AMIBIOS8 from American Megatrends Supports the New Transmeta Efficeon Processor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2003 AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System 8(R) and the Transmeta Efficeon(TM) Processor Are Perfectly Paired Together to Support Lightweight Mobile and Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. with Ultra-Low Power Consumption Editorial Summary -- AMIBIOS8 and the Transmeta Efficeon processor are perfectly paired together to support ultra-portable and mainstream notebook computers, tablet PCs, ultra-personal computers, silent desktop computers, blade servers and embedded systems -- AMIBIOS8 is a scalable BIOS for solutions ranging from embedded computing platforms to mission-critical servers -- AMIBIOS8, when combined with the Transmeta Efficeon processor, provides a robust and stable solution to the PC market American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc. (AMI) today announced its AMIBIOS8(R) firmware supports the new Transmeta Efficeon(TM) processor. AMIBIOS8 enables desktop, mobile, embedded and server systems -- making it the only single BIOS architected for multiple market segments. "AMIBIOS8 complements the Transmeta Efficeon processor for a variety of mobile products including ultra-portable notebooks, Tablet PCs, embedded designs and other innovative uses that our low power, high performance architecture enables," said Matt Perry, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Transmeta Corporation. "The modular architecture employed by AMIBIOS8 provides designers with the ability to build flexible customized BIOS that best fit these types of designs while the Visual eBIOS (VeB) graphical development environment and tools offered by AMI further simplifies the process." About AMIBIOS8 AMIBIOS8(TM) utilizes VeB, a revolutionary Windows-based development environment that dramatically reduces the engineering resources needed to build a customized BIOS solution. Its components are packed as eModules(TM) (expansion modules) and can easily be added or deleted in an AMIBIOS8 project. Due to their truly modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. , eModules can be easily removed - removing all code and functionality without breaking the BIOS. Using this flexible architecture, AMIBIOS8 is perfect for embedded and non-traditional computers not requiring a full-featured PC BIOS See BIOS. . AMIBIOS8 allows platform designers to utilize server features with mobile hardware, as is the case with many "server blade One blade in a blade server. See blade server. " and embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. designs. "AMIBIOS8's design allows the latest features to be used with any AMIBIOS8 project and support multiple processors on the market, including the new Transmeta Efficeon(TM) processor," said Bill Clark, AMI Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Software Division. "AMIBIOS8 and the Transmeta Efficeon processor will supply the embedded, desktop, mobile and server PC markets with an extremely robust and stable solution." About the Transmeta Efficeon Processor The Transmeta Efficeon processor is designed to provide power efficiency, design flexibility, performance-on-demand and low cost to meet the need of the next generation of mobile devices. It includes three new high performance bus interfaces; an on-chip HyperTransport(TM) bus interface, for increased input/output efficiency, an on-chip Double Date Rate 400 (DDR-400) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. memory interface that substantially increases throughput over earlier DDR-266 interfaces and an on-chip AGP-4X graphics interface for industry standard, high performance graphics solutions. All of these new interfaces allow it to achieve more work per clock, which results in greater energy efficiency and longer battery life for mobile computer users. The Transmeta Efficeon processor's dynamic LongRun(TM) power management features and integrated architecture give system designers and marketers a wide range of choices in creating products that give end users added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best known for BIOS, but also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For further information regarding AMIBIOS8, please contact AMI Sales at 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. About Transmeta Transmeta, the leader in efficient computing, develops and sells software-based microprocessors and develops additional hardware, software and system technologies that enable manufacturers to build highly efficient computing systems characterized by low power consumption, reduced heat dissipation Noun 1. heat dissipation - dissipation of heat chilling, cooling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature and the high performance required to run standard x86 compatible Refers to a computer system that is compatible with Intel's x86 CPU family. All operating systems and applications that run on Intel x86 systems (Core and Pentium CPUs) run exactly the same on an x86-compatible computer. For example, AMD is a large supplier of x86-compatible CPUs. programs. Transmeta is the developer of the Crusoe and Efficeon processors for lightweight notebook computers, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings devices, and embedded systems, and continues to develop microprocessors suitable for a variety of existing and emerging end markets in which x86 program compatibility and energy and thermal efficiency In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (  ) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. are desirable. To learn more about Transmeta, please visit www.transmeta.com. Transmeta, Efficeon, LongRun and Crusoe are trademarks of Transmeta Corporation. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Visit Transmeta on the Web Additional press releases and information about Transmeta and its products are available at: http://www.transmeta.com. Transmeta, the Transmeta logo, Transmeta Crusoe, Transmeta Efficeon and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Transmeta, Inc. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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