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  <p  align=right><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2004 - Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></font></p>
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  <font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> </b></font>
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  <font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM S-8<br> </b></font>
  <font size="3"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> <i>Under<br> </i><i>The Securities Act of 1933</i></b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="6" face="Times New Roman"><b>CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION<br> </b></font>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>DELAWARE</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(State or   other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(I.R.S.   Employer Identification Number)</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>3901 North First Street<br> San Jose, CA&#160; 95134-1599<br> (408) 943-2600</b></font><br>
  
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>1994 STOCK PLAN<br> EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<br> </b></font>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Full title of the plans)</b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>T. J. Rodgers<br> President and Chief Executive Officer<br> Cypress Semiconductor Corporation<br> 3901 North First Street<br> San Jose, CA&#160; 95134-1599<br> (408) 943-2600<br> </b></font>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b><i>Copies to:<br> </i></b><b>Larry W. Sonsini</b><br> <b>John A. Fore</b><br> <b>Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C.</b><br> <b>650 Page Mill Road</b><br> <b>Palo Alto, California 94304-1050</b></font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></p>
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    <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Title of   securities to <br>   be registered</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Amount to   be<br>   registered<sup>(1)</sup></b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Proposed   maximum<br>   offering price per<br>   share<sup>(2)</sup></b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Proposed   maximum<br>   aggregate offering<br>   price<sup>(2)</sup></b></font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Amount of<br>   registration<br>   fee<sup>(2)(3)</sup></b></font></p>  </td>
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    <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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    <p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant   to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as   amended and restated</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">20,840,235</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 9.96</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 207,568,741</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 26,299</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant   to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Employee Qualified   Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">3,352,499</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 9.96</font></p>  </td>
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        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 33,390,890</font></p>
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        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 4,231</font></p>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Total</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">24,192,734</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&#151;</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 240,959,631</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$ 30,530</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(1)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">This registration statement shall also cover any   additional shares of registrant&#146;s common stock that become issuable under the   1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated or the Employee Qualified Stock   Purchase Plan, as amended, each as described herein (collectively, the   &#147;Plans&#148;), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or   any other similar transaction effected without the registrant&#146;s receipt of   consideration that results in an increase in the number of the registrant&#146;s   outstanding shares of common stock.</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(2)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">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 September 14, 2004.</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(3)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The amount of the registration fee was calculated   pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which provides that the fee   shall be .0001267 multiplied by the maximum aggregate price at which such   securities are proposed to be offered.</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></font></p>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</b></font></p>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents and information previously filed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (&#147;Cypress&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:</font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(a)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Cypress&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal   year ended December 28, 2003;</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(b)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Cypress&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the   fiscal quarters ended March 28, 2004 and June 27, 2004; and</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(c)</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The description of Cypress&#146;s common stock contained   in Cypress&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 30, 1988 filed   pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended   (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose   of updating any such description.</font></p>  </td>
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  <p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by Cypress 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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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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, modified or supersedes such statement.&#160; Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement.</font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</b></font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</b></font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</b></font></p>
  <p>
  
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;10
  of Cypress&#146;s Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to
  the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the
  same now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director shall not be personally
  liable to Cypress or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
  fiduciary duty as a director and that Cypress is authorized to provide
  indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers,
  employees and other agents of Cypress in excess of the indemnification and
  advancement otherwise permitted by Section&nbsp;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.&#160; The Delaware General Corporation
  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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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article VI of Cypress&#146;s Bylaws provides that Cypress (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 Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of
  Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.&#160; 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 Cypress, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
  reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.</font></p>
  
  <p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article VI of Cypress&#146;s Bylaws also provides that Cypress (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 Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress 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 Cypress 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>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cypress&#146;s Bylaws also provide that, to the extent that a director or officer of Cypress 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 Cypress 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>
  
  <p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">-2-</font></p>
  
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  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cypress&#146;s Bylaws also permit Cypress to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent of Cypress for any liability arising out of his or her actions in such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification. Cypress currently maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.</font></p>
  <p> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption
    from Registration Claimed.</b></font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</b></font></p>
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    <p  align="center">
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exhibit <br>   Number</b></font></p>  </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="top">
    <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
    <td width="88%" valign="bottom">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Description</b></font></p>  </td>
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    </td>
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    <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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    </td>
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    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; 5.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati,   Professional Corporation.</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">10.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated.<sup>(1)</sup></font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">10.2</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent   Accountants.</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.2</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati,   Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">24.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Power of attorney (contained on signature pages of   this registration statement).</font></p>  </td>
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  </table>
  
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated by reference from Cypress&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement, dated March 17, 2004, relating to Cypress&#146;s 2004 annual meeting of stockholders.</font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated by reference from Cypress&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8, dated December 10, 1998 (Commission file number 333-68703).</font></p>
  
  <p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.</b></font></p>
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    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</font></p>  </td>
    <td  colspan="2" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>  </td>
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    <td width="12%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="82%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(1)</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">To file, during any period in which offers or sales   are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:   (i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities   Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising   after the effective date of the 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 the   registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with   respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the   registration statement or any material change to such information in the   registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and   (a)(1)(ii) 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   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the   registration statement.</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(2)</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">That, for the purpose of determining any liability   under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be   deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered   therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to   be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>  </td>
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  </table>
  
  <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">-3-</font></p>
  
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  <br>
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    <td width="12%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(3)</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="82%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">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>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  colspan="2" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</font></p>  </td>
    <td  colspan="2" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,   for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,   each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)   or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where   applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant   to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is   incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be   a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and   the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the   initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  colspan="2" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</font></p>  </td>
    <td  colspan="2" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising   under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&#160; 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 of   whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in   the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of   such issue.</font></p>  </td>
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  </table>
  
  <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">-4-</font></p>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant 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 this 16th day of September, 2004.</font></p>
  
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>C<small>YPRESS</small> S<small>EMICONDUCTOR</small> C<small>ORPORATION</small></b></font></p>  </td>
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    <td width="59%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="36%" valign="bottom">
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">By:</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="bottom">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/E<small>MMANUEL</small> T. H<small>ERNANDEZ</small></font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="bottom">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Chief   Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance<br>   and Administration</b></font></p>  </td>
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  </table>
  
  <p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">-5-</font></p>
  
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  <br>
  <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints T. J. Rodgers and Emmanuel Hernandez, and each of them, his attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution in each, for him in any and all capacities to sign any amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>
  <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</font></p>
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      <td width="35%" valign="bottom">
        <p align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Signature</b></font></p>
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      <td width="3%" valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td width="35%" valign="bottom">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Title</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td width="3%" valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td width="24%" valign="top">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Date</b></font></p>
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        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
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        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
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        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
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        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/T.J.
          R<small>ODGERS</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3"  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">President, Chief
          Executive Officer and<br>
          Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3"  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>T.
          J. Rodgers</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/E<small>MMANUEL</small>
          H<small>ERNANDEZ</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Chief Financial
          Officer, Vice President,<br>
          Finance and Administration, and<br>
          Secretary (Principal Financial &amp;<br>
          Accounting Officer)</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3"  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Emmanuel
          Hernandez</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/E<small>RIC</small>
          A. B<small>ENHAMOU</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Chairman of the
          Board</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Eric
          A. Benhamou</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/W.
          S<small>TEVE</small> A<small>LBRECHT</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>W.
          Steve Albrecht</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/F<small>RED</small>
          B. B<small>IALEK</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Fred
          B. Bialek</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/J<small>OHN</small>
          C. L<small>EWIS</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>John
          C. Lewis</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/J<small>AMES</small>
          R. L<small>ONG</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>James
          R. Long</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td >
        <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/A<small>LAN</small>
          F. S<small>HUGART</small></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  rowspan="3">
        <p  align="center"> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">September 16,
          2004</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black align="center">
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td  valign="bottom">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Alan
          F. Shugart</b></font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
      <td  valign="top">
        <p> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  
  <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">-6-</font></p>
  
  <div style="page-break-before:always"></div>
  <PAGE>
  <br>
  <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b></font></p>
  <table align="center"  border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0"  width="100%">
  
   <tr>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exhibit <br>   Number</b></font></p>  </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td width="88%" valign="bottom">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Description</b></font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td  valign="bottom">
    <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
  
    </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="bottom">
    <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color=black>
  
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; 5.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati,   Professional Corporation.</font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
  
    <td >
  
    <p  align="center" style='text-align:center'><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">10.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  height=18 valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  height=18 valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended.<sup>(1)</sup></font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">10.2</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p  align="center">
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.1</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
    <td  valign="top">
    <p>
  <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent   Accountants. </font></p>  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
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text: As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2004 - Registration No. 333-
  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
  94-2885898
  (State or   other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S.   Employer Identification Number)
  3901 North First Street
  San Jose, CA  95134-1599
  (408) 943-2600
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
  1994 STOCK 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, CA  95134-1599
  (408) 943-2600
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copies to:
  Larry W. Sonsini
  John A. Fore
  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
  650 Page Mill Road
  Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Title of   securities to
  be registered
  Amount to   be
  registered
  (1)
  Proposed   maximum
  offering price per
  share
  (2)
  Proposed   maximum
  aggregate offering
  price
  (2)
  Amount of
  registration
  fee
  (2)(3)
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant   to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 1994 Stock Plan, as   amended and restated
  20,840,235
  $ 9.96
  $ 207,568,741
  $ 26,299
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, to be issued pursuant   to the terms of the Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Employee Qualified   Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
  3,352,499
  $ 9.96
  $ 33,390,890
  $ 4,231
  Total
  24,192,734
  —
  $ 240,959,631
  $ 30,530
  (1)
  This registration statement shall also cover any   additional shares of registrant's common stock that become issuable under the   1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated or the Employee Qualified Stock   Purchase Plan, as amended, each as described herein (collectively, the   "Plans"), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or   any other similar transaction effected without the registrant's receipt of   consideration that results in an increase in the number of the registrant's   outstanding shares of common stock.
  (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's common stock as reported on the New York   Stock Exchange on September 14, 2004.
  (3)
  The amount of the registration fee was calculated   pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which provides that the fee   shall be .0001267 multiplied by the maximum aggregate price at which such   securities are proposed to be offered.
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The following documents and information previously filed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation ("Cypress") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
  (a)
  Cypress's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal   year ended December 28, 2003;
  (b)
  Cypress's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the   fiscal quarters ended March 28, 2004 and June 27, 2004; and
  (c)
  The description of Cypress's common stock contained   in Cypress's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 30, 1988 filed   pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended   (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose   of updating any such description.
  All documents filed by Cypress 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, modified 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.
  Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Article 10
  of Cypress's Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to
  the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the
  same now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director shall not be personally
  liable to Cypress or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
  fiduciary duty as a director and that Cypress is authorized to provide
  indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers,
  employees and other agents of Cypress 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.  The Delaware General Corporation
  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 Cypress's Bylaws provides that Cypress (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 Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress) by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of
  Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress, 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 Cypress, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
  reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
  Article VI of Cypress's Bylaws also provides that Cypress (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 Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of Cypress, or is or was serving at the request of Cypress 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 Cypress 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 Cypress 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.
  Cypress's Bylaws also provide that, to the extent that a director or officer of Cypress 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 Cypress 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.
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  Cypress's Bylaws also permit Cypress to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent of Cypress for any liability arising out of his or her actions in such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification. Cypress currently maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.
  Item 7.   Exemption
    from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.   Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  5.1
  Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,   Professional Corporation.
  10.1
  1994 Stock Plan, as amended and restated.
  (1)
  10.2
  Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
  (2)
  23.1
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent   Accountants.
  23.2
  Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,   Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1
  Power of attorney (contained on signature pages of   this registration statement).
  (1)     Incorporated by reference from Cypress's definitive Proxy Statement, dated March 17, 2004, relating to Cypress's 2004 annual meeting of stockholders.
  (2)     Incorporated by reference from Cypress's registration statement on Form S-8, dated December 10, 1998 (Commission file number 333-68703).
  Item 9.   Undertakings.
  (a)
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which offers or sales   are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:   (i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities   Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising   after the effective date of the 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 the   registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with   respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the   registration statement or any material change to such information in the   registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and   (a)(1)(ii) 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   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the   registration statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability   under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be   deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered   therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to   be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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  (3)
  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.
  (b)
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,   for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,   each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)   or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where   applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant   to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is   incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be   a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and   the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the   initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (c)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising   under the Securities Act of 1933 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 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 of   whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in   the Securities Act of 1933 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 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 this 16th day of September, 2004.
  C
  YPRESS
  S
  EMICONDUCTOR
  C
  ORPORATION
  By:
  /s/E
  MMANUEL
  T. H
  ERNANDEZ
  Chief   Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance
  and Administration
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  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints T. J. Rodgers and Emmanuel Hernandez, and each of them, his attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution in each, for him in any and all capacities to sign any amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitutes, may 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.
          R
  ODGERS
  President, Chief
          Executive Officer and
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)
  September 16,
          2004
  T.
          J. Rodgers
  /s/E
  MMANUEL
  H
  ERNANDEZ
  Chief Financial
          Officer, Vice President,
  Finance and Administration, and
  Secretary (Principal Financial &
  Accounting Officer)
  September 16,
          2004
  Emmanuel
          Hernandez
  /s/E
  RIC
  A. B
  ENHAMOU
  Chairman of the
          Board
  September 16,
          2004
  Eric
          A. Benhamou
  /s/W.
          S
  TEVE
  A
  LBRECHT
  Director
  September 16,
          2004
  W.
          Steve Albrecht
  /s/F
  RED
  B. B
  IALEK
  Director
  September 16,
          2004
  Fred
          B. Bialek
  /s/J
  OHN
  C. L
  EWIS
  Director
  September 16,
          2004
  John
          C. Lewis
  /s/J
  AMES
  R. L
  ONG
  Director
  September 16,
          2004
  James
          R. Long
  /s/A
  LAN
  F. S
  HUGART
  Director
  September 16,
          2004
  Alan
          F. Shugart
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  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  5.1
  Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,   Professional Corporation.
  10.1
  1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
  (1)
  10.2
  Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
  (2)
  23.1
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent   Accountants.
  23.2
  Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,   Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1
  Power of attorney (contained on signature pages of   this registration statement).
  (1)  Incorporated by reference from Cypress's definitive Proxy Statement, dated March 17, 2004, relating to Cypress's 2004 annual meeting of stockholders.
  (2)  Incorporated by reference from Cypress's registration statement on Form S-8, dated December 10, 1998 (Commission file number 333-68703).
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