NVIDIA licenses low-power tech from Transmeta

While NVIDIA has made strides in power management, their chipsets are still known for being power hungry, especially when compared against the competition. To address the issue NVIDIA has licensed low-power technology from former CPU manufacturer Transmeta. According to Transmeta, "The agreement grants to NVIDIA a non-exclusive and fully paid-up license to all of Transmeta’s patents and patent applications, and a non-exclusive license and transfer of certain Transmeta advanced power management and other computing technologies."

CNET notes that the Transmeta tech will be used for the laptop and handheld markets: ""(Transmeta’s) LongRun technologies for advanced power management and transistor leakage control have shown proven value in the market," Perez said. "You’ll see us leverage this technology to improve the power/performance metrics of our GPUs moving forward."