Cirrus Logic Announces Toshio Kurihara as New CLK.K. President.

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002

Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq:CRUS) today announced the appointment of Mr. Toshio Kurihara as new president of Cirrus Logic K.K., located at Aioi Sonpo Building 6F, 5-6 Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Mr. Kurihara has 29 years of industry experience. Mr. Kurihara assumed his new duties as of January 21, 2002, succeeding acting president, Terry M. Leeder, who will return to his main duties as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, based at Cirrus Logic's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.

"I have great pleasure in welcoming Mr. Kurihara to his new post at a time of great importance for our company. This is the year for Cirrus Logic to expand from our historical strength as a major supplier of audio ICs in Japan, and bring similar success to our new video and wireless networking product lines," said Leeder. "Mr. Kurihara has shown great leadership in promoting sales in the Japanese market. We are excited at the opportunity for his strategic programs to further expand our customer relationships."

"We plan to implement effective measures to augment our existing audio strengths by promoting our new video and wireless networking technologies to add value to digital entertainment system designs," said Kurihara upon assuming his new duties. "Cirrus Logic has one of the most comprehensive families of high performance analog and signal processing semiconductors with broad application in DVD, home theater, wireless home networks and Internet TV. We are confident in our ability to establish our position as a leader in the digital entertainment market in Japan."

Mr. Kurihara previously held various positions at major semiconductor manufacturing corporations including Texas Instruments Japan Limited, National Semiconductor Japan Ltd., Zilog Japan K.K. and Intel K.K. With a 29-year career in the semiconductor industry, Mr. Kurihara aims to strengthen the company's sales performance in Japan. Mr. Kurihara holds both a doctorate and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University. He also completed a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan.

Cirrus Logic Inc.

Cirrus Logic Inc. is the premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP chip solutions for consumer entertainment electronics that allow people to see, hear, connect and enjoy digital entertainment. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets mainstream audio, video and Internet entertainment applications in the consumer entertainment market. Cirrus operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas, and major sites located in Fremont and El Dorado Hills, Calif., and Broomfield and Boulder, Colo., as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.

Safe Harbor Provision

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties including such factors, among others, as the ability of the company to increase its position and sales in Japan, the risk factors listed in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001, and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing information concerning Cirrus Logic's business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and Cirrus Logic undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

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