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Crusoe processors are versatile enough to power a broad spectrum of ultra-light mobile PCs and Internet devices. Currently, designers of Mobile Internet Computers can choose from two processor models.

Crusoe Processor Model TM3120

The TM3120 is the ideal engine for a new class of mobile Internet devices weighing just a pound or two. With up to 400 MHz in performance and operating power as low as 20 mW, the TM3120 is designed to allow a full day of web browsing on a single battery charge.

Application Performance
The TM3120 delivers the full performance needed to run a wide range of Internet applications - from web browsers and email applications to heavy-duty streaming video clips.

TM3120 Power Management Features
The TM3120 with the new Mobile Linux operating system implements many of the same power management features found in today's laptop computers. These include a deep-sleep idle mode that operates at levels as low as 20 mW. The average operating power in everyday applications is under a watt: one-quarter of that used by traditional "mobile" processors.

Operating System Solutions
The TM3120 is compatible with the complete range of x86-based operating systems, including those offered by Microsoft and Linux suppliers. Transmeta expects that Linux will be the primary operating system for mobile Internet devices.

TM3120 Product Brief (.pdf, 137 KB)*

Crusoe Processor Model TM5400

The TM5400 is the first solution designed to solve the problems of poor battery life and sub-par performance in the emerging class of light and ultra-light (weighing less than four pounds) mobile PCs. It performs at speeds up to 700 MHz and provides deep-sleep power levels as low as 8 mW. TM5400-based laptops can last eight hours on battery running everyday office applications and three to four hours running heavy-duty multimedia applications like DVD movies.

Application Performance
The TM5400 offers application performance comparable to many desktop processors but with significantly lower power consumption.

TM5400 Power Management Features
The model TM5400 offers LongRun technology, a new feature that allows the processor to adjust both its frequency and voltage to exactly the levels required by an application. This approach achieves unprecedented power savings. The TM5400 typically operates at less than 1 watt while running ordinary office applications and as little as 8 mW when idle between keystrokes. Heavy-duty applications such as DVD movies consume on average less than 2 watts.

Operating System Solutions
The TM5400 is compatible with the complete range of x86-based operating systems. This includes all versions of Linux, as well as Microsoft's popular Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 operating systems.

TM5400 Product Brief (.pdf, 142 KB)*

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