LAS VEGAS, Jan 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Transmeta Corporation today announced that the
Crusoe microprocessor is being implemented in Philips Components' Net Display Modules to be unveiled
at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Philips' Net Display Modules are the consumer electronics industry's only in-panel, system-board
integrated touch-screen liquid crystal displays (LCDs). These displays enable very thin and light wireless
Internet appliance products such as Web tablets, information displays, kiosks and thin clients.
"With our Net Display Modules, Philips Components is on the forefront of the emerging display-centric
Internet appliances market and is the only company to date that has successfully developed the
system-board integration approach," said Amir Shademan, director of marketing for Philips Components'
Web Display Group. "Transmeta's high performance, in combination with lower power consumption,
makes the Crusoe-based Net Display Module ideal for full-screen, full-motion streaming video."
The Philips Components S10LP-TC Net Display Module is a 10.4 inch Thin-Film Transistor (TFT)
touch screen LCD with integrated processor board based on Crusoe. Because of its screen size and CPU
characteristics, the device is ideal for corded or cordless, portable or stationary full-featured Internet
access, full-screen, full-motion streaming video and other thin client applications.
"Philips has taken advantage of Crusoe's unique capability for power efficiency and performance in a
small space," said Jim Chapman, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Transmeta Corporation.
"Providing the Crusoe-enabled LCD module to other manufacturers will help proliferate Transmeta's
technology in new and interesting devices and applications."
Philips Components integrates best-in-class hardware and software into modules that are 80 percent
complete towards consumer ready products. The module is composed of a liquid crystal display with
added functionality such as an integrated touch screen and system board for Internet access and software
drivers to support an operating system of choice. The cool-operating Crusoe microprocessor allows for
integration into devices that require very little airflow, maximizing space savings in small form factor
products. From the module, an OEM provides the industrial design, user interface, I/O, application
software and base station. |
