CYRIX CORP
10-Q, 1997-11-12
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
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                                   (Mark One)
           [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997

                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   For the transition period from .................... to ...................

                             Commission File 0-21904

                                CYRIX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                           75-2218250
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      (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)            Identification Number)

               2703 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                  972-968-8387
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
  the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
    required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
                       requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes X           No
                                 ---            ---

  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
                common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     COMMON STOCK, $.004 PAR VALUE                     19,912,831
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         (Title of Each Class)              (Number of Shares Outstanding at
                                             October 31, 1997)


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                                CYRIX CORPORATION

                                      INDEX

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                         PAGE NO.

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
                  September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996               3-4

                  Consolidated Statements of Income for the
                  three months and nine months ended
                  September 30, 1997 and 1996                              5

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
                  nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996            6

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements            7-10

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations        11-15

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 1.      Legal Proceedings                                   16

         Item 5.      Other Information                                   17

         Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                    17

         Signature Page                                                   18


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                     ASSETS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)


                                                SEPTEMBER 30,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                    1997              1996
                                                -----------------------------
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                      $104,460           $65,712
    Investments                                       1,000            22,035
    Trade accounts receivable, net of valuation 
     allowances of $3,227 at September 30, 1997 
     and $4,236 at December 31, 1996                 60,981            27,791
    Inventories:
        Raw materials                                 5,274             9,576
        Work in process                              16,007            14,204
        Finished goods                                6,180               652
                                                 ----------------------------
           Total inventories                         27,461            24,432

    Prepayment for product purchases (Note 5)        22,799            20,471
    Income taxes receivable                           2,806            21,033
    Deferred taxes                                    8,200             4,783
    Other assets                                      1,588             1,184
                                                 ----------------------------
Total current assets                                229,295           187,441

Property and equipment
    Land                                              4,964             4,964
    Buildings and improvements                       11,814            11,154
    Machinery and equipment                         139,929           132,359
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                    156,707           148,477
    Accumulated depreciation                        (82,068)          (62,892)
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                      4,639            85,585

Prepayment for product purchases, less current
 portion (Note 5)                                    10,791            22,465
Other assets                                          3,322             3,851
                                                 ----------------------------
Total assets                                       $318,047          $299,342
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                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)


                                                 SEPTEMBER 30,      DECEMBER 31,
                                                     1997               1996
                                                 ------------------------------
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                 $30,056            $17,504
    Accrued salaries and benefits                      5,194              5,454
    Deferred income and distributor reserves           4,839              2,610
    Income taxes payable                                 722                377
    Current maturities of long-term debt and
     capitalized lease obligations (Note 4)            2,368              3,075
    Other accrued expenses                             8,386              8,034
                                                 ------------------------------
Total current liabilities                             51,565             37,054

Long-term debt and capitalized lease obligations,
 less current maturities (Note 4)                    134,502            136,156
Deferred income taxes                                  2,961              3,206

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 5 and 6)

Stockholders' equity:
    Common stock,  $.004 par value;  authorized
     60,000 shares, issued 20,228 at 
     September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996             81                 81
    Additional capital                                54,521             49,040
    Retained earnings                                 74,446             73,850
    Less treasury stock, at cost, 326 shares at 
     September 30, 1997 and 717 shares 
     at December 31, 1996                                (29)               (45)
                                                  -----------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                           129,019            122,926
                                                  -----------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity          $318,047           $299,342
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                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.


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                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>

                                                          FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,      NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                               1997               1996                1997               1996
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<S>                                                    <C>                     <C>               <C>                <C>

Net product sales                                            $92,122            $31,508            $206,496           $105,775
Royalty revenue (Note 3)                                       1,071              1,598               2,328              5,992
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Net revenues                                                  93,193             33,106             208,824            111,767

Cost of sales                                                 70,558             21,811             137,891             74,578
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              22,635             11,295              70,933             37,189
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Expenses:
   Marketing, general and administrative                      12,416             13,870              35,307             40,852
   Research and development                                   10,069              8,073              31,014             24,569
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              22,485             21,943              66,321             65,421
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income (loss) from operations                                    150            (10,648)              4,612            (28,232)
Other income and expense:
     Income from litigation settlement                          ----              2,000                ----              2,000
   Interest income                                             1,212                681               3,866              1,522
   Interest expense                                           (2,462)            (2,557)             (7,587)            (6,850)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              (1,250)               124              (3,721)            (3,328)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
     and extraordinary loss from early
     extinguishment of debt                                   (1,100)           (10,524)                891            (31,560)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision (benefit) for income taxes                            (363)            (3,578)                294            (11,210)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) before extraordinary loss
     from early extinguishment of debt                         ($737)           ($6,946)               $597           ($20,350)

Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt,
     net of income tax benefit of $598                          ----               ----               ----             ($1,062)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net income (loss)                                                ($737)         ($6,946)              $597            ($21,412)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net income (loss) per common and 
 common equivalent share - primary:
     Income (loss) before extraordinary item                  ($0.04)             ($0.36)            $0.03               ($1.05)
     Extraordinary item                                         ----                     ----         ----               ($0.06)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net income (loss) per common share                            ($0.04)             ($0.36)            $0.03               ($1.11)
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Weighted average common and common
   equivalent shares outstanding                                19,796              19,463           20,408                19,376
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</TABLE>


                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.


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                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

                                                 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                    1997               1996
                                                 ------------------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                               $597          ($21,412)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
 to net cash provided by (used in)
 operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                      19,840            20,356
    Provision for doubtful accounts and OEM
      customer returns                                  6,596            13,328
    Deferred taxes                                     (3,663)           (7,044)
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Receivables                                     (39,786)           (2,598)
      Inventories                                      (3,029)          (39,389)
      Income taxes receivable                          18,227           (12,660)
      Other current assets                               (405)           12,377
      Accounts payable                                 12,552             6,720
      Income taxes payable                                344              (464)
      Accrued expenses                                     91             3,604
      Deferred income and distributor reserves          2,230            (8,400)
      Other assets                                        529            (3,260)
                                                -------------------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) 
 operating activities                                  14,123           (38,842)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Prepayments for product purchases                     (10,000)          (10,000)
Reduction in prepayments for product purchases         19,347            13,393
Purchases of property and equipment, net               (8,894)           (9,535)
Purchases of investments                              (28,478)             ----
Proceeds from redemption of investments                49,513              ----
                                                -------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                  21,488            (6,142)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of 5.5% convertible
 subordinated notes                                     ----            126,500
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                ----              5,500
Repayments of long-term debt and capitalized
  lease obligations                                    (2,360)          (77,492)
Tax benefit from stock option exercises                 1,556               382
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock              3,941             2,060
                                                -------------------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities               3,137            56,950
                                                -------------------------------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                  38,748            11,966
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       65,712            44,334
                                                -------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $ 104,460           $56,300
                                                -------------------------------

FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES NOT AFFECTING CASH
Capital lease obligations incurred                      ----             $3,179

                           
                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.




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                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1997



1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of Cyrix Corporation
and  subsidiaries  ("the  Company" or "Cyrix")  have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information.
Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and footnotes  required
by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.
In the  opinion  of  management,  all  adjustments,  consisting  only of  normal
recurring  adjustments,  considered  necessary for a fair presentation have been
included.  Results of operations for the periods  presented are not  necessarily
indicative  of the  results  that may be  expected  for the fiscal  year  ending
December 31, 1997. These  consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in
conjunction with the audited  consolidated  financial  statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996,  and notes thereto  included in the Company's Form
10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 10, 1997
and the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 16, 1997.

         The  Company  uses a 52/53  week  fiscal  year  that  ends on or  about
December 31 and 13/14 week fiscal  quarters  that end on or about March 31, June
30 and September 30. The accompanying  financial statements have been labeled as
though the Company's  accounting  periods ended on the respective  calendar year
ended  December 31 and the fiscal  quarter ended  September 30. Fiscal year 1996
ended December 29, 1996,  the third fiscal  quarter of 1997 ended  September 28,
1997, and the third fiscal  quarter of 1996 ended  September 29, 1996. The third
fiscal quarters of 1997 and 1996 were each 13-week fiscal quarters.

         In February  1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 128,  "Earnings  Per
Share" which becomes  effective for the Company's  1997  consolidated  financial
statements  beginning in the fourth quarter of 1997. SFAS No. 128 will eliminate
the disclosure of primary  earnings per share which includes the dilutive effect
of stock  options,  warrants and other  convertible  securities  ("Common  Stock
Equivalents")  and instead  requires  reporting  of "basic"  earnings per share,
which will exclude Common Stock Equivalents.  Additionally, SFAS No. 128 changes
the  methodology  for fully  diluted  earnings per share.  In the opinion of the
Company's  management,  it is not  anticipated  that  the  adoption  of this new
accounting  standard  will have a material  effect on the reported  earnings per
share of the Company.

 2.      EARNINGS PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE

         Earnings  per  common  and  common  equivalent  share are  computed  by
dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and
dilutive common stock equivalents  outstanding  during each period.  During each
period  presented,  common stock options were the only common stock  equivalents
outstanding.  The dilutive  effects of common stock  equivalents  are calculated
using the treasury stock method.  Common stock  equivalents  are not included in
the  computation  of earnings per share for any period in which their  inclusion
would have the effect of increasing  the earnings per share amount or decreasing
the loss per share amount otherwise computed.

3.       ROYALTY REVENUE

         During the third fiscal quarters ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, the
Company received royalty revenue in the amount of $1.1 million and $1.6 million,
respectively,  from  Texas  Instruments  Incorporated  ("TI")  and  SGS  Thomson
Microelectronics,  Inc. ("SGS") based on sales of licensed products.  During the
first nine months of fiscal 1997 and 1996,  respectively,  the Company  received
royalty revenue of approximately $2.3 million and $6.0 million.

4.       LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

         In May 1996,  the Company  issued  $126.5  million of 5.5%  convertible
subordinated  notes ("notes") due June 1, 2001. The notes are  convertible  into
shares of the Company's  common stock at the  conversion  rate of 25.1572 shares
per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $39.75
per share). The notes are subordinated to present and future senior indebtedness
of the Company,  and the notes are  redeemable at the option of the Company,  in
whole or in part, on or after June 1, 1999.  Interest  payments of approximately
$3.5 million are due each June 1 and December 1 until maturity.

         In September 1996, the Company signed a financing agreement whereby its
existing 9% note payable with a remaining  principal balance of $2.6 million was
replaced  by a $5.5  million  8.875%  note  payable  collateralized  by land and
buildings  located  in  Richardson,  Texas.  The note is being  repaid  in equal
monthly  installments  of $45,686  through  October  1, 2006 with the  remaining
principal and interest payable on November 1, 2006.

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         The Company has financed  certain land,  buildings and equipment  under
financing agreements which contain restrictive  covenants including  restriction
on dividends,  additional debt and certain other  transactions and which include
the  maintenance of certain net worth,  net income per quarter,  working capital
and other financial ratios.

5.       COMMITMENTS

         The Company has entered into two manufacturing agreements with IBM. The
Company entered into the first of such agreements (the "original"  agreement) on
April 8,  1994.  The  original  agreement  provides  for IBM's  Microelectronics
division  to  manufacture  specified  quantities  of  wafers  of  Cyrix-designed
products for sale to Cyrix  through  December 1999 at defined  prices.  Cyrix is
responsible for the total production  costs (including  equipment costs) of such
specified quantities of products irrespective of the number of products actually
ordered  by  the  Company.   Cyrix  made  a  capital  equipment   investment  of
approximately  $88  million in an IBM  manufacturing  facility  pursuant  to the
original  agreement.  The  depreciation  expense  associated  with such  capital
equipment,  which Cyrix owns,  is  reimbursed to the Company by IBM on a monthly
basis.  In the event of expiration or termination  of the original  agreement by
either party,  IBM has the option to purchase this capital  equipment from Cyrix
at its then net book value,  if any. Also,  Cyrix made  prepayments  for product
purchases of  approximately  $30 million  during fiscal 1994, $30 million during
fiscal  1995,  $10  million on January 1, 1996 and $10 million on April 1, 1997.
One  additional  prepayment  of $10  million is due on  January  1,  1998.  Such
prepayments will be credited to Cyrix as it purchases wafers from IBM at defined
prices  during  the period  from July 1, 1995  through  December  31,  1999.  In
addition to supplying microprocessors to Cyrix, IBM has the right to manufacture
an equivalent amount of wafers of Cyrix-designed  products for use internally or
to sell on an OEM basis.  The Company has submitted  purchase  orders to IBM for
further purchases of wafers during the fourth fiscal quarter of 1997 and expects
to continue to purchase wafers under this agreement through December 1999.

         The Company entered into a second  agreement (the "foundry"  agreement)
with  IBM  on  May  17,  1996.  The  foundry  agreement   specifies  that  IBM's
Microelectronics   division  manufacture  additional  quantities  of  wafers  of
Cyrix-designed  products  for sale to Cyrix  through  December  1997 at  defined
prices.  The foundry  agreement  originally  provided that the Company  purchase
wafers  totaling  approximately  $45  million  during the  second  half of 1996.
Although the foundry agreement  specified  significant  penalties if the Company
did not purchase the entire commitment under the foundry agreement,  the Company
negotiated a reduction in the  commitment  due to the lower than expected  sales
volume in 1996 without  incurring  significant  penalties.  At the end of fiscal
1996, the Company had outstanding purchase  commitments for 1997; however,  such
commitments  could be canceled  without  penalty within the terms of the foundry
agreement.  The Company continued to purchase wafers under the foundry agreement
in first fiscal quarter 1997; however, the Company did not purchase wafers under
the agreement in the second and third fiscal quarters of 1997 and has no current
plans to purchase  wafers under the  agreement in the fourth  fiscal  quarter of
1997.


     6.   CONTINGENCIES

MICROPROCESSOR LITIGATION

         Since March 1992, the Company and Intel Corporation ("Intel") have been
engaged  in  litigation  related  to  certain  of the  Company's  microprocessor
products.  On January 21, 1994, the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas,  Sherman  Division ruled in favor of the Company with respect
to  microprocessor  products  which were made and sold to the Company by certain
Intel   licensees,   SGS-Thomson   Microelectronics,   Inc.  ("SGS")  and  Texas
Instruments  ("TI").  Intel appealed the ruling on April 8, 1994. On December 8,
1994, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's
January 21,  1994  ruling.  On December  23,  1994,  Intel filed a petition  for
reconsideration  of that  decision  and a motion for  rehearing EN BANC with the
Court of Appeals. In February 1995, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
denied Intel's motion for a rehearing EN BANC.

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         On January 24, 1994,  the United States  District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Sherman Division began to try the Company's  allegations that
Intel violated  certain  antitrust  statutes and misused its patents and Intel's
allegations that the Company infringed certain Intel patents.  Effective January
31,  1994,  the Company and Intel  entered  into a  settlement  agreement  which
provides  for the  dismissal  of the claims  which were to be  litigated  in the
January 24, 1994 trial. Pursuant to the settlement agreement,  Intel granted the
Company a fully  paid-up,  irrevocable  license  under claims 2 and 6 of Intel's
United States patent 4,972,338 ("the Crawford  patent") and certain other system
patents for products sold after January 31, 1994. Intel also  acknowledged  that
products  purchased by the Company from certain  licensees  exhaust Intel device
claims including claim 1 of the Crawford patent.  Further, Intel paid $5 million
to the  Company.  The  Company  and Intel  agreed  that if the  January 21, 1994
ruling,  insofar as it relates to SGS, was reversed after final  adjudication or
was remanded for additional findings and subsequently reversed so that Cyrix did
not have a right to use claims 2 and 6 of the  Crawford  patent based on the SGS
license,  Cyrix  would  return  the $5 million  plus  interest  to Intel.  Cyrix
deferred  recognition as income of the $5 million settlement payment received in
February  1994 until final  resolution  of this issue.  Intel  agreed to pay the
Company an  additional  $5 million if the January 21, 1994 SGS ruling was upheld
after final  adjudication.  As noted previously,  in December 1994, the Court of
Appeals for the Federal  Circuit  upheld the district  court's  January 21, 1994
ruling and later denied  Intel's motion for a rehearing EN BANC. The time period
during which Intel had the right to appeal the case to the United States Supreme
Court expired  without such appeal,  and the Company  received the additional $5
million settlement payment in the second quarter of 1995. Therefore, the Company
recognized settlement income of $10 million in the second quarter of 1995.

         As part of the  settlement  agreement,  the Company and Intel agreed to
litigate in the United States District Court for the Eastern  District of Texas,
Sherman  Division,  whether  products  manufactured by SGS affiliates  under the
"have-made"  provision in the SGS-Intel  license,  sold to SGS, and then sold to
the Company fall within the scope of the SGS license.  On December 30, 1994, the
district court ruled that SGS was licensed by Intel to exercise have-made rights
by  having  third  parties  (including  SGS  affiliates)  manufacture  and  sell
microprocessors  to Cyrix free of claims of patent  infringement by Intel. Intel
appealed the ruling on March 7, 1995. On March 5, 1996, the Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's December 1994 ruling. On March
18, 1996 Intel filed a petition for a rehearing of that  decision with the Court
of Appeals.  In April 1996, the Court of Appeals  denied Intel's  petition for a
rehearing.  The time period  during which Intel had the right to appeal the case
to the United States Supreme Court expired without such appeal,  and the Company
received  a $1  million  settlement  payment on July 30,  1996.  Therefore,  the
Company recognized settlement income of $1 million in the third quarter of 1996.

         Similarly,  the  Company  and Intel  agreed to  litigate  in the United
States  District  Court for the  Eastern  District of Texas,  Sherman  Division,
whether IBM is licensed under claim 1 of the Crawford patent when  manufacturing
products  that are  primarily  designed by the  Company.  On April 5, 1994,  the
district  court granted IBM's motion to intervene,  and on December 8, 1994, the
district  court ruled that IBM was  licensed by Intel to act as a  semiconductor
foundry for Cyrix free of claims of patent infringement by Intel. Intel appealed
the ruling on March 7,  1995.  On March 5,  1996,  the Court of Appeals  for the
Federal Circuit  affirmed the district  court's  December 1994 ruling.  The time
period  during which Intel had the right to appeal the case to the United States
Supreme Court expired without such appeal, and the Company received a $1 million
settlement  payment  on  July  30,  1996.  Therefore,   the  Company  recognized
settlement income of $1 million in the third quarter of 1996.


CREATIVE LABS LITIGATION

         On March 17, 1997,  Creative Labs,  Inc.  ("Creative")  filed an action
against Cyrix Corporation,  Compaq Corporation, and Tiger Direct, Inc. ("Tiger")
in the US  District  Court for the  Northern  District  of  California,  Oakland
Division, alleging that each had sold and/or marketed products incorporating the
Company's  MediaGXTM  processor  and that such  processor,  when  operated  with
Microsoft's Windows 95 software, caused the computers in which the products were
installed to indicate that a Sound Blaster card was installed in the system when
in fact no such card was installed. Additionally,  Creative claimed that certain
of Creative's  proprietary  applet  software were  inappropriately  available on
Cyrix's  internet web page.  Creative  sought a temporary  restraining  order to
prevent Cyrix and the other companies  named in the suit from shipping  products
which caused  systems to identify its sound device as a Sound Blaster sound card
and to prevent  further  use of  Creative's  applet  software  in the  Company's
internet web page. A temporary  restraining  order granted on March 28, 1997 was
partially  vacated after a preliminary  injunction  hearing on May 2, 1997 in an
order  issued by the Court on May 7, 1997.  In an order  issued on June 5, 1997,
the Court found that Creative  agreed in its licensing  agreement with Microsoft
to allow its  driver to be used with  non-Creative  hardware  and that  Creative
cannot  use  trademark  law as a means  of  restricting  others'  rights  to use
Creative drivers.  However, the Court also found that if Creative provided Cyrix
with a  "de-labeled"  driver  that is  "functionally  equivalent"  to the driver
licensed by Microsoft,  Cyrix should use that driver. On July 3, 1997,  Creative
filed its notice of appeal to the 9th  Circuit  Court of Appeals and Cyrix filed
its notice on July 15, 1997 of  cross-appeal.  Due to deficiencies in Creative's

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motion to appeal,  Creative  subsequently  filed a motion to dismiss  its appeal
without  prejudice with the intent to re-file its appeal properly.  On September
30, 1997,  the Court of Appeals denied  Creative's  motion to dismiss its appeal
without prejudice which effectively  dismissed  Creative's appeal. A hearing has
been  scheduled  on  December  5, 1997 in District  Court to  determine  whether
Creative and Cyrix have complied with the June 5th order  regarding the use of a
"de-labeled" driver.

         The Company has taken actions that it believes satisfy the requirements
of the preliminary  injunction  order.  The Company has also agreed to indemnify
Tiger with  regard to this  action  and Tiger has  tendered  its  defense to the
Company. The ultimate outcome of this litigation cannot presently be determined;
however,  the Company intends to defend the actions  vigorously and believes the
ultimate  outcome  will not have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  financial
condition or overall trends in the results of operations of the Company.

INTEL LITIGATION

         On May 13, 1997,  Cyrix filed in the United States  District  Court for
the Eastern  District of Texas,  Sherman  Division,  CYRIX  CORPORATION V. INTEL
CORPORATION,  seeking a judgment that Intel  infringes  U.S.  Patents  5,630,143
entitled  "Microprocessor  With Externally  Controllable  power  Management" and
5,560,149  entitled  "Pipelined  Processor  With Register  Renaming  Hardware to
Accommodate Multiple Size Registers",  as well as a permanent injunction against
further  infringement and unspecified  damages for Intel's  infringement.  Intel
filed its answer July 3, 1997. The case is now in the early stages of discovery.
The ultimate outcome of this litigation cannot presently be determined; however,
the Company  believes  the  ultimate  outcome  will not have a material  adverse
effect on the financial condition or overall trends in the results of operations
of the Company.


PENDING MERGER

         On July 28, 1997 Cyrix  Corporation  signed a definitive  Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with National Semiconductor  Corporation
("National").  In addition to focusing on high performance microprocessors,  the
merger will allow the combined companies to develop system-on-a-chip  technology
for  the  rapidly  growing  entry-level  PC,  Net-PC  and  information-appliance
markets.

         Under the terms of the Merger  Agreement,  each  share of Cyrix  common
stock will be exchanged for .825 shares of National  common stock.  Based on the
closing price of Cyrix's  shares on November 6, 1997, the aggregate  value of
the transaction to Cyrix stockholders is approximately $586 million.

         The merger was approved by the Board of Directors of both companies and
has  cleared  review by the U.S.  Federal  Trade  Commission  under  the  filing
requirements of the  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvements Act of 1976. The
companies'  combined Proxy  Statement and  Prospectus  cleared the review of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  October  16,  1997 and was  mailed to
stockholders  on October  17,  1997.  The merger  must still be  approved by the
stockholders of Cyrix  Corporation and a special meeting of the stockholders has
been scheduled for November 17, 1997. Upon approval by the  stockholders,  it is
expected that the  transaction  will be completed  immediately  thereafter.  The
transaction  is intended to be accounted for as a "pooling of interests"  and to
qualify as a tax-free exchange of shares.

         As part of the Merger  Agreement,  Cyrix has granted National an option
to acquire up to 19.9 percent of the outstanding Cyrix common stock, exercisable
in certain circumstances. In addition, certain Cyrix officers and directors have
entered into an agreement with  National,  pursuant to which they have agreed to
vote the Cyrix shares owned or controlled by them in favor of the merger.

         There can be no assurances that such merger will be approved.


OTHER MATTERS

         The Company is a defendant in various  other actions which arose in the
normal  course  of  business.  In  the  opinion  of  management,   the  ultimate
disposition  of these other matters will not have a material  adverse  effect on
the  financial  condition or overall  trends in the results of operations of the
Company.



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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following  table  sets  forth  items  from  Cyrix's   Consolidated
Statements of Income as percentages of net revenues:
<TABLE>

                                                        FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,     NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                             1997               1996               1997               1996
<S>                                                   <C>                <C>                <C>                <C> 
                                                       ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
           Net product sales                                   98.9  %    95.2          %            98.9  %           94.6  %
           Royalty revenue                                      1.1       4.8                         1.1               5.4
                                                       -------------      -------------      -------------      ------------
           Net revenues                                       100.0       100.0                     100.0             100.0
           Cost of sales                                       75.7              65.9                66.0              66.7
           Marketing, general and administrative               13.3              41.9                16.9              36.6
           Research and development                            10.8              24.4                14.9              22.0
                                                       -------------      -------------      -------------      ------------
           Income (loss) from operations                        0.2             (32.2)                2.2             (25.3)
           Net interest expense                                (1.4)             (5.7)               (1.8)             (4.8)
           Income from litigation settlement                    0.0                6.0                0.0               1.8
                                                       -------------      -------------      -------------      ------------
           Income (loss) before provision for income
              taxes and extraordinary loss from early
              extinguishment of debt                          ( 1.2)             (31.8)               0.4             (28.2)
           Provision (benefit) for income taxes                (0.4)             (10.8)               0.1             (10.0)
                                                       -------------      -------------      -------------      ------------
           Net income (loss) before extraordinary
              loss from early extinguishment of debt           (0.8)             (21.0)               0.3             (18.2)
                                                       -------------      -------------      -------------      ------------
           Extraordinary loss from early
              extinguishment of debt                            0.0                0.0                0.0              (1.0)
                                                       =============      =============      =============      ============
           Net income (loss)                                   (0.8) %          (21.0)  %             0.3  %          (19.2) %
                                                       =============      =============      =============      ============

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         NET REVENUES.  Net product sales of $92.1 million for the third quarter
of fiscal 1997  increased 192% compared with $31.5 million for the third quarter
of fiscal 1996.  Net product  sales of $206.5  million for the nine months ended
September  30, 1997  increased  95%  compared  with $105.8  million for the same
period of fiscal 1996.  Processor unit shipments for the quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 1997 increased by 323% and 100%, respectively, compared with
unit shipments of the same periods of fiscal 1996.  During the nine months ended
September 30, 1997, sales of MediaGXTM accounted for approximately 30% and sales
of 6x86TM and 6x86MXTM  microprocessors  accounted for  approximately 68% of the
Company's net product sales; sales of 6x86TM and 5x86TM microprocessors
represented  over 90% of the  Company's net product sales during the same period
of 1996. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996,  revenue from the sale
of computer  systems  accounted for less than 10% of the revenue for the period.
The Company discontinued the computer systems business in 1996. Net revenues for
the quarter and nine months ended  September  30, 1997 included $1.1 million and
$2.3 million of royalty payments, respectively. Net revenues for the quarter and
nine months ended  September  30, 1996 included $1.6 million and $6.0 million of
royalty  payments,  respectively.  Royalties are received from Texas Instruments
and SGS-Thomson based upon sales of products licensed to them by the Company.

         Sales of processors to international  customers constituted 64% and 68%
of  processor  product  sales in the third  quarters  of  fiscal  1997 and 1996,
respectively.  Sales of processors to international customer constituted 62% and
58% of processor  product sales in the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 and
1996,  respectively.  Sales of  processors to  international  customers are made
primarily to customers in Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.

         Revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 1997 increased  compared to the
second quarter of fiscal 1997 primarily due to increased demand for the 6x86MXTM
and MediaGXTM  products due to several factors:  continued market acceptance for
both the 6x86MXTM and MediaGXiTM  products,  increased  product  availability at
higher speed grades than in the second quarter of 1997 as production  ramped, as
well as seasonal  increase in demand as PC makers built  inventory  for "back to
school" and other seasonal promotions.  In addition,  the 6x86TM non-MMX product
contributed  significantly to the increased revenues in the third fiscal quarter
comprising  approximately  a third of the total revenue.  Essentially all of the
Company's older 6x86TM non-MMX product was sold in the third quarter of 1997.

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         During the first fiscal quarter of 1997, Cyrix introduced its MediaGXTM
processor,  which  incorporates  many of the  functions  performed by peripheral
components  of   traditional   PCs  into  the  processor  and  allows   computer
manufacturers  to sell  complete  personal  computers at retail prices under one
thousand  dollars.  Since the MediaGXTM  processor  requires a motherboard  that
differs from the industry  standard  motherboard,  the product's success is also
dependent upon personal  computer  manufacturers who have the ability and desire
to market a personal computer that uses such non-standard  components.  Although
the  Company  has been  able to sell  significant  quantities  of its  MediaGXTM
product,  continued  revenue and margin growth will be dependent  upon obtaining
additional  customers  for the product and  minimizing  the  declines in average
sales prices over the remainder of the product's life cycle.

         GROSS MARGINS.  The Company's  gross margin  increased to $22.6 million
for the third fiscal  quarter of 1997 from $11.3  million for the same period of
1996. The Company's gross margin  increased to $70.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1997 from $37.2 million for the same period of 1996.

         The  Company's  gross margin  decreased to 25% in the third  quarter of
fiscal 1997 from 37% in the second  quarter of fiscal 1997  primarily due to the
low  margins  realized  on the 6x86TM  non-MMX  product in the third  quarter of
fiscal 1997 as the Company sold the bulk of the remaining  older product.  These
lower margins offset the higher margins of the Company's other product lines.

         Quarterly  growth,  if  any,  in  the  Company's  gross  margin  in the
remainder of fiscal 1997 is dependent  upon the continued  market  acceptance of
its MediaGXTM  and 6x86MXTM  processors.  Risks  associated  with  enhancing the
designs  of,  ramping  production  of,  and  obtaining  sales  orders  for  such
microprocessors  are discussed in NET REVENUES (above),  RELIANCE ON THIRD-PARTY
MANUFACTURERS (below) and PRODUCT TRANSITIONS (below).

         MARKETING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  Marketing, general and
administrative  expenses  for the third  quarters  of fiscal  1997 and 1996 were
$12.4  million  and  $13.9  million,   respectively.   Marketing,   general  and
administrative  expenses for the nine months ended  September  30, 1997 and 1996
were $35.3  million  and $40.9  million,  respectively.  Marketing,  general and
administrative expenses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1997
decreased  compared  with the same  period of  fiscal  1996  primarily  due to a
decline in sales and marketing  expenses  associated with the personal  computer
systems business from which the Company withdrew in 1996.

         RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT   EXPENSES.   The  Company's   research  and
development  expenses for the third fiscal  quarters of 1997 and 1996 were $10.1
million and $8.1 million,  respectively.  The Company's research and development
expenses for the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996 were $31 million
and $24.6  million,  respectively.  The  increase  of research  and  development
expenses in the quarter and nine months ended  September  30, 1997 compared with
the same  period of 1996 was  attributable  to the  expansion  of the  Company's
engineering  staff,  design  equipment  and  prototype  expenses  to support the
development of multiple microprocessor products. The Company intends to continue
to  increase  its  research  and  development  expenses  in an effort to enhance
existing products and develop technologically advanced products.

         NET INTEREST  EXPENSE.  Interest  expense for the fiscal  quarter ended
September  30, 1997  decreased to $2.5 million  compared to $2.6 million for the
same period of fiscal 1996. Interest expense for the nine months ended September
30, 1997 increased to $7.6 million  compared to $6.9 million for the same fiscal
period of fiscal 1996.  Interest  income for the fiscal quarter ended  September
30, 1997 increased to $1.2 million compared to  approximately  $681 thousand for
the same  period of fiscal  1996.  Interest  income  for the nine  months  ended
September  30, 1997  increased to $3.9 million  compared to  approximately  $1.5
million for the same period of fiscal 1996. The increase in interest expense for
fiscal 1997 to date as compared to the similar period from 1996 is due primarily
to higher loan balances  partially  offset by lower interest rates. The increase
in interest  income is due primarily to higher cash and  investment  balances in
the first nine months of 1997,  $97 million  average  cash  balance for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997,  compared to the first nine months of 1996, $50
million average cash balance for the nine months ended September 30, 1996.

         PROVISION  (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES.  The Company's  effective tax 
rate was 33% and 36% in the nine months ended September 30,  1997 and 1996,
respectively.

OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

         RELIANCE ON THIRD-PARTY MANUFACTURERS.  All of the Company's processors
produced in 1996 and the first nine months of 1997 were manufactured and sold to
the Company by IBM. The  Company's  6x86MXTM and MediaGXTM  microprocessors  are
more   complex   than   its   earlier   generation   microprocessors   and  such
microprocessors   require  more  advanced  manufacturing  processes  than  those
required for the Company's previous products. Further, there can be no assurance
that Cyrix  will be able to  successfully  ramp and  sustain  production  of its
MediaGXTM and 6x86MXTM  products at IBM without  experiencing  yield problems or
performance issues in the remainder of fiscal 1997 and beyond.

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         The Company's reliance on third party manufacturers  creates risks that
the  Company  will not be able to  obtain  capacity  to meet  its  manufacturing
requirements,  will not be able to obtain products with  acceptable  performance
and  cost,  will not have  access  to  necessary  process  technologies  and the
possible  breakdown  in the  relationship  with the  third-party  manufacturers.
Further,  the Company has licensed some of its intellectual  property to SGS and
IBM to obtain  access to specified  levels of  manufacturing  capacity,  and the
Company  could be  required to license  more of its  intellectual  property  and
product rights and  proprietary  technology to obtain  additional  manufacturing
capacity.  Thus, the Company  currently faces  competition from IBM and may also
face additional  competition from SGS in the future.  The Company's  reliance on
third party  manufacturers could have a material adverse affect on the Company's
revenues and operating results.

         SEASONALITY OF BUSINESS. In general,  Cyrix's revenue would be expected
to follow the seasonal trends of the personal  computer and related  industries,
which reflect the lowest revenue in the second quarter, modest revenue growth in
the third quarter as PC makers build inventory for "back to school"  promotions,
and  strong  revenues  in the  fourth  and first  quarters  as PC  makers  build
inventory  for holiday  and  post-holiday  promotions.  This  seasonal  trend is
expected to continue.

         Although Cyrix's  revenues have been affected  somewhat by the seasonal
trends  described  above,  other  factors  including  the timing of new  product
introduction, product life cycles, product availability, and competitive factors
have had a greater impact on revenues.

         PRODUCT TRANSITIONS.  Once current microprocessor products have been in
the  market  place  for a period  of time and  begin to be  replaced  by  higher
performance microprocessors (whether of the Company's or a competitor's design),
the Company  expects the price of such  earlier  generation  microprocessors  to
decline and net sales and gross margins of such microprocessors to decrease.  In
order to  continue  to  maintain  its then  current  gross  margin and levels of
revenue  growth,  if any,  the  Company  will  therefore  be required to design,
develop and  successfully  commercialize  next generation  microprocessors  in a
timely  manner.  Although the Company is  committed  to its product  development
efforts,  there can be no  assurance  that the Company will be able to introduce
new products quickly enough to avoid adverse revenue transition  patterns during
future product transitions.

         During  the first and  second  quarters  of 1997,  respectively,  Cyrix
introduced its MediaGXTM processor and its 6x86MXTM processor, which contributed
to the decline in prices and margins for its 6x86TM  processors  throughout  the
nine months ended September 30, 1997. If the MediaGXTM and 6x86MXTM  products do
not offer performance,  features and pricing attractive to the personal computer
industry,  the Company  may build  excess  inventory  or  experience  net losses
similar to those incurred in fiscal 1996. Additionally, Intel and several of the
Company's other competitors have  substantially  greater  financial,  technical,
manufacturing  and marketing  resources  than the Company and they may introduce
new  microprocessor  designs  with  features or  performance  that exceed  those
contained  in  the  Company's  new  products.  The  success  of  future  product
transition will continue to be dependent upon several factors including, but not
limited to, the following:  Cyrix may experience  performance  difficulties with
the new product designs;  Cyrix may not be able to successfully  ramp production
of new products at IBM or other  qualified  foundries  without yield problems or
other performance issues; and personal computer manufacturers may not design the
Company's  new products  into their  notebook and desktop  computers in a timely
manner or  purchase  the  Company's  products  in the  volumes and at the prices
necessary to offset the  declining  market,  average  selling  prices and profit
margins of the Company's microprocessors.

         PURCHASE  COMMITMENTS.  The Company has entered into two  manufacturing
agreements  with IBM. The Company entered into the first of such agreements (the
"original"  agreement)  on April 8, 1994.  The original  agreement  provides for
IBM's Microelectronics division to manufacture specified quantities of wafers of
Cyrix-designed  products  for sale to Cyrix  through  December  1999 at  defined
prices. Cyrix is responsible for the total production costs (including equipment
costs) of such specified  quantities of products  irrespective  of the number of
products  actually  ordered  by the  Company.  Cyrix  made a  capital  equipment
investment  of  approximately  $88  million  in an  IBM  manufacturing  facility
pursuant to the original  agreement.  The depreciation  expense  associated with
such capital equipment, which Cyrix owns, is reimbursed to the Company by IBM on
a monthly  basis.  In the event of  expiration  or  termination  of the original
agreement by either party, IBM has the option to purchase this capital equipment
from Cyrix at its then net book value, if any. Also,  Cyrix made prepayments for
product  purchases of approximately  $30 million during fiscal 1994, $30 million
during  fiscal 1995,  $10 million on January 1, 1996 and $10 million on April 1,
1997. One additional  prepayment of $10 million is due on January 1, 1998.  Such
prepayments will be credited to Cyrix as it purchases wafers from IBM at defined
prices  during  the period  from July 1, 1995  through  December  31,  1999.  In
addition to supplying microprocessors to Cyrix, IBM has the right to manufacture
an equivalent amount of wafers of Cyrix-designed  products for use internally or
to sell on an OEM basis.  The Company has submitted  purchase  orders to IBM for
further purchases of wafers during the fourth fiscal quarter of 1997 and expects
to continue to purchase wafers under this agreement through December 1999.

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         The Company entered into a second  agreement (the "foundry"  agreement)
with  IBM  on  May  17,  1996.  The  foundry  agreement   specifies  that  IBM's
Microelectronics   division  manufacture  additional  quantities  of  wafers  of
Cyrix-designed  products  for sale to Cyrix  through  December  1997 at  defined
prices.  The foundry  agreement  originally  provided that the Company  purchase
wafers  totaling  approximately  $45  million  during the  second  half of 1996.
Although the foundry agreement  specified  significant  penalties if the Company
did not purchase the entire commitment under the foundry agreement,  the Company
negotiated a reduction in the  commitment  due to the lower than expected  sales
volume in 1996 without  incurring  significant  penalties.  At the end of fiscal
1996, the Company had outstanding purchase  commitments for 1997; however,  such
commitments  could be canceled  without  penalty within the terms of the foundry
agreement.  The Company continued to purchase wafers under the foundry agreement
in first fiscal quarter 1997; however, the Company did not purchase wafers under
the agreement in second and third fiscal  quarters 1997 and has no current plans
to purchase wafers under the agreement in the fourth fiscal quarter of 1997.


         GENERAL.  The markets for the Company's products are characterized by a
highly  competitive and rapidly changing  environment in which operating results
are  subject to the  effects of frequent  product  introductions,  manufacturing
technology  innovations  and rapid  fluctuations  in product  demand.  While the
Company  attempts to identify and respond to these  changes as soon as possible,
prediction of and reaction to such events is difficult.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Cash and cash  equivalents  and short-term  investments  totaled $105.5
million at September  30, 1997 compared with $87.7 million at December 31, 1996.
The Company's primary source of cash in the nine months ended September 30, 1997
was an income tax refund received,  net of payment,  totaling  approximately $18
million,  as well as  increases  in  accounts  payable and other  accruals.  The
primary uses of cash in the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 consisted of a
$10  million   prepayment  for  product   purchases  to  IBM  and  increases  in
receivables, inventories and deferred taxes.

         Cyrix's long-term debt and capitalized lease obligations totaled $136.9
million  and $140.1  million at  September  30,  1997 and  September  30,  1996,
respectively.  Approximately  $2.4 million of such debt is scheduled for payment
during the next twelve months. Additionally, the Company is obligated to make an
interest  payment on the  convertible  subordinated  bonds on  December  1, 1997
totaling  approximately  $3.5 million  dollars.  Cyrix  expects that its current
cash, cash equivalents and investments will be sufficient to fund operations for
the  remainder  of fiscal  1997;  however,  if future cash  requirements  exceed
available cash resources,  the Company may pursue additional  financing.  Due to
the factors noted above and elsewhere in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the Company's future earnings, if
any, and stock price may be subject to significant volatility, particularly on a
quarterly basis. Past financial  performance should not be considered a reliable
indicator of future  performance and investors should not use historical  trends
to anticipate  results or trends in future periods.  Any shortfall in revenue or
earnings  from the  levels  anticipated  by  securities  analysts  could have an
immediate and  significant  effect on the trading price of the Company's  common
stock in any given period.  Also, the Company  participates  in a highly dynamic
industry which often results in volatility of the Company's common stock price.

         See  PENDING  MERGER  in  the  NOTES  TO  THE  CONSOLIDATED   FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS  (above) which, if completed,  will have a significant  impact on the
Company's liquidity and capital resources.



"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATIO
 REFORM ACT OF 1995

         This report contains  forward looking  statements.  The forward looking
statements  with  respect to the  introduction,  availability,  cost,  features,
performance,  customer acceptance and revenue contribution of current and future
products,  including the MediaGXTM and the 6x86MXTM, are subject to engineering,
manufacturing and market acceptance risks.  Engineering difficulties such as the
failure to properly  and timely  design or debug such  products  could delay the
introduction of such products or adversely impact their  performance or customer
acceptance.  Manufacturing  difficulties  such as the failure to obtain required
capacity,  technical  problems with the manufacture of these complex products or
the inability to provide  products at competitive cost to the Company could also
delay the introduction of these products or adversely affect their availability,
cost, features,  performance or customer  acceptance.  Finally, the inability to
achieve sufficient  customer design wins for the products could adversely affect
the  Company's  ability to market them in  quantities  sufficient to achieve its
revenue goals.




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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.      LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         CURRENT LITIGATION

         See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I,
Item 1 for a description  of material  pending  litigation  and certain  related
settlements.

         The final outcome of one or more of the issues subject to litigation as
described  in  Note 6 to the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  could  have a
material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  results  of  operations  during the
remainder of fiscal 1997 or a subsequent period.

         POTENTIAL FUTURE LITIGATION

         The Company believes that Intel has a strategy of protecting its market
share by filing intellectual property lawsuits against its competitors, and that
Intel may assert  additional  patent  infringement  claims  against the Company.
Potential  additional Intel litigation  would likely involve  different  patents
with new combination or system claims. In addition,  new patent applications are
continually  being filed by Intel and by others.  Since  pending  United  States
patent  applications are confidential until patents are issued, it is impossible
to ascertain all potential patent infringement claims. If the Company is alleged
to infringe one or more patents,  it may seek a license to the patent.  However,
there can be no assurance that a license will be available on reasonable  terms.
In such event, the Company may be forced to litigate the matter. The damages and
legal and other  expenses  of any  resulting  litigation  could  have a material
adverse effect on future operations.



ITEM 5.      OTHER INFORMATION

         On July 28, 1997 Cyrix  Corporation  signed a definitive  Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with National Semiconductor  Corporation
("National").   The  merger  will  allow  the  combined   companies  to  develop
system-on-a-chip  technology for the rapidly growing  entry-level PC, Net-PC and
information-appliance markets.

         Under the terms of the Merger  Agreement,  each  share of Cyrix  common
stock will be exchanged for .825 shares of National  common stock.  Based on the
closing price of Cyrix's  shares on November 6, 1997, the aggregate  value of
the transaction to Cyrix stockholders is approximately $586 million.

         The merger was approved by the Board of Directors of both companies and
has  cleared  review by the U.S.  Federal  Trade  Commission  under  the  filing
requirements of the  Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvements Act of 1976. The
companies'  combined Proxy  Statement and  Prospectus  cleared the review of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  October  16,  1997 and was  mailed to
stockholders  on October  17,  1997.  The merger  must still be  approved by the
stockholders of Cyrix  Corporation and a special meeting of the stockholders has
been scheduled for November 17, 1997. Upon approval by the  stockholders,  it is
expected that the  transaction  will be completed  immediately  thereafter.  The
transaction  is intended to be accounted for as a "pooling of interests"  and to
qualify as a tax-free exchange of shares.


         As part of the Merger  Agreement,  Cyrix has granted National an option
to acquire up to 19.9 percent of the outstanding Cyrix common stock, exercisable
in certain circumstances. In addition, certain Cyrix officers and directors have
entered into an agreement with  National,  pursuant to which they have agreed to
vote the Cyrix shares owned or controlled by them in favor of the merger.

         There can be no assurances that such merger will be approved.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

        a.   Exhibit 11.      Earnings per Common and Common Equivalent Share

        b.  On October 17,  1997,  the Company  filed a report on Form 8-K
            incorporating  the October 16, 1997 press  release  announcing
            the Company's results for the quarterly period ended September
            30, 1997.




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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            Cyrix Corporation


Date:  November 12, 1997                    By:     /s/ James W. Swent, III
                                                   --------------------------
                                                        James W. Swent, III
                                                Senior Vice President of Finance
                                                         and Administration
                                                   (Principal Financial Officer)



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                              
      Exhibit                                                    
      Number            Description                                    
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

       11               Earnings per Common and Common Equivalent Share

       27               FDS





                                   EXHIBIT 11


                       CYRIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER
                       COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

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                                                  FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,         NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                        1997                 1996                  1997                 1996
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                    <C>                  <C>                <C>   

Weighted average common shares outstanding
                                                       19,796                19,463               19,683                 19,376
Incremental shares related to assumed
 exercise of stock options                             ------                ------                  725                 ------
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted average common and common
 equivalent shares                                     19,796                19,463               20,408                 19,376
                                                 ===============================================================================

Income (loss) before extraordinary item                 ($737)              ($6,946)                $597               ($20,350)

Extraordinary loss from early
 extinguishment of debt                                ------                ------               ------                ($1,062)
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------    

Net income (loss)                                       ($737)              ($6,946)                $597               ($21,412)
                                                 ===============================================================================

Earnings (loss) per common and common
 equivalent share - primary:
   Income (loss) before extraordinary item             ($0.04)               ($0.36)               $0.03                 ($1.05)
   Extraordinary item                                  ------                ------               ------                  (0.06)
                                                 ===============================================================================
   Net income (loss)                                   ($0.04)               ($0.36)               $0.03                 ($1.11)
                                                 ===============================================================================

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<ARTICLE>                     5                      
<MULTIPLIER>              1,000   
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>          DEC-28-1997
<PERIOD-START>             DEC-30-1997
<PERIOD-END>               SEP-28-1997
<CASH>                         104,460
<SECURITIES>                     1,000               
<RECEIVABLES>                   60,981
<ALLOWANCES>                    11,801
<INVENTORY>                     27,461
<CURRENT-ASSETS>               229,295
<PP&E>                         156,707
<DEPRECIATION>                  82,068
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 318,047
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           51,565
<BONDS>                        136,870
                0
                          0
<COMMON>                            81
<OTHER-SE>                     128,938
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   318,047
<SALES>                        206,496
<TOTAL-REVENUES>               208,824
<CGS>                          137,891
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   66,321
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                 6,596
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>               7,587
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    891
<INCOME-TAX>                       294
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                597
<DISCONTINUED>                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                      0
<CHANGES>                            0
<NET-INCOME>                       597
<EPS-PRIMARY>                      .03
<EPS-DILUTED>                      .03
        


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