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Cypress Semiconductor Corporation is a Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of Integrated circuit innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech s...
-based semiconductor design and manufacturing company founded by T. J. Rodgers
T. J. Rodgers

Thurman John Rodgers, better known as T.J. Rodgers, is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor. He is known for his public relations acumen, his brash personality, and strong advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism....
 and others from Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is an United States multinational corporation semiconductor industry company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops Central processing unit and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets....
. It was formed in 1982 with backing by Sevin Rosen
Sevin Rosen Funds

Sevin Rosen Funds is a venture capital firm that was established in 1980 by L. J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse....
 and went public
Initial public offering

Initial public offering , also referred to simply as a "public offering" or "flotation," is when a company issues common stock or Share to the public for the first time....
 in 1986. The company initially focused on the design and development of high speed CMOS
CMOS

Complementary metal?oxide?semiconductor , is a major class of integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, Static Random Access Memory, and other digital logic circuits....
 SRAM
SRAM

SRAM can stand for:* Short-Range Attack Missile* Static random access memory* Shadow Random Access Memory* Service r?gional d'admission du Montr?al m?tropolitain...
s, EEPROM
EEPROM

EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed, e.g., calibration tables or device configuration....
s, PAL device
Programmable Array Logic

File:AMD PAL 22V10.jpgThe term Programmable Array Logic is used to describe a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital electrical network introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc....
s, and TTL logic devices. Two years after going public the company switched from the NASDAQ
NASDAQ

The NASDAQ is an United States stock exchange. It is the largest Electronic trading screen-based Stock trading market in the United States....
  to the New York Stock Exchange where it continues to trade under the symbol .






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Cypress Semiconductor Corporation is a Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of Integrated circuit innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech s...
-based semiconductor design and manufacturing company founded by T. J. Rodgers
T. J. Rodgers

Thurman John Rodgers, better known as T.J. Rodgers, is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor. He is known for his public relations acumen, his brash personality, and strong advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism....
 and others from Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is an United States multinational corporation semiconductor industry company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops Central processing unit and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets....
. It was formed in 1982 with backing by Sevin Rosen
Sevin Rosen Funds

Sevin Rosen Funds is a venture capital firm that was established in 1980 by L. J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse....
 and went public
Initial public offering

Initial public offering , also referred to simply as a "public offering" or "flotation," is when a company issues common stock or Share to the public for the first time....
 in 1986. The company initially focused on the design and development of high speed CMOS
CMOS

Complementary metal?oxide?semiconductor , is a major class of integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, Static Random Access Memory, and other digital logic circuits....
 SRAM
SRAM

SRAM can stand for:* Short-Range Attack Missile* Static random access memory* Shadow Random Access Memory* Service r?gional d'admission du Montr?al m?tropolitain...
s, EEPROM
EEPROM

EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed, e.g., calibration tables or device configuration....
s, PAL device
Programmable Array Logic

File:AMD PAL 22V10.jpgThe term Programmable Array Logic is used to describe a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital electrical network introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc....
s, and TTL logic devices. Two years after going public the company switched from the NASDAQ
NASDAQ

The NASDAQ is an United States stock exchange. It is the largest Electronic trading screen-based Stock trading market in the United States....
  to the New York Stock Exchange where it continues to trade under the symbol . Its headquarters are in San Jose, California
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, and it has divisions in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
 as well as fabs in Minnesota and Texas.

Some of its main competitors include Microchip
Microchip

Microchip can also refer to:* Integrated circuit, a set of electronic components on a single unit.* Microchip Technology, a company that makes popular 8, 16 and 32-bit microcontroller lines....
, Integrated Device Technology
Integrated Device Technology

IDT was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California, and operating a Fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components....
, Samsung Electronics, and Xilinx
Xilinx

Xilinx, Inc. is the world?s largest supplier of programmable logic devices, the inventor of the field programmable gate array and the first semiconductor company with a fabless manufacturing model....
.

Acquisition strategy

Since its founding, Cypress has sought to unleash entrepreneurial forces by acting as incubator for wholly owned subsidiaries which are given a degree of autonomy; or by outright acquisition of other small technology companies. Since the mid-1990s these acquisitions have included:
  • PSoC
    • Programmable System on a Chip
      System-on-a-chip

      System-on-a-chip or system on chip refers to integrating all components of a computer or other Electronics system into a single integrated circuit ....
      .
  • Timing Technology:
    • IC Works
    • International Microcircuits Inc.
  • USB Technology:
    • Anchor Chips
    • In-System Design
    • ScanLogic
  • SRAM
    Static random access memory

    Static random access memory is a type of semiconductor memory where the word static indicates that, unlike dynamic random access memory, it does not need to be periodically memory refresh, as SRAM uses bistable latch to store each bit....
     Technology:
    • Galvantech, Inc.
    • Cascade Semiconductor Corporation
    • Simtek
  • Radio Frequency
    Radio frequency

    Radio frequency is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves....
     Technology:
    • RadioCom
    • Alation
  • Solar Cell
    Solar cell

    A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight, while the term photovoltaic cell is used when the source is unspecified....
     Technology (distributed to CY shareholders in 2008 as SPWRB stock)
    • SunPower
      SunPower

      SunPower Corporation designs and manufactures high-efficiency silicon solar cells, roof tiles and Photovoltaic modules based on an silicon all-back-contact solar cell invented at Stanford University....
    • PowerLight
  • Image Sensor
    Image sensor

    An image sensor is a device that converts an optical image to an electric signal. It is used mostly in digital cameras and other imaging devices....
    s
    • Silicon Light Machines
    • FillFactory
    • SMaL Camera Technologies(Sold to Sensata Technologies in 2007)
  • Network Technology
    • Silicon Packets
    • Lara Networks
    • HiBand Semiconductors


In addition, Cypress has incorporated some of its technology into subsidiaries, in order to speed up development of such products as the PSoC
PSoC

PSoC is a family of Mixed-signal integrated circuit arrays made by Cypress Semiconductor, featuring a microcontroller and configurable integrated analog and digital peripherals....
 Programmable System-on-Chip (SoC) that integrates analog and digital components with a microcontroller on a single chip to form a complete solution for embedded system
Embedded system

An embedded system is a special-purpose computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints....
s.

Major product offerings

  • PSoC
    PSoC

    PSoC is a family of Mixed-signal integrated circuit arrays made by Cypress Semiconductor, featuring a microcontroller and configurable integrated analog and digital peripherals....
     Programmable System-on-Chip
  • CapSense Capacitive Touch Sensing
  • Cypress TrueTouch Multi-touch
    Multi-touch

    Multi-touch denotes a set of interaction techniques which allow computer users to control graphical applications with several fingers.Multi-touch consists of a touch screen or touchpad, as well as software that recognizes multiple simultaneous touch points, as opposed to the standard touchscreen , which recognizes only one touch point....
     Sensing Systems
  • General Purpose Programmable Clock generator
    Clock generator

    A clock generator is a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation. The signal can range from a simple symmetrical square wave to more complex arrangements....
    s
  • Control Communications
    Control communications

    In telecommunication, control communications is the branch of technology devoted to the design, development, and application of telecommunication facilities used specifically for control purposes, such as for controlling industrial processes, movement of resources, electric power generation, distribution, and utilization, communications n...
  • Image sensor
    Image sensor

    An image sensor is a device that converts an optical image to an electric signal. It is used mostly in digital cameras and other imaging devices....
    s
  • Memory
    Memory

    In psychology, memory is an organism's mental ability to store, retain and recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of mnemonic....
  • Optical Sensors
  • Physical Layer
    Physical layer

    The Physical Layer is the first and lowest layer in the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking.The Physical Layer comprises the basic hardware transmission technologies of a network....
     Devices
  • Programmable Logic Device
    Programmable logic device

    A programmable logic device or PLD is an electronics component used to build Reconfigurable Computing digital circuits. Unlike a logic gate, which has a fixed function, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manufacture....
    s
  • Universal Serial Bus
    Universal Serial Bus

    In information technology, Universal Serial Bus is a Serial communications computer bus standard to electrical connector devices to a host computer....
  • West Bridge
    West Bridge

    The West Bridge is a growing architectural approach, originally developed by Cypress Semiconductor, which enhances and modularizes a peripheral controller in an embedded computer architecture....
     ultra high-speed peripheral controllers
  • Wireless
    Wireless

    Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or "wires". The distances involved may be short or long ....
  • CyFi 2.4 GHz RF Solution


Location


Cypress has manufacturing plants and design facilities in the United States (the largest of which are in San Jose CA, Lynnwood WA, Boise ID, San Diego CA, and Beaverton OR), the Philippines, Belgium, Bangalore and Hyderabad in India, China, and in Ireland.

See also

  • SunPower
    SunPower

    SunPower Corporation designs and manufactures high-efficiency silicon solar cells, roof tiles and Photovoltaic modules based on an silicon all-back-contact solar cell invented at Stanford University....
  • Warp (Cypress)
    Warp (Cypress)

    Warp is a VHDL low cost development system for CPLD by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The cost is low because of its simple architecture. Warp contains an interactive simulator and a compiler ....


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