It’s outperform Intel Corp or die in what has turned into a vicious no-quarter-given market, and the likes of Cyrix Corp need all the help that they can get. Rather than simply buy the design tools for its next generation processor, it has given Cadence Design Systems Inc a multimillion-dollar contract to work closely with it on the design and provide custom design services to ensure that a set of demanding milestones are met during the development process. Payment will depend on the mile?stones and Cadence will maintain an on-site program manager at Cyrix with a senior member of Cadence’s engineering team serving as the technical leader on the project.
