Cyrix 6x86MX .25 micron first for Nat Semi plant
News The merger with Nat Semi overcame this problem for Cyrix, which was considering the need for a multi-million dollar fabrication plant. Cyrix aims to have a much greater production capacity with the .25 micron technology and Nat Semi plant and is...
[January 13, 1998, 15:47]
Nat Semi to dump Cyrix - 550 jobs to go
News Investors gave National Semi's move a thumbs up as shares jumped 1 13/16 to 16 7/16, or 9 percent. To Nimal Vallipuram, analyst at Everen Securities, this means starting all over for National Semi. Meanwhile, Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD...
[May 5, 1999, 17:17]
Nat Semi announces PC-on-a-chip
News But it may come just in time for National Semi to save itself, much like Intel did in the 1980s, by making a strategic exit from a losing market in favour of a hot one. The technical feat of combining 43 different chips onto one sliver of silicon...
[July 16, 1999, 9:31]
US Report: IBM to stop making Cyrix chips
News The companies will announce, perhaps within the next month, that Nat Semi will take over all Cyrix chip manufacturing from IBM sources said. The news comes as Nat Semi ramps up manufacturing of Cyrix processors in its own fabrication facility in...
[September 2, 1998, 16:48]
A Year Ago: IBM to stop making Cyrix chips
News The companies will announce, perhaps within the next month, that Nat Semi will take over all Cyrix chip manufacturing from IBM sources said. The news comes as Nat Semi ramps up manufacturing of Cyrix processors in its own fabrication facility in...
[September 3, 1999, 6:55]
Dell and Gateway go wireless
News The 1170 Wireless Base Station has a single 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection, can serve as an Internet router -- when used with an existing cable or xDSL modem -- and includes a NAT firewall. The 1170 Access Point is compatible with all 802.11b...
[August 20, 2002, 19:46]
Fortunes Of The Dynamic Dozen
News The challenge now must be to fulfil Nat Semi's vision and fertilise the next generation of set-top boxes and other low-cost devices. Not many people dispute that Microsoft is the key driving force in the computer industry.
[December 30, 1997, 7:00]
1997 In Review
News Nat Semi bought Cyrix. The year began with huge merger news: after being linked with startup Be, Apple said it planned to buy Steve Jobs' Next. The first Pentium MMX PCs began to appear. Macro viruses were on the rampage.
[December 31, 1997, 7:00]
A Year Ago: 1997 In Review
News Nat Semi bought Cyrix. January The year began with huge merger news: after being linked with startup Be, Apple said it planned to buy Steve Jobs' Next. The first Pentium MMX PCs began to appear. Macro viruses were on the rampage.
[December 24, 1998, 5:38]
