Transmeta's Crusoe Microprocessor and Crusoe-Based Notebooks Drive Mobile Computing Innovation in 2001

December 21, 2001

Transmeta Corp.'s (Nasdaq:TMTA) Crusoe microprocessor and Crusoe-based notebook computers won significant awards for innovation in mobile computing at all three major U.S. computer industry shows in 2001.

"Transmeta is enabling customers to bring innovative, energy efficient mobile computers to the marketplace," said Murray Goldman, chairman and chief executive officer, Transmeta Corp. "These multiple awards are independent recognition of the value to Crusoe technology and speak to the exceptional product designs and features created by our customers."

Major U.S. computer industry show awards in 2001 for the Crusoe microprocessor and Crusoe-based notebooks are as follows:

-- In November, the Crusoe-based Fujitsu LifeBook P Series

notebook received Best of Show honors for all products exhibited at Comdex in Las Vegas, after being selected from seventeen finalists.

-- In June, Crusoe microprocessors were inside three of the four notebooks recognized by CNET in the Best of Show category for all products at TECHXNY (formerly PC Expo) in New York City. The Crusoe-based Fujitsu FMV-Biblo Loox T won the overall Best of Show award and the Crusoe-based NEC Versa DayLite and Casio Cassiopeia FIVA notebooks were also honored as finalists for the award.

-- In January, Transmeta's Crusoe processor was named as a Best of Show award winner in the Innovations 2001 Computer Hardware and Software category at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

The Crusoe microprocessor and Crusoe-based products also won several awards at major shows in Japan and Europe in 2001. Transmeta plans to attend all three major U.S. computer shows again in 2002, as well as others in the U.S., Japan and Europe.


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