Cypress Semiconductor began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the NYSE under the symbol, (NYSE:CY). Its headquarters are in San Jose, California, and it has divisions in the United States, India and the Philippines. As of 2003, it has 4,000 employees and sales of 836.8 million US dollars. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Official website: http://www. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

Some its main competitors include Integrated Device Technology, Samsung Electronics, and Xilinx. IDT was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. ... Samsung Group is one of the largest South Korean business groupings. ... Xilinx, Inc. ...

To combat falling commodity chip prices, since 1999 it has been buying smaller, specialized technology companies in recent years, including IC Works, a maker of timing chips, Anchor Chips, a maker of USB chips, Galvantech, Inc., and Cascade Semiconductor Corporation, a company specializing in one-transistor Pseudo-SRAM products for wireless applications. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A six-transistor CMOS SRAM cell. ... Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections such as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. ...

It was founded and led by T.J. Rodgers, who received his bachelor's degrees from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Cypress has manufacturing plants and design facilities at the following locations: USA, Philippines, Belgium, India, and Ireland. T.J. Rodgers is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an [1] of Santa Clara County. ...

External links

• Cypress home page
• Cypress Portal