Rise Technology

Rise Technology, was a short lived microprocessor manufacturer that produced the Intel x86 MMX compatible mP6 processor. The Santa Clara, California based company was started by David Lin in 1993 with funding from 15 Taiwanese investors, including UMC, ACER and VIA Technologies. After multiple company restructurings, the mP6 was announced at the end of 1998 and went into small production in 1999. The device was meant for the low-end, low-power se... more

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