NVIDIA signs licensing agreement with Transmeta for LongRun and LongRun2. Image: Transmeta.
Following yesterday’s appearance of Microsoft-supported PC power management application Edison, it would appear that graphics giant NVIDIA Corp. is also looking to widen its eco-friendly perspectives after forming a non-exclusive licensing agreement with power management specialist Transmeta Corporation.
According to Transmeta, the deal will grant NVIDIA access to its LongRun and LongRun2 power optimisation technologies along with other intellectual properties and all of Transmeta’s patents and patent applications.
An official release announcement outlining the deal reveals that Santa Clara-based NVIDIA is paying Transmeta “a one-time, non-refundable license fee” of $25 million USD for the opportunity to incorporate its technology. Transmeta expects to receive the fee before the close of the third quarter.
“We are very pleased to add NVIDIA to our list of licensees,” said Les Crudele, president and CEO of Transmeta. “We believe that this agreement both illustrates the value of Transmeta's intellectual property and technologies to our industry and realizes for Transmeta stockholders an immediate return from the strategic licensure of our intellectual property rights.”
Transmeta’s LongRun was originally introduced via its Crusoe microprocessor, while LongRun2 was issued through the Efficeon processor. Along with NVIDIA, LongRun2 has also been licensed by Transmeta to the likes of Fujitsu, NEC, Sony and Toshiba.
LongRun power management was initially designed by Transmeta to reduce clock frequency and voltage supplied to the processor and assist in lowering active power consumption, while LongRun2 uses incorporated process technology to increase manufacturing efficiency and improve power management yields.
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