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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware<BR>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3901 North First Street<BR>San Jose, California 95134-1599<BR>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>94-2885898<BR>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>AMENDED AND RESTATED
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>EMPLOYEE
QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>(Full title of the
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>T.J. RODGERS<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION<BR>
3901 North First Street<BR>
San Jose, California 95134-1599</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>(408) 943-2600<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>John A. Fore, Esq.<BR>
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &amp; ROSATI<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304<BR>
Telephone: (650) 493-9300</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></H1>

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     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Title of Securities to be<BR>Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Maximum Amount to be<BR>Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price Per<BR>Share(l)</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate Offering<BR>Price(l)</FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Amount of<BR>Registration<BR>Fee(2)</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value<BR>per share</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="15">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1994 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="1%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="1%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">5,654,655</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="1%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 15.28</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="1%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$&nbsp;&nbsp;86,403,128</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="1%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$21,601</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="15">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee Qualified Stock</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase Plan</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New
Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">1,884,885</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 15.28</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$&nbsp;&nbsp;28,801,043</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$&nbsp;&nbsp;7,200</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Totals</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">7,539,540</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 15.28</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$115,204,171</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$28,801</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated
in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the
average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on April 9, 2001. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
amount of the registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act, which provides that the fee shall be .00025 multiplied by the maximum aggregate
price at which such securities are proposed to be offered. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to participating employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). These documents and the documents incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents and information heretofore filed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by
reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000,
filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
and</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A dated August 30, 1988 filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act on or after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference
herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Except as so modified or superseded, such
statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Description of Securities.</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
X of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
&#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;) provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended: (i) a
director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; and (ii)
the Registrant is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses
to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Registrant (and any other
persons to which Delaware law permits the Registrant to provide indemnification),
through provisions contained in the Bylaws, agreements with any such director, officer,
employee or other agent or other person, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors,
or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject only to statutory and
non-statutory limits created by applicable Delaware law with respect to actions for
breach of duty to a corporation, its stockholders and others. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware
law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for
any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases
or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
VI of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;) provides that the Registrant (i) shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director or
officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
and (ii) may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as an employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
Bylaws provide that the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of <I>nolo contendere</I> or its equivalent, shall not,
of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest
of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
VI of the Bylaws also provides that the Registrant (i) shall indemnify any person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or
was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director or officer of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and (ii) may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or
agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as an
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Registrant except that no indemnification shall be made in respect
of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws also provide that, to the extent that a director or officer of the Registrant has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith and to the extent that an employee or agent of
the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action,
suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws also permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director,
employee or agent of the Registrant for any liability arising out of his or her actions
in such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification. The
Registrant currently maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and officers, in
addition to the indemnification provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the Registrant&#146;s directors
and officers for certain expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines and
settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any
action by or in the right of the Registrant, arising out of such person&#146;s services
as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other
company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the request of the
Registrant. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Exhibits.</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Undertakings.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)
The Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)
The Registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered, which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San
Jose, State of California, on April 9, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ T.J. Rodgers<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
T.J. Rodgers<BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the officers and directors of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
T.J. Rodgers and Emmanuel Hernandez, and each of them acting individually, their true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents each with full power of substitution, each with the
power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or
amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to perform any acts necessary
to be done in order to file such amendment, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and each of the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
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<TH WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE WIDTH=95%></TH>
<TH WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Date</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE WIDTH=95%></TH>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>T.J. Rodgers
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
T.J. Rodgers</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Emmanual Hernandez
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Emmanual Hernandez</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,<BR>
Finance and Administration and Secretary<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Eric A. Benhamou
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Eric A. Benhamou</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Fred B. Bialek
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Fred B. Bialek</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John C. Lewis
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
John C. Lewis</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James R. Long
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
James R. Long</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 9, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=35% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alan F. Shugart
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Alan F. Shugart</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (and form of agreement thereunder). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amended
and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan (and form of agreement thereunder). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant
(contained in Exhibit 5.1). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incorporated
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Form S-8
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
3901 North First Street
San Jose, California 95134-1599
(Address of principal executive offices)
94-2885898
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
EMPLOYEE
QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the
Plans)
T.J. RODGERS
President and Chief Executive Officer
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
3901 North First Street
San Jose, California 95134-1599
(408) 943-2600
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
John A. Fore, Esq.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: (650) 493-9300
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be
Registered
Maximum Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share(l)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(l)
Amount of
Registration
Fee(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share
1994 Stock Option Plan
5,654,655
$ 15.28
$  86,403,128
$21,601
Employee Qualified Stock
Purchase Plan
1,884,885
$ 15.28
$  28,801,043
$  7,200
Totals
7,539,540
$ 15.28
$115,204,171
$28,801
(1)
Estimated
in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the
average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange on April 9, 2001.
(2)
The
amount of the registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act, which provides that the fee shall be .00025 multiplied by the maximum aggregate
price at which such securities are proposed to be offered.
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PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to participating employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). These documents and the documents incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.   
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents and information heretofore filed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
(the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000,
filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act");
and
(b)
The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A dated August 30, 1988 filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
All
documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act on or after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
Any
statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference
herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Except as so modified or superseded, such
statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.   
Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
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Item 5.   
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
applicable.
Item 6.   
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article
X of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate of Incorporation") provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended: (i) a
director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; and (ii)
the Registrant is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses
to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Registrant (and any other
persons to which Delaware law permits the Registrant to provide indemnification),
through provisions contained in the Bylaws, agreements with any such director, officer,
employee or other agent or other person, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors,
or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject only to statutory and
non-statutory limits created by applicable Delaware law with respect to actions for
breach of duty to a corporation, its stockholders and others.
Delaware
law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for
any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases
or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article
VI of the Registrant's Bylaws (the "Bylaws") provides that the Registrant (i) shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director or
officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
and (ii) may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as an employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
Bylaws provide that the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere
or its equivalent, shall not,
of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest
of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
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Article
VI of the Bylaws also provides that the Registrant (i) shall indemnify any person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or
was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director or officer of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and (ii) may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or
agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as an
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Registrant except that no indemnification shall be made in respect
of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The
Bylaws also provide that, to the extent that a director or officer of the Registrant has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith and to the extent that an employee or agent of
the Registrant has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action,
suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
The
Bylaws also permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director,
employee or agent of the Registrant for any liability arising out of his or her actions
in such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification. The
Registrant currently maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.
The
Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and officers, in
addition to the indemnification provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the Registrant's directors
and officers for certain expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and
settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any
action by or in the right of the Registrant, arising out of such person's services
as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other
company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the request of the
Registrant.
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Item 7.   
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.   
Exhibits.
See
Index of Exhibits.
Item 9.   
Undertakings.
(1)
The Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(a)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(b)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement; and
(c)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement.
Provided,
however, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2)
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
The Registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered, which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
(4)
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
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(5)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San
Jose, State of California, on April 9, 2001.
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ T.J. Rodgers
——————————————
T.J. Rodgers
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the officers and directors of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
T.J. Rodgers and Emmanuel Hernandez, and each of them acting individually, their true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents each with full power of substitution, each with the
power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or
amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to perform any acts necessary
to be done in order to file such amendment, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and each of the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
T.J. Rodgers
——————————
T.J. Rodgers
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 9, 2001
/s/
Emmanual Hernandez
——————————
Emmanual Hernandez
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,
Finance and Administration and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 9, 2001
/s/
Eric A. Benhamou
——————————
Eric A. Benhamou
Director
April 9, 2001
/s/
Fred B. Bialek
——————————
Fred B. Bialek
Director
April 9, 2001
/s/
John C. Lewis
——————————
John C. Lewis
Director
April 9, 2001
/s/
James R. Long
——————————
James R. Long
Director
April 9, 2001
/s/
Alan F. Shugart
——————————
Alan F. Shugart
Director
April 9, 2001
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1(1)
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (and form of agreement thereunder).
4.2(2)
Amended
and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan (and form of agreement thereunder).
5.1
Opinion
of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant.
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent
of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant
(contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power
of Attorney (see page 9).
(1)
Incorporated
by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
December 10, 1998 (File No. 333-68703).
(2)
Incorporated
by reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 2000 (File No. 001-10079).