AMD , and Transmeta are expected to announce a collaborative association soon, according to AMD chairman and CEO Jerry Sanders. Though details are currently sketchy, the most probable course of action would be AMD and Transmeta will share patents much like AMD has with IBM in the past. Transmeta is reported to be interested in AMDs LDT technology, and AMD is pushing for a mobile Athlon by the end of the year.

LDT is a new AMD technology with the following, simplified goals:
(From AMDs website)

– Simplify design and flexibility with a single data link for “in-chassis” connection to I/O, multi-processing and co-processors
– Improve system performance with increased I/O performance and scalable bandwidth
– Enable flexibility of system I/O technologies through a modular bridge architecture
– Complement externally visible bus standards