2009-11-12 20:48:15 -

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:CY) begins trading its stock on the NASDAQ today under the ticker symbol CY, shifting from the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s CEO, T.J. Rodgers, will mark the date by ringing the NASDAQ Opening Bell remotely at 6:30 a.m. PST from Cypress’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif.



About Cypress

Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets.
Cypress

is also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com : .

Cypress, the Cypress logo, CapSense, PSoC, PowerPSoC and West Bridge are registered trademarks and SmartSense, CapSense Plus, PSoC Designer and TrueTouch are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

Cypress CorpComEd Rebello, 408-545-7665 ewr@cypress.com : mailto:ewr@cypress.com