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NexGen

NexGen, Inc. was a private semiconductor company based in Milpitas, California, that designed x86 microprocessors until it was purchased by AMD on January 16, 1996. NexGen was a fabless design house that designed its chips but relied on other companies for production. NexGen's chips were produced by IBM's Microelectronics division in Burlington, Vermont…

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Founded
1986; 40 years ago (1986)
Industry
Semiconductors
Headquarters
Milpitas, California, US
Defunct
January 16, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-16)
Fate
Acquired by AMD
Key people
Dr. A. Thampy Thomas

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NexGen

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Triples37
Avg. degree1.95
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related to history · 21
NexGen → AMD, ASCII, But, Compaq, CPU, Cyrix, Intel, Intel's Pentium, Its, Kleiner Perkins, Nx586, Nx586 CPU, Nx586-P80, Nx586-P90 CPUs, NxVL-based, PCI, Pentium, Thampy Thomas, The, Unlike
related to External links · 5
NexGen → INFO, NexGen Nx586, NexGen Nx587, Nx586 Processor, Nx586 ProcessorNx586Nx686Coprocessor
Defunct · 1
NexGen → January 16, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-16)
Fate · 1
NexGen → Acquired by AMD
Founded · 1
NexGen → 1986; 40 years ago (1986)
Headquarters · 1
NexGen → Milpitas, California, US
Industry · 1
NexGen → Semiconductors
Key people · 1
NexGen → Dr. A. Thampy Thomas
Parent · 1
NexGen → AMD
Products · 1
NexGen → Microprocessors

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amd nx586 x86 company chips nexgen's architecture pentium processors microprocessors later designed design cpus time compaq inc first processor 1994

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NexGenDefunctJanuary 16, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-01-16)1.00infobox
NexGenFateAcquired by AMD1.00infobox
NexGenFounded1986; 40 years ago (1986)1.00infobox
NexGenHeadquartersMilpitas, California, US1.00infobox
NexGenIndustrySemiconductors1.00infobox
NexGenKey peopleDr. A. Thampy Thomas1.00infobox
NexGenParentAMD1.00infobox
NexGenProductsMicroprocessors1.00infobox
NexGenWebsitewww.nexgen.com (archived page from 1996-11-12)1.00infobox
the K6instance ofThe architecture was used in later AMD chips0.80text
and to an extent most x86 processors today implement ainstance ofThe architecture was used in later AMD chips0.80text
NexGenrelated to External linksINFO0.60section

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