deals, Semiconductors, Patents
Intellectual Ventures Buys Transmeta Patents
Gregory T. Huang 1/28/09
Bellevue, WA-based Intellectual Ventures announced today it has acquired the patent portfolio of Santa Clara, CA-based semiconductor firm Transmeta. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Intellectual Ventures gains more than 140 U.S. patents and a “substantial number of pending patent applications,” according to a company statement. Transmeta was acquired by Novafora for $256 million in November.
Gregory T. Huang is the Editor of Xconomy Seattle. You can e-mail him at gthuang@xconomy.com or call 206-624-2249.
