Boston:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) the No. 2 microprocessor maker after Intel, has
acquired a stake in Transmeta Corp. for $7.5 million.
Transmeta,
which has previously partnered with AMD, focuses solely
on developing semiconductor technologies for other companies
and is best known for its Crusoe and Efficeon computer
microprocessors, which it sold in 2000.
In
2005, Transmeta pulled out of the microprocessor business,under
heavy pressure
from Intel.
In
2001, AMD acquired $13.6 million in Transmeta''s common stock as part of a technology
licensing agreement between the two companies.
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