Transmeta Showcases Fanless Media Center Technology; Sample Design and

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
    Microsoft WinHEC 2005

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2005--Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA), the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced the first public demonstration of its new fanless Media Center sample design at the Microsoft WinHEC 2005 in Seattle, April 25-27. The design, which showcases Transmeta's technology and engineering services with a fully functional reference system, allows manufacturers and Transmeta to efficiently create and customize quiet Media Centers for the optimum living room entertainment experience.
    "Transmeta is committed to enabling our customers to rapidly develop powerful applications of our technology in high growth consumer markets," said Arthur L. Swift, president and CEO of Transmeta. "This Media Center design is another example of our commitment to preserve and monetize our intellectual property in a new way using products, engineering services and licensing as three distinct delivery vehicles for our technology."
    The design allows computer system manufacturers to develop a low power and reliable Media Center design without the need for noisy cooling fans or expensive sound isolation, thereby providing their consumers with a more enjoyable and cost effective entertainment experience. The platform is completely compatible with Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005, and features a high performance graphics controller from ATI Technologies Inc.
    The board is a compact 6-layer Mini-ITX form factor motherboard, measuring 170mm x 170mm, including the microprocessor, on-board video/graphics, consumer electronics video and audio interfaces, Ethernet, USB 2.0, FireWire and IDE interfaces. Its high performance DX9-class graphics controller from ATI delivers an impressive multimedia user experience.
    "ATI believes strongly in the Media Center market and is very excited to be involved in Transmeta's reference platform," said Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing, Multimedia Group, ATI Technologies Inc. "The combination of reduced noise for quiet ambiance with ATI's low power performance and rich multimedia capabilities are the perfect complement to enable this unique design."
    The Efficeon microprocessor supports Transmeta's powerful AntiVirusNX(TM) Technology, and works in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 to offer enhanced security and safer computing by detecting and disabling common forms of computer viruses and worms. This capability is particularly important for media center PC's, where users expect the reliability of traditional consumer electronics.

    About Transmeta Corporation

    Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, Transmeta first became known for designing, developing and selling its highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. We also develop advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices. To learn more about Transmeta, visit www.transmeta.com.

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    Transmeta, Efficeon, LongRun2 and Crusoe are trademarks of Transmeta Corporation. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Transmeta Corporation Greg Rose, 408-919-3000 or Financial Dynamics Michael Polyviou, 212-850-5748 (Investors) mpolyviou@fd-us.com Evan Goetz, 212-850-5639 (Media) egoetz@fd-us.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE TRADESHOW PRODUCT SOURCE: Transmeta Corporation

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