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Nx586

A family of Pentium-class CPUs from NexGen, Inc. The line was dropped after AMD acquired NexGen. See AMD.
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The Nx586 processor is the only fifth-generation alternative to the Pentium processor currently in production.
Nexgen serves up new power chip
Due to this complicated licensing agreement, all computers using the Nx586 must have a motherboard specifically designed for the NexGen chip.
Chips off the new block: Intel's Pentium is challenged by AMD, NexGen and Cyrix
The Nx586 processor is the only fifth generation alternative to the Pentium(R) processor currently in production.
NexGen Announces PCI Production Availability; Expected to Significantly Expand PC/OEM Business Opportunities; Alaris and HCL Hewlett-Packard First to Ship PCI Motherboards; Two Additional Manufacturers in Development of Nx586/PCI Motherboards
The Nx586 processor/PCI motherboard solution is an excellent match to the new Windows 95 operating system," stated Dana Krelle, NexGen's Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
NexGen Shipping NxPCI Logic Chipset And Motherboards With Up To 25% Performance Advantage Over Pentium
today announced it has reduced prices on all members of its Nx586 processor family.
NexGen Sets New Nx586 Processor Pricing; Greater than 20% Average Reduction for Only Fifth-Generation Pentium Processor Alternative Currently Shipping
developer of the Nx586 processor family, RISC86 microarchitecture, and a leader in x86 processor technologies, has named Vinod Dham, 44, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
NexGen Inc. Names Vinod Dham Chief Operating Officer; Former Intel Vice President of Microprocessor Products Group and General Manager of Pentium Processor Division Joins NexGen
The company began shipping its Nx586 microprocessor, which is currently manufactured by IBM, to customers in September 1994.
NexGen filed with SEC for its proposed IPO
Compaq's stamp of approval assures the marketplace that the Nx586 processor can help deliver powerful products with superior value to important growing market segments as an alternative to the Pentium," he concluded.
NexGen selected by Compaq as additional supplier for high performance microprocessors
whereby VLSI will provide PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Bus and ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Bus chip-sets for NexGen's Nx586 processor family of fifth generation performance, x86-compatible processors.
NexGen enters accord with VLSI Technology Inc. for chipset support of Pentium-alternative processor; leading PC chipset supplier supports Nx586 processors used in fifth-generation systems
announced that it will expand its Nx586 family of processors with a new, smaller design that will result in significant price-performance improvements for its growing international customer base.
NexGen previews smaller, faster, higher performance Nx586 processors; worldwide customer list continues to expand; PC OEMs surpass century mark
The subsequent ramp-up in production of our highly-manufacturable existing Nx586 processors, coupled with planned die-size shrinks," he added, "leave us confident that we can continue to offer a superior value proposition to PC OEMs and, ultimately, to end-users.
NexGen sets new Nx586 processor pricing; maintains price performance leadership over Pentium processors; greater than 25% reduction for only Pentium processor alternative; shipping extends fifth-generation PC benefits to OEMs and end-users
SimLine will play a key role in ensuring the functionality and accelerating the delivery of our future Nx586 processors.
NexGen purchases FrontLine's Verilog simulator for verification of its Nx586 processor; SimLine enhances simulator tool suite with full Verilog compatibility in NexGen's complex IC design environment

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