Transmeta Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Results

Business Wire, March 17, 2008

In view of recent developments in the financial markets, Transmeta has invested its cash equivalents and short-term investments - including the initial payment from Intel - in conservative investment instruments, including a portion in U.S. Treasury Bills.

Accounting Treatment of Litigation Proceeds

In October 2007, Transmeta entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation providing for a settlement of all claims between the two companies and for the licensing of the Transmeta patent portfolio to Intel for use in current and future Intel products. Pursuant to the settlement, Transmeta received the initial $150 million payment on January 28, 2008, and expects annual payments of $20 million each on January 31st of years 2009 to 2013, for total payments of $250 million. Transmeta expects to recognize $234.6 million as an operating gain from the litigation settlement ratably over the ten year capture period for the years 2008 through 2017, and $15.4 million of interest income over the payment period from 2008 to 2013. The Company recognized $3.3 million in tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The Company expects to recognize $5.87 million in operating gain from the Intel settlement for each of the four quarters of 2008, for a total of $23.46 million. The Company also expects to recognize approximately $1.7 million, $1.1 million, $1.2 million and $1.2 million during the four quarters of 2008, respectively, in imputed interest income from the Intel settlement for a total of $5.2 million. This imputed interest income will be in addition to the interest income that the Company expects to earn on its cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Transmeta expects to be profitable on a GAAP net income basis in 2008.

Conference Call

Transmeta's management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter. The conference call will be available live over the Internet at the investor relations section of Transmeta's website at www.transmeta.com. To listen to the conference call, please dial (913) 312-1298. A recording of the conference call will be available for one week, starting one hour after the completion of the call, until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on March 20, 2008. The phone number to access the recording is (888) 203-1112, and the passcode is 2747234. For callers outside the U.S., please dial (719) 457-0820, with the same passcode.

About Transmeta Corporation

Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, we first became known for designing, developing and selling our highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. We are presently focused on developing and licensing our advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices, and in licensing our computing and microprocessor technologies to other companies. To learn more about Transmeta, visit www.transmeta.com.