Transmeta snags China notebook deal

Chipmaker Transmeta has struck a pact with Tsinghua Unisplendour Group, China’s second-largest notebook supplier. The Transmeta Crusoe TM5800 processor is being incorporated into one of Tsinghua’s new notebooks for the Chinese market, Transmeta said in a statement. Financial details of the agreement were undisclosed.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Transmeta said the 1.6kg portable computer, coined Lilly, will be marketed to women as a lighter and smaller alternative compared with conventional laptops. Read the full story.