Sun close to buying Intel would-be competitor Montalvo

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Tue, 04/01/2008 - 1:49pm

Sun Microsystems is negotiating to buy Montalvo Systems, the super-secretive chip start-up that has concocted a chip for portables, according to sources.

The deal follows a major round of layoffs at Montalvo.

We heard the rumor of the layoffs yesterday and subsequently heard the cuts started.

The company, which had ...


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