Exponential Technology eventually failed as a result of the x704 's lack of success .
Some of Exponential Technology 's former employees founded Intrinsity , a start - up that developed a high clock frequency MIPS implementation , FastMath .
Exponential Technology eventually failed as a result of the x704 's lack of success , but some of its former employees founded Intrinsity , a start - up that developed a high clock frequency MIPS implementation , FastMath .