UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 20, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1–10079 | 94-2885898 | ||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||
198 Champion Court
San Jose, California 95134-1599
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 943-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
On August 20, 2010, the Board of Directors of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (the “Board”), on the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr. J. D. Sherman to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and appointed Mr. John Daniel McCranie to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. McCranie will no longer serve on the Audit Committee, but will continue to serve on the Operations Committee.
Messrs. McCranie and Sherman will receive annual fees for their respective committee as stated in the Company’s 2010 Proxy Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: August 24, 2010 | By: | /S/ BRAD W. BUSS | ||||
| Brad W. Buss | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration | ||||||