“Intel on Monday will introduce what a source close to the
company called “the fastest mobile processors in the industry,” two
of which arrive with a new twist from Intel: single-watt power
consumption, a benchmark formally held exclusively by Transmeta’s
Crusoe processor.”
“Monday’s announcement from Intel will spark new competition
between the chipmaker and Transmeta, also in Santa Clara, which
recently announced that its low-power Crusoe processor will appear
in a jointly branded America Online/Gateway Internet appliance by
the Christmas shopping season.”
“…unlike Intel’s Speedstep technology and AMD’s PowerNow,
which also adjust frequencies while operational but possess a
limited number of adjustable frequency points, Transmeta’s Long Run
has a large number of dynamic ramps, depending on the processor
load, to make optimal use of the CPU without burning unnecessary
power.”