Dave Ditzel, co-founder of chip company Transmeta, is joining Intel's Digital Enterprise Group (DEG)to work with Steve Pawlowski, one of Intel's top architects.
An Intel representative confirmed a report put out over the weekend by The Register that Ditzel would be joining forces with his one time enemy.
Transmeta was way ahead of its time in pursuing a low-power microprocessor strategy, attempting to break into the notebook PC and blade server markets with its Crusoe chip.
However, Crusoe's low power design came at the expense of performance, and manufacturing issues -- combined with Intel's swift embrace of low-power tactics -- killed Transmeta's chances of ever making a dent into Intel or AMD's market share.
The company currently survives on its patent portfolio, licensing some of its low power techniques and designs and filing lawsuits. Transmeta recently settled claims against Intel for US$250 million.
Ditzel left Transmeta about a year ago. Intel declined to elaborate on exactly what he would be working on with its DEG group.
