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Timna delay means demand for Geod chip

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Intel’s decision to delay the release of the Timna processor for cellular

phones and other wireless devices has resulted in a large number of design wins

for National Semiconductor’s Geode chip. National announced that some 40

electronics manufacturers have opted to use the Geode system-on-a-chip IC. They

include Compaq, America Online and 3Com.

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In June, Intel said it had delayed the introduction of its low-cost Timna

until the first quarter of 2001. Manufacturers who might have been interested in

Timna are now turning to Geode and the Crusoe Linux-based chip from Transmeta.

The Geode and Crusoe chips cost around $50. The Timna was expected to be

launched at $70.

National currently sells three versions of the Geode chip for TV set-top

boxes, inexpensive computer terminals, and handheld devices that access the

Internet.

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