zeitraum bezahlt wird.
Für AMD ist das Engagement ein weiterer Schritt seiner Initiative 50x15, in deren Rahmen AMD ein Partnernetzwerk aufbauen will, um bis zum Jahre 2015 mindestens 50 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung ins Internet zu bringen. Heute haben nur rund 15 Prozent der Bevölkerung weltweit Zugang zum Internet.
Die Referenz-Implementierung für FlexGo wurde bereits auf Basis eines AMD Efficeon umgesetzt, er kommt zudem im zweiten FlexGo-Feldtest in Brasilien zum Einsatz.
Transmeta hatte sich vor einiger Zeit vom Verkauf von Prozessoren verabschiedet und konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung von Prozessortechnologien, die dann an andere Prozessorhersteller lizenziert werden. (ji)
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-Specialized Efficeon Microprocessor designed to support pay-as-you-go personal computing platforms enabled by Microsoft FlexGo for emerging markets-
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 5, 2006 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ:TMTA) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement under which AMD will market and provide the recently announced specialized version of the Efficeon® microprocessor in emerging markets. The AMD Efficeon microprocessor was specifically designed by Transmeta to provide a secure hardware foundation for FlexGo, Microsoft Corp.'s new technology that enables pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models. The AMD Efficeon offers robust CPU-level security that delivers asset protection in a product that is available today to meet the needs of the new business models enabled by Microsoft FlexGo.
Microsoft's FlexGo technology, and the pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models it enables, combined with AMD's Efficeon processor, will accelerate AMD's 50x15 initiative in new and important ways. Under 50x15, AMD is establishing a global network of partners and business models to help connect 50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by the year 2015. Current global Internet penetration stands at about 15 percent. Through the AMD Efficeon product, OEM and other partners will have a robust CPU-based Microsoft FlexGo implementation that can be readily adapted to both mobile and desktop system designs. The AMD Efficeon product was used to create the first hardware implementation for FlexGo and is the first CPU-based FlexGo product. Further, the AMD Efficeon product is now being utilized in the second Brazil FlexGo trials that were launched by Microsoft on May 22nd of 2006.
"The AMD Efficeon processor is the industry's first microprocessor designed specifically to support Microsoft FlexGo technology," said Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president. "The Efficeon processor will allow consumers in high-growth markets to obtain computers that are provided on a pre-paid basis using either tokens or pre-paid activation cards. This same business model was instrumental in establishing massive global penetration for cell phones and we believe we can adapt it specifically to achieve the goals of AMD's 50x15 Initiative."
"AMD's worldwide channels and consumer brand will accelerate the penetration of this specialized Efficeon microprocessor into high volume emerging markets," said Arthur L. Swift, president and chief executive officer, Transmeta Corporation. "We look at this announcement as the beginning of a very successful collaboration between AMD and Transmeta to bring Microsoft FlexGo technology to market. Our goal, in conjunction with AMD, is to leverage Transmeta's unique microprocessor architecture and bring affordable solutions quickly to market for the hundreds of millions of potential Personal Computer users in emerging markets."
"Microsoft has worked with the Efficeon product for several years in our FlexGo development efforts, and we are impressed with the security capabilities and versatility of this CPU," said Will Poole, senior vice president of the Market Expansion Group at Microsoft. "The combination of the deep AMD experience in the 50x15 initiative and the advanced security capabilities of the AMD Efficeon will accelerate the availability of attractively priced PCs with Microsoft FlexGo in emerging markets."
Pay-as-you-go and subscription computing enabled by Microsoft FlexGo technology is the latest addition to AMD's solution portfolio targeted to support AMD's 50x15 initiative. The diversity of cultures, local preferences and application needs for emerging markets demands a large portfolio of solutions, including the pay-as-you-go business model, value-based desktop and laptop solutions, AMD's Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), thin client devices developed by companies such as Sun and Wyse Technology, and the upcoming One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) device targeted for education in these markets. AMD and its partners are building ecosystems that bring the full range of hardware, software, infrastructure (electrical power and similar), micro-financing expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to emerging markets.
About 50x15
AMD's 50x15 initiative is a bold and far-reaching effort to develop new technology and solutions that will help enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. With the global population estimated to reach 7.2 billion people in 2015, there is tremendous potential for 50x15 to bring billions of people into the digital age.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.
About Transmeta Corporation
Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, we first became known for designing, developing and selling our highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. We now also provide, through strategic alliances and under contract, engineering services that leverage our microprocessor design and development capabilities. In addition to our microprocessor product and services businesses, we also develop and license advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices. To learn more about Transmeta, visit www.transmeta.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements speak only as of the date of this release, and the Companies will not necessarily provide updates of projections or other forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, and may differ materially or adversely from actual results or future events. We urge investors to review each Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which describe these and other important risk factors that could have an adverse effect on results. The Companies undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Transmeta and Efficeon are trademarks of Transmeta Corporation. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
AMD CONTACT:
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AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-4425
drew.prairie@amd.com
TRANSMETA CONTACTS:
Greg Rose
Transmeta Corporation
(408) 919-3000
Investors: Michael Polyviou/Peter Schmidt
Financial Dynamics
(212) 850-5748
Media: Lauren Stein
Financial Dynamics
(212) 850-5650
http://investor.transmeta.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=199462
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Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA), the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced that Toshiba Corporation, one of Japan's largest electronics companies, has exercised an option to expand the initial scope of Toshiba's license to Transmeta's LongRun2(TM) Technologies. In February 2006, Toshiba licensed Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies for reducing power, controlling transistor leakage and improving the operating characteristics of semiconductor devices for use in selected application areas in the 90 nanometer through 22 nanometer CMOS process generations. Toshiba's exercise of this option will allow Toshiba to utilize Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies for all semiconductor devices that it may manufacture in the 90 nanometer through 22 nanometer CMOS process generations.
Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies provide semiconductor manufacturers and chip designers with innovative ways to reduce power consumption and reduce variations between chips. Among the many techniques developed by Transmeta is a unique new approach to controlling transistor leakage that is simpler to implement and requires less area than prior approaches. By controlling transistor leakage with LongRun2 techniques, chips can often be operated at lower power, and yield can often be improved for chips with tight power budgets. LongRun2 can help adjust leakage dynamically to provide both for the lowest standby power and for adjustment of performance and power during chip operation. In May 2006, Transmeta presented test results on a LongRun2-enabled Efficeon microprocessor at a technical symposium showing that its LongRun2 technologies were able to reduce the worst case power by 2.6x, or to increase the worst case maximum frequency at a given power by 1.6x.
"We are very pleased that Toshiba has opted to expand their potential field of use of our LongRun2 technologies to any semiconductor devices that they might manufacture through and including their 22 nanometer process technology," said Arthur L. Swift, president and CEO of Transmeta. "Managing chip power and transistor leakage is a critical issue for the semiconductor industry, and we are pleased to see Toshiba's license expansion as a sign of increasing confidence in the value of Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies."
About Transmeta Corporation
Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, we first became known for designing, developing and selling our highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. We now also provide, through strategic alliances and under contract, engineering services that leverage our microprocessor design and development capabilities. In addition to our microprocessor product and services businesses, we also develop and license advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices. To learn more about Transmeta, visit www.transmeta.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we will not necessarily provide updates of our projections or other forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, and may differ materially or adversely from our actual results or future events. Important risk factors that could have material or adverse effects on our results include general economic and political conditions, specific conditions and volatility in the markets that we address, the risk that we might not successfully negotiate any additional agreements to provide engineering services, the potential loss of key technical and business personnel, practical challenges in modifying our business model, our ability to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the adoption and market acceptance of our products and technologies by current and potential customers and licensees, our inability to predict or ensure that third parties will license our technologies or use our technologies to generate royalties, the rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders, difficulties in developing or manufacturing our products in a timely and cost effective manner, our dependence on third parties for sourcing materials and providing manufacturing services, intense competition and competitive pressures, the ability to enter strategic collaborations or raise financing on satisfactory terms, patents and other intellectual property rights, and other risk factors. We urge investors to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which describe these and other important risk factors that could have an adverse effect on our results. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Transmeta is a trademark of Transmeta Corporation. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006 5:19 PM
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 11, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Transmeta Corporation (TMTA) , the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Intel Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of ten Transmeta U.S. patents covering computer architecture and power efficiency technologies.
The complaint charges that Intel has infringed and is infringing Transmeta\'s patents by making and selling a variety of microprocessor products including at least Intel\'s Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 product lines. The complaint requests an injunction against Intel\'s continuing sales of infringing products as well as monetary damages, including reasonable royalties on infringing products, treble damages and attorneys\' fees.
"Transmeta has developed a strong portfolio of intellectual property rights to capture and protect our proud legacy of developing advanced computing and microprocessor technologies," said John O\'Hara Horsley, executive vice president and general counsel at Transmeta. "Intel has acknowledged that Transmeta has been an innovative spur to some of Intel\'s own development efforts, roadmap decisions and new product successes. At the same time, Intel has practiced multiple Transmeta inventions in its major microprocessor product lines. After endeavoring to negotiate with Intel for fair compensation for the continued use of our intellectual property, we have concluded that we must turn to the judicial system to be fairly compensated for our inventions."
"Transmeta\'s commitment to technological innovation has yielded highly valuable intellectual property. As a part of our business decision last year to increasingly focus on monetizing our IP through technology licensing, we understood that in some cases we might need to pursue enforcement through the courts," said Arthur L. Swift, president and CEO of Transmeta. "We believe that the action we have taken today is an appropriate step to return value to our stockholders from our investments over the past decade."
About Transmeta Corporation
Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, we first became known for designing, developing and selling our highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. We now also provide, through strategic alliances and under contract, engineering services that leverage our microprocessor design and development capabilities. In addition to our microprocessor product and services businesses, we also develop and license advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices. To learn more about Transmeta, visit www.transmeta.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we will not necessarily provide updates of our projections or other forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, and may differ materially or adversely from our actual results or future events. Important risk factors that could have material or adverse effects on our results include general economic and political conditions, specific conditions and volatility in the markets that we address, the risk that we might not successfully negotiate any additional agreements to provide engineering services, the potential loss of key technical and business personnel, practical challenges in modifying our business model, our ability to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the adoption and market acceptance of our products and technologies by current and potential customers and licensees, our inability to predict or ensure that third parties will license our technologies or use our technologies to generate royalties, the rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders, difficulties in developing or manufacturing our products in a timely and cost effective manner, our dependence on third parties for sourcing materials and providing manufacturing services, intense competition and competitive pressures, the ability to enter strategic collaborations or raise financing on satisfactory terms, patents and other intellectual property rights, and other risk factors. We urge investors to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which describe these and other important risk factors that could have an adverse effect on our results. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Transmeta is a trademark of Transmeta Corporation. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Transmeta Corporation
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Der Designer von besonders stromsparenden Prozessoren Transmeta hat beim Bezirksgericht von Delaware eine Klage eingereicht, nach der Intel durch die Herstellung und den Verkauf von Prozessoren in den Modellreihen Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core und Core 2 Patente verletzt hat und auch weiterhin verletzt. Transmeta ersucht laut Mitteilung um einen Verkaufsstopp für die betroffenen Prozessoren sowie um Schadensersatz.
Von einer genauen Summe ist nicht die Rede. Die Forderung bezieht sich laut US-Medien auf kumulierte Intel-Umsätze von mehr als 100 Milliarden US-Dollar. Laut Klageschrift (PDF-Datei) soll Intel gegen zehn Patente verstoßen haben (7,100,061, 5,895,503, 6,226,733, 6,430,668, 6,813,699, 5,838,986, 6,044,449, 5,737,624, 5,974,526, 6,289,433).
Transmetas Chefjurist John O'Hara Horsley behauptet, Intel habe die Vorreiterrolle Transmetas bei der Entwicklung einiger Prozessortechniken anerkannt und auch einige von diesen Techniken in seinen eigenen Produkten angewendet. Nachdem Verhandlungen über eine geeignete Gegenleistung für die Nutzung geistigen Eigentums erfolglos gewesen seien, habe sich Transmeta zu juristischen Schritten entschlossen.
Transmeta-CEO Arthur L. Swift erläutert, die Entscheidung vom vergangenen Jahr, sich auf das Erzielen von Einnahmen aus Lizenzgeschäfte zu konzentrieren, schließe in manchen Fällen auch ein, vor Gericht zu gehen. Mit der Klage gegen Intel solle der Gegenwert der Investitionen der vergangenen Jahre eingeholt werden, sagte Swift in Richtung der eigenen Aktionäre. (anw/c't)
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Der Chipdesigner Transmeta wirft dem Halbleiter-Konzern Intel die Verletzung von Patenten in zehn Fällen vor. Laut der gestern beim Bezirksgericht in Delaware, Kalifornien, eingereichten Klage, seien in allen Prozessoren Intels seit der P6-Generation - vom Pentium II bis zu den neuen Core 2 Duo - geschützte Technologien eingesetzt worden.
Transmeta beansprucht insbesondere Rechte an der "Enhanced SpeedStep"-Technologie. Diese soll den Energieverbrauch eines Systems drosseln, in dem der Prozessor bei geringer Last auf eine niedrigere Taktfrequenz gedrosselt wird. Aber auch Patente zum Scheduling der Rechenoperationen und anderen Architektur-relevante Entwicklungen führt der Chipdesigner gegen Intel ins Feld.
Mit den Prozessoren, in denen die geschützten Technologien eingesetzt werden, machte Intel seit Beginn der 90er Jahre mehrere hundert Milliarden Dollar Umsatz, so Transmeta. Das Unternehmen fordert deshalb Schadensersatz in bisher nicht genannter Höhe.
Das Unternehmen hat als einer der ersten Anbieter stromsparende Chips auf den Markt gebracht. Trotz einiger Lieferverträge mit Notebook-Herstellern konnte sich das Unternehmen nie gegen die Dominanz Intels behaupten und machte Jahr für Jahr hohe Verluste. Heute beschränkt sich die Firma auf die Entwicklung von Architekturen für Embedded-Prozessoren. (ck)
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Transmeta Corp. (TMTA)
Share price as of Wednesday's close: $1.12
Share price now: $1.27
Percent change: 13.4%
Volume: 14.5 million shares, daily average 1.4 million
The News
In a move that echoes David's challenge of Goliath, microprocessor maker Transmeta (TMTA: 1.27, +0.15, +13.4%) is taking the giant of its industry, Intel (INTC: 21.49, +0.60, +2.9%), to court.
Transmeta filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Delaware that said Intel had violated 10 of its patents. Transmeta claims that Intel used its technology in its Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 products. Both companies are based in Santa Clara, Calif.
Those processors, says Transmeta, have accounted for more than $100 billion in revenue for Intel over the years, and Transmeta believes it has a right to claim some of that revenue in the form of royalties. The company is also seeking an injunction that would bar Intel from selling the microprocessors that allegedly infringe on Transmeta's patents.
Transmeta says that it tried to reach an amicable agreement with Intel before heading to the courts, but it didn't pan out. "After endeavoring to negotiate with Intel for fair compensation for the continued use of our intellectual property, we have concluded that we must turn to the judicial system to be fairly compensated for our inventions," said John O'Hara Horsely, Transmeta's general counsel, in a statement.
News of the legal action, which was released after the markets closed Wednesday, led Transmeta's shares 13% higher to $1.27 Thursday. For Intel's shares the lawsuit held no sway. The chip maker's stock closed nearly 3% higher.
The Analysis
Transmeta investors hoping for a big settlement payment from Intel should be ready for a long and costly legal battle.
"We're continuing to study the complaint. But after preliminary analysis, we dispute the claims of infringement and we plan to conduct a vigorous defense," says Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy.
Transmeta is not only asking for an undisclosed amount of royalties that could reach into the billions of dollars, but it's also trying to stop Intel from selling some of its most popular and lucrative microprocessors. No company would take that lying down, and Intel, which reported $38.8 billion in revenue last year, has enough cash behind it to build its legal defense.
The case probably won't be heard before the court in Delaware for another 12 to 18 months. And if it goes to trial — a big if — it won't be until 2008.
"We suspect that if there is no settlement and the case does proceed through discovery to trial, Transmeta might incur meaningful legal costs in 2007 and 2008," wrote A.G. Edwards analyst David Wong in a research report Thursday.
Patent-infringement suits often trigger countersuits, adds Wong. That could make the whole affair even more complicated and costly, especially for a company that's having a hard time turning a profit. According to Thomson First Call, a consensus estimate of analysts expects Transmeta to report a loss of 10 cents a share in 2006 and a loss of eight cents in 2007.
Wong has a Sell rating on the stock, noting that the company is currently trading at 4.5 times his 2007 sales estimate of $51 million when it should be trading closer to three to four times revenue. The analyst also cited the company's projected losses and negative cash flows. (A.G. Edwards makes a market in Transmeta's shares.)
The Bottom Line
The lawsuit filed against Intel is part of a broader move by Transmeta to transition its business toward the licensing of its intellectual property and away from the selling of microprocessors. Thus far, the gambit has proven somewhat fruitful for the company.
In 2003, Transmeta recorded just $1 million of its $17.3 million in revenue from the licensing of its technology and services. Last year, $48.1 million of its $72.7 million in revenue came from licensing agreements. Among its client roster are tech heavyweights Sony (SNE: 39.05, +0.41, +1.1%), Microsoft (MSFT: 28.22, +0.68, +2.5%) and Toshiba.
But being in the intellectual-property business means sometimes things get sticky. "As a part of our business decision last year to increasingly focus on monetizing our IP through technology licensing, we understood that in some cases we might need to pursue enforcement through the courts," said Arthur L. Swift, Transmeta's president and chief executive, in a statement. The patent-infringement suit against Intel is the first such case.
In this instance, though, Transmeta might've underestimated just what it'll take to take down this giant.
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Ist Transmeta so uninteressant für Aktionäre geworden?
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Ich verspreche mir von der Klage kurzfristig (52-Wochen) gar nix. Trotzallem, die Gewinnzone bei Transmeta ist erreicht und trotzdem wirkt es so, als ob jemand mit dem Fuß auf dem Kurs steht, so daß er ja nicht höher kommt!
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