Cyrix

Also known as Cyrix Corporation

Cyrix Corporation was a microprocessor developer that was founded in 1988 in Richardson, Texas, as a specialist supplier of floating point units for 286 and 386 microprocessors. The company was founded by Tom Brightman and Jerry Rogers. Jerry Rogers was also serving as the company Chief Executive Officer and president up until December 9, 1996, when he stepped down from this role, but remained on the Board of Directors.

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Company.name: Cyrix Corporation
Company.logo: frameless|class=skin-invert
Company.type: Public company
Company.industry: Semiconductors
Company.fate: Merged and dissolved
Company.successor: Sold to National Semiconductor (later to VIA Technologies); assets sold to Advanced Micro Devices
Company.location: Richardson, Texas, US
Company.num_employees: 300

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Instance of: public company
Country: United States
Headquarters: Richardson
Parent organization: VIA Technologies
Industry: electronics industry
Stock exchange: Nasdaq
Followed by: VIA Technologies

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Commons category: Cyrix microprocessors
topic's main category: Category:Cyrix
inception: 1988-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1997-11-11
product or material produced: Cyrix 6x86

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Cyrix fue una empresa dedicada a la fabricación de microprocesadores que comenzó a operar en 1988 como un proveedor de coprocesadores matemáticos de alto rendimiento para sistemas 286 y 386. La compañía fue fundada por exempleados de Texas Instruments, con la que mantuvo una larga pero difícil relación a lo largo de su historia. El fundador de Cyrix reclutó agresivamente a varios ingenieros y los puso a trabajar juntos, logrando finalmente un pequeño pero eficiente equipo de diseño de 30 personas. Cyrix se fusionó con National Semiconductor el 11 de noviembre de 1997, para después ser vendida a VIA Technologies.

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