Will Knight, of ZDNet UK, reports Transmeta will shortly announce some major design wins for its Crusoe family of processors in “power-saving laptops and Internet devices”. Knight writes . . .

“Start-up microprocessor firm Transmeta plans to announce details of deals with a number of big-name US and Japanese manufacturers to produce power-saving laptops and Internet devices, according to British press reports Monday.”

“This announcement scheduled for the end of June, could result in a period of fierce competition between Transmeta, Intel and other mobile processor manufacturers experts believe. Intel is also expected to launch mobile chips designed to compete with Transmeta at the end of June.”

“Real deals with manufacturers will substantiate Transmeta's claims that its low-power mobile Crusoe chips can revolutionise the world of mobile computing, analysts say.”

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