Confirmed: Sun Buys out Intel's CPU Rival
	Server manufacturer Sun has just confirmed that it inked a buyout deal with the super-secretive CPU startup Montalvo, as previous rumors had indicated. The small company was built by the ex-Transmeta executives and pitched at delivering an all-in-one processor wonder able to tear down Intel's domination on the desktop and mobile markets. "Montalvo's assets will be integrated into Sun's Microelectronics busi ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2008, 03:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Montalvo's Miracle Chip Fails the x86 Test
	Chip startup Montalvo boldly raised up against Intel earlier this year in an attempt at delivering a miraculously efficient x86 processor. However, the company seems to be facing another wall in its market conquest, as its design lamentably fails in speaking the same language with the rest of the processors. The company was reported late last month to be in talks with Fujitsu about a manufacturing contract. It seems that the m ... [read more >>]
	10 April 2008, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Super-Secretive CPU Startup Montalvo Gets Ready for Cutbacks
	Processor startup Montalvo Systems is reportedly gearing up for a big internal announcement that will go public anytime soon. According to some sources close to the company, the upcoming announcement might spell trouble, despite the company's allegations of having achieved significant progress in CPU research and development. The chip designer is reported to prepare a massive job slashing as well as other cutbacks to comp ... [read more >>]
	01 April 2008, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Montalvo Cooks Opteron and Cell Hybrid Processor, Takes Intel Down
	Montalvo Systems is secretly designing a new breed of energy-efficient multicore processor. The company has finished the design of a chip aimed at mobile computing. When it gets finished, it will be compatible with all the x86 software that can run on both AMD and Intel chips. Despite the software compatibility, the chips built by Montalvo systems will be radically different from any existing chip design. For instance, its cor ... [read more >>]
	15 February 2008, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia