LOS ANGELES--National Semiconductor, one of the companies that gave birth to the low-cost PC with its Cyrix chip brand, is, with the help of Hewlett-Packard, now looking to a future beyond the PC. But ...

Most of you are no doubt familiar with Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, IBM, Texas Instruments, and possibly even VIA – but there's another precursor chipmaker you should know about: Cyrix. For the better part ...

Via Technologies is taking to the road. The chip and chipset maker is out to talk up its low-cost Cyrix III chip to chip sellers across the United States. Via canvassed distributors and PC equipment ...

The Pentium class MediaGX processor integrates memory and PCI controllers, graphics and audio into the CPU and carries a keen price that will create new opportunities in the sub-£1,000 PC market, ...

Via Technologies is taking to the road. The chip and chipset maker, already a hit in Europe, is out to tout its low-cost Cyrix III to chip sellers in the United States. Via canvassed distributors and ...

National Semiconductor’s decision to leave the consumer PC processor category will have little effect on the downwardly spiraling prices that processors and PCs have endured, but industry watchers are ...

On March 25, VIA Technologies announced the launch of its new Cyrix III processor at CeBIT 2001 in Hannover, Germany. The new Cyrix III processor starts at speeds of 733MHz and is the first of its ...

VIA Technologies Inc launched the latest in its line of Cyrix III processors on Thursday. The 700MHz Cyrix III processor is part of VIA's (tse: 2388) line of chips aimed at the low-end or value PC ...

Offering an easy upgrade path for 486 computers, AMD's Am5x86 was really a 486DX with an internal x4 multiplier. This allowed the chip to run at 133MHz and ensured compatibility with most existing 486 ...