Transmeta calls Ditzel's presentation, which takes place on Oct. 14 at 2:00 pm, "one of the biggest announcements in the processor industry this year."
Windows Embedded support assuredTodd Brix, group product manager for the Embedded Devices Group at Microsoft, says Microsoft is adding support for the Efficeon to Windows XP and Windows Embedded including CE and XP Embedded.
"Microsoft is excited to add Transmeta's new Efficeon processor family to the list of processors supported by the Windows family of operating systems including Windows XP, Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded," Brix said.
What's an Efficeon?According to Transmeta, the Efficeon processor will provide "a compelling combination of power efficiency, design flexibility, performance-on-demand, and low cost," and will be targeted at ultra-portable and mainstream notebook computers, as well as devices such as tablet PCs, ultra-personal computers, silent desktop computers, blade servers, thin clients, and embedded systems.
The x86-compatible Efficeon processor will be built using 0.13 micron geometries and will feature integrated Northbridge controller, HyperTransport bus interface, DDR-400 SDRAM memory interface, and an AGP-4X high performance graphics interface, in addition to extensive power management and various other "to-be-announced" functions.
Additional third-party supportMicrosoft's announcement of support for the Transmeta's Efficeon processor came as part of a general announcement last week of third-party support which included 802.11 wireless developers, BIOS/firmware companies, embedded manufacturers, graphics developers, operating system developers, and silicon component suppliers. In addition to Microsoft, companies included Alliance Semiconductor, American Megatrends, Atheros Communications, General Software, HyperTransport Technology Consortium, Insyde Software, NVIDIA, Phoenix Technologies, Silicon Motion, ULi Electronics, and XGI Technology.
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