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Transmeta transforms the chip industry. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTA) develops and licenses computer and semiconductor technologies. The company offers x86-compatible microprocessors, development and engineering services, and power management technologies. Major customers include Sony, Fujitsu, HP, and Microsoft. It sells through distributors, manufacturers' representatives, and others. It operates in the US and Asia. The company had 2005 revenue of about $72.7 million and employs about 220 people. In June 2006, it entered into an exclusive distribution deal with Advanced Micro Devices regarding its Efficeon chip.

chief technical officerHugh Barnes
Number of Employees 35
Contact Information

3990 Freedom Cir

Santa Clara, California 95054

www.transmeta.c...

1 408 919 3000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Hugh Barnes chief technical officer
Mark R. Kent CFO
Ralph J. Harms CFO
Fred Brown Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
James N. Chapman Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Patrick V. Boudreau Senior Vice President, HR
Andre Kowalczyk Vice President, VLSI Engineering
John O'Hara Horsley General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary
Patrick Gainer Vice President, Software Engineering
Ray Holzworth Vice President, Operations
Robert Bismuth Vice President, Alliances
Robert Rogenmoser Vice President, Vlsi Engineering
Greg Rose Director, Marketing
Kenn Durrence Manager, Public Relations
Christopher J. Schaepe Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Pete Thomas Director on the Boards
Murray A. Goldman Chairman
Bryant R. Riley Board of Directors
David R. Ditzel Board of Directors
Lester M. Crudele Board of Directors
Matthew R. Perry Board of Directors
R. Hugh Barnes Board of Directors
Rick Timmins Board of Directors
Robert V. Dickinson Board of Directors
T. Peter Thomas Board of Directors
Wiliam P. Tai Board of Directors
William P. Tai Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation chief technical officer Current
Transmeta Corporation vice president Current
Transmeta Corporation Director Current
Luminary Micro Board of Directors Current
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
E-and-F.Com Former
Iowa State University B.S. degree in electrical engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation CFO Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Talisma Corporation CFO Former
Colorado State University B.S. degree in Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation CFO Current
Force10 Networks, Inc. CFO Former
Syndeo Corporation chief financial officer Former
Syndeo Corporation executive vice president Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
Michigan State University BSEE Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Senior Vice President, HR Current
Everfile, Inc. Pat Is Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Everfile, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Former
Fujitsu Limited director of international human resources Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Vice President, VLSI Engineering Current
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary Current
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro associate and partner Former
University of California, Berkeley J.D. Former
University of Utah B.A. in English Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Vice President, Software Engineering Current
Microsoft Corporation software engineer Former
University of Alberta B.S. degree in Computing Science and Mathematics Former
Organization Position Status
Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current
Transmeta Corporation Vice President, Operations Current
Atrua, Inc. Current
Stanford University M.S. in Electrical Engineering Former
University of Florida M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering Former
San Jose State University MBA Former
Erskine College B.A. in Chemistry Former
Stanford University Undergraduate Degree In Chemistry Former
San Jose State University Undergraduate Degree In Chemistry Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Vice President, Alliances Current
Digital Equipment Corporation Vice President of Corporate Strategic Alliances Former
McMaster University M.Sc. Former
University of Wales B.Sc. in Pure Mathematics Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Vice President, Vlsi Engineering Current
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Director, Marketing Current
Transmeta Corporation Director, Marketing Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Manager, Public Relations Current
Organization Position Status
Cswitch Managing Director of Ata Ventures Current
ATA Ventures Managing Director Current
Liquid Computing Corp Cofounder and Managing Director of Ata Ventures In Redwood City Current
ATA Ventures Co-Founder Current
Nanogram Corporation Director on the Boards Current
Transmeta Corporation Director on the Boards Current
Applied Medical Resources Corporation Director on the Boards Current
Atmel Corporation Director on the Boards Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Applied Medical Resources Corporation Board of Directors Current
Liquid Computing Corp Board of Directors Current
Atmel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Revera, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cswitch Board of Directors Current
Intel Corporation Marketing Manager Former
Neophotonics Corporation Director Former
Atmel Corporation Investor Former
Altera Corporation Investor Former
University of Santa Clara MS In Computer Science Former
Utah State University BS Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation Current
Transmeta Corporation Chairman Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Motorola, Inc. assistant general manager Former
Motorola, Inc. Semiconductor Products Sector Former
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Former
New York University Ph.D. in electrical engineering Former
University of Pittsburgh B.S. degree in electrical engineering Former

Bryant R. Riley is both founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co., Inc. B. Riley & Co. is a Southern California based brokerage firm providing research and trading ideas primarily to institutional investors. Founded in 1997, B. Riley & Co. also has offices in San Francisco and New York. Mr. Riley is also the founder and Chairman of Riley Investment Management, LLC, an investment adviser which provides investment management services. He also serves on the board of directors of Aldila, Inc. and Celeritek, Inc., each a Nasdaq listed company. Prior to 1997, Mr. Riley held a variety of positions in the brokerage industry, primarily as an Institutional Salesman and Trader. From October 1993-January 1997 he was a co-head of Equity at Dabney-Resnick, Inc., a Los Angeles based brokerage firm. From 1991-1993 he was a co-founder of Huberman-Riley, a Texas based brokerage firm. Mr. Riley graduated from Lehigh University in 1989 with a B.S. in finance.

Organization Position Status
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. Chairman of the Board, Founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co, Inc Current
B. Riley & Co Owner Current
B. Riley & Co B. Riley Chairman Current
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kitty Hawk, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aldila, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Trans World Entertainment Corporation Director Current
Pulsecore Semiconductor Inc. Board of Directors Current
Celeritek, Inc. Board of Directors Current
DDi Corp. Board of Directors Current
Aldila, Inc. Founder & CEO, B. Riley & Company Former
B. Riley & Co Founder Former
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. Executive Officer Former
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. Board of Directors Former
Lehigh University B.S. Former

David R. Ditzel is vice president and chief architect for Hybrid Parallel Computing for Intel's Digital Enterprise Group's Architecture and Planning. Ditzel joined Intel in March 2008. He has worked on the design of leading edge computing systems for over 30 years. He was the founding president and CEO of Transmeta Corporation. Prior to his 13 years at Transmeta, he spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems where he held various positions including CTO of the SPARC Technology Business, Director of Sun Labs and Director of Advanced Systems. While at Sun, he started the first collaboration in computer design between the United States and Soviet Union by hiring Soviet Supercomputer designer Boris Babayan and his team at the Moscow Center of SPARC Technology, which was later acquired by Intel. Prior to Sun he spent 10 years at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey where he as the architect for the CRISP microprocessor, one of the first RISC processors, and was a co-author of "The Case for the Reduced Instruction Set Computer". Ditzel has worked on the development of over two dozen computer systems, has published three dozen papers on advanced computer design, and has received seven patents. Ditzel graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and also a bachelor's degree in computer science, and received a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1979.

Organization Position Status
Intel Corporation Vice President, Digital Enterprise Group Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
University of California, Berkeley M.S.C.S Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S.C.S. Former
Iowa State University B.S.C.S Former
Iowa State University B.S.C.S Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Motorola, Inc. chief architect Former
Hewlett-Packard Company vice president Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Transmeta Corporation President & CEO Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Liquid Computing Corp Board of Directors Current
Cisco Systems, Inc. Vice President of Finance Former
Motorola, Inc. Former
The University of Arizona B.S. in Accounting and Finance Former

Mr. Dickinson joined CMD in April 2001 with over 37 years of experience in the computer and semiconductor industries. Immediately before joining CMD he was Vice President and General Manager of the Optical Storage Division of Cirrus Logic, Inc., as well as serving in several other senior executive roles including President of the Cirrus Logic subsidiary in Japan. Prior to Cirrus Logic, he held senior management positions at Western Digital Corporation following its acquisition of Verticom, Inc., where he served as President and CEO, Zilog, and Burroughs. Mr. Dickinson has been a member of the Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors since May 2005. Mr. Dickinson has an AB from UC Berkeley and an MS from the University of Washington, both in physics. He was also a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
California Micro Devices Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Commonweal Institute, Inc Associate Current
California Micro Devices Corporation Board of Directors Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Verticom Chief Executive Officer Former
Western Digital Corporation president Former
Verticom President Former
Electoralreform Executive Vice President Former
Cirrus Logic, Inc. General Manager Former
University of Washington M.S. Former
University of California, Berkeley A.B. Former
Organization Position Status
Shocking Technologies Inc Managing Director, Ata Ventures Current
ATA Ventures Managing Director Current
Neophotonics Corporation Director Current
Shocking Technologies Inc Board of Directors Current
Nanogram Corporation Director Current
Atmel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
ATA Ventures Co-Founder Former
ATA Ventures General Partner Former
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Former
Intel Corporation Former
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. Former
University of Santa Clara MS Degree In Computer Science Former
Utah State University BS Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Institutional Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Tradebeam, Inc. Founder Current
Silicon Clocks, Inc. Partner, Charles River Ventures Current
Charles River Ventures, Inc. General Partner Current
Svod Partner, Charles River Ventures Current
Rosum Corporation Partner, Charles River Ventures Current
Illinoisventures, LLC Manager Current
SupplySolution Inc. Current
Avvenu Inc Current
IP Infusion, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Staccato Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Current
Tradebeam, Inc. Director Current
Microtune, Inc. Board of Directors Current
West Coast Holdings Board of Directors Current
Cswitch Board of Directors Current
Nantero Board of Directors Current
Silicon Clocks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Illinoisventures, LLC Board of Directors Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rosum Corporation Director Current
Institutional Venture Partners General Partner Current
Creative Technologies Corp. non-director investor Former
Radcom, Ltd. non-director investor Former
LSI Corporation technical and marketing position Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Officer Former
Charles River Ventures, Inc. Head of the West Coast Practice Former
Sharevision, Inc. Former
Vitesse Former
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Former
Ensemble Systems, Inc. Director Former
RLX Technologies, Inc. Director Former
Mtone Wireless Corporation Director Former
8x8, Inc. Director Former
ChemConnect, Inc. Director Former
Creative Technologies Corp. Investor Former
Slim Devices, Inc. Investor Former
Radcom, Ltd. Investor Former
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. Investor Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
University of Illinois B.S. Former
Illinoisventures, LLC BS With Honors Former

Christopher Schaepe has served as a director since April 1999. Mr. Schaepe is a founding managing director of Lightspeed Venture Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital firm where he has served since 2000. Previously, Mr. Schaepe was a general partner at Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners, which he joined in 1991. Mr. Schaepe also previously served in corporate finance and capital markets roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. after working as a software engineer at IBM. Mr. Schaepe holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business

Organization Position Status
Lightspeed Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Monosphere, Inc. Managing Director Current
Light Speed, LLC Founder Current
Light Speed, LLC General Partner Current
Lightspeed Venture Partners General Partner Current
Onstation Corporation Board of Directors Current
Aprius Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Current
Insureco Marketing LLC Board of Directors Current
Semequip, Inc. Director Current
Lightspeed Venture Partners Director Current
Rhythm Newmedia, Inc Board of Directors Current
Cooney Enterprises, Inc Director Current
Extend Benefits Group LLC Director Current
Monosphere, Inc. Board of Directors Current
QuestMark Partners Director Current
eHealth, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ciena Corporation Investor Current
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Monosphere, Inc. Investor Current
Combinet Investor Current
Lightlogic.Com Investor Current
Avamar Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
Nufern Investor Current
Riverbed Technology, Inc. Investor Current
Semequip, Inc. Investor Current
eHealth, Inc. Investor Current
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Transmeta Corporation Investor Current
Weiss, Peck & Greer General Partner Former
International Business Machines Corporation software engineer Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. corporate finance and capital markets roles Former
International Business Machines Corporation software engineer Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Former
Stanford University BS Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business BS Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Former

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