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Cyrix Reports Second Quarter Results

5x86™ Processor In Production

Richardson, Texas -- July 20, 1995 -- Cyrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CYRX), a designer of high performance x86 processors, today reported revenues of $50.2 million for the second quarter of 1995, down 14 percent from the same period in 1994 and down 28 percent from net product sales of $70.1 million reported for the first quarter of 1995. Net income for the second quarter was $7.5 million, down 19 percent from the same period last year. On a per-share basis, the company earned $0.38 for the second quarter, of which $0.33 per share resulted from a non-recurring litigation settlement, compared to $0.46 in the same period last year.

During the second quarter of 1995, Cyrix recognized settlement income of $10 million from Intel Corporation, as that company elected not to further appeal a January 21, 1994 court decision concerning certain of Cyrix's microprocessor products.

Aggressive pricing in the entry-level 486 microprocessor market resulted in the sequential decline in revenue and profit margins. "We expect entry-level 486 processor margins to decrease further in the third quarter, " said Jerry Rogers, Cyrix President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our challenge is to ramp the 5x86 processor as steeply as possible in order to offset declining 486 business."

"We made the right decision when we committed our resources to the new products and to exit the 486 portion of the marketplace," Rogers said. "With the M1 expected to contribute revenue late in the quarter and initial shipments of the 5x86 already in progress, we look forward to a complete transition of our line to these new products."

Cyrix's 5x86 is the first full-featured chip to challenge the Intel Pentium® processor's dominance of fifth-generation, x86 microprocessors.

Cyrix Corporation, founded in 1988, designs, develops and markets high-performance processors for the personal computer industry. Cyrix has demonstrated the ability and commitment to bring innovative and compatible technology to market in an impressive design cycle time. Cyrix is a publicly held company traded on NASDAQ. It is the policy of Cyrix Corporation not to confirm analyst projections regarding future Company earnings.


Consolidated Balance Sheet

(in thousands)

                                                         June 30,      December 31,
                                                           1995             1994
                                                       -----------------------------
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and investments                 $  51,221        $  59,241
Accounts receivable, net                                  34,136           41,995
Inventories                                               15,487           18,477
Deferred taxes and other assets                           19,419           12,455
                                                       -----------------------------
Total current assets                                     120,262          132,168
Net property and equipment                                92,115           38,047
Prepayments for product purchases,
   less current portion                                   46,667           23,330
Deferred taxes and other assets                            2,822            2,589
                                                       -----------------------------
Total assets                                           $ 261,866        $ 196,134
                                                       =============================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities                                    $  50,464        $  52,153
Long-term debt, less current maturities                   58,783           18,253
                                                       -----------------------------
Total liabilities                                        109,247           70,406
Stockholders' equity                                     152,619          125,728
                                                       -----------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity             $ 261,866        $ 196,134
                                                       =============================


Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except for earnings per share)

                                        Quarter ended June 30      Six months ended June 30
                                             1995       1994             1995       1994
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Net sales                                $  50,238  $  58,696        $ 120,382  $ 104,976
Royalty revenue                                 --         --           15,000         --
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Net revenues                                50,238     58,696          135,382    104,976
Cost of sales                               30,913     28,280           70,980     50,222
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Gross margin                                19,325     30,416           64,402     54,754
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Marketing, general and administrative       10,165     10,637           20,380     22,513
Research and development                     6,864      5,886           14,310     11,209
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Total operating expenses                    17,029     16,523           34,690     33,722
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Income from operations                       2,296     13,893           29,712     21,032
Income from litigation settlement           10,000         --           10,000        500
Net interest income (expense)                 (852)       157           (1,157)       341
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Income before taxes                         11,444     14,050           38,555     21,873
Taxes on income                              3,950      4,814           13,576      7,474
                                        ----------------------      ----------------------
Net income                               $   7,494   $  9,236        $  24,979   $ 14,399
                                        ======================      ======================
Net income per common and common
   equivalent share                          $0.38      $0.46            $1.26      $0.72
                                        ======================      ======================
Weighted average common and common
  equivalent shares outstanding             19,841     19,961           19,801     19,900


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