Cyrix Announces Resignation of Senior Vice President

Richardson, Texas -- August 12, 1996 -- Cyrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CYRX) today announced that James N. Chapman, Senior Vice President of Sales, has resigned effective today.

Cyrix Corporation, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, is a leading supplier of high-performance processors and systems to the personal computer industry. Founded in 1988, the company designs, manufactures and markets innovative x86 software-compatible processors for the desktop and mobile computer markets. The Cyrix 6x86 processor was recently recognized for its performance with awards from a number of publications, including Byte Magazine's Best Technology at CeBIT'96, PC Week's Corporate IT Excellence Award and Windows Sources' Stellar Award.