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Cypress's CEO, T.J. Rodgers, to Join Other Industry and VC Leaders in ISSCC Panel on Semiconductor Innovation(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 12 February 2014 Release date- 10022014 - SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that its president and CEO, T.J. Rodgers, will participate in a panel discussion on February 11 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time with other industry-leading CEOs and venture capitalists to talk about the future of the semiconductor industry and to push for continued investment in innovation. The panel discussion, 'Perspectives on the Semiconductor Industry and the Future of Semiconductor Innovation,' will be held at the IEEE's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), running this week at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel. Other chief-executive panel participants include Simon Segars of ARM, Scott McGregor of Broadcom, Nicky Lu of Etron Technology, and Luc Van den hove of imec. Venture partner panel participants include Andy Rappaport of August Capital, John Doerr of KPCB, and Dado Banatao of Tallwood Venture Capital. More information on the panel is available at www.issccpanel.org. The semiconductor industry has enjoyed decades of growth spurred by innovation. However, the Global Semiconductor Alliance recently reported that semiconductor funding deals raised just $357.8 million in 2013, down more than 60 percent year-on-year, continuing a trend of decreasing investments in semiconductor innovation. For significant breakthroughs to continue, funding for impactful innovation will be required. 'Silicon Valley was born out of the hearts of passionate entrepreneurs who had innovative ideas and the backing of venture capital to realize their dreams,' said Rodgers. 'The vitality of the semiconductor industry depends on continued investments in inventors and start-ups who can continue to bring technology to market and make it useful in ways we cannot even imagine today.' About Cypress Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4 and PSoC 5LP programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense touch sensing, TrueTouch touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is a world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com. Press Contact: Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 198 Champion Ct. Building 6.3 San Jose, CA 95134 Tel: 1 408-232-4552 Email: [email protected] (c) 2014 Electronic News Publishing - |