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Published Date: Dec. 17, 1999
Company Name: Cirrus Logic Inc.
Address: 3100 West Warren Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
Main Telephone
Number: 510/623-8300
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.cirrus.com
Chief Executive
Officer: David D. French
Chief Financial
Officer: Glenn C. Jones
Investor Relations
Contact: Glenn C. Jones
Business number: 510/226-2257
E-mail address: investor@corp.cirrus.com
Public Relations
Contact: Thomas P. Rigoli
Business number: 510/226-2259
E-mail address: trigoli@corp.cirrus.com
Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NASDAQ/CRUS
Company Description: Cirrus Logic (company) Cirrus Logic - A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software). http://cirrus.com/. Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-performance analog circuits analog circuit, electronic circuit that operates with currents and voltages that vary continuously with time and have no abrupt transitions between levels. Generally speaking, analog circuits are contrasted with digital circuits, which function as though currents or and advanced mixed-signal chip solutions. The company's integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. , also sold under the Crystal brand, enable system-level applications in audio (PC, MP3, consumer, and professional), mass storage (magnetic and optical moving media), industrial (precision data conversion and test/measurement) and communications (T1/E1 and Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer ) markets. Founded in 1984, Cirrus Logic completed its initial public offering in 1989. Fiscal 1999 marked significant progress as Cirrus Logic realigned operations to succeed in embedded applications An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. , based on its unique combination of analog circuit skills and mixed-signal expertise. During this period, the company returned to the fabless model that spurred its earlier growth. Cirrus Logic today is the market leader in audio integrated circuits for computer, consumer and professional segments; and in optical storage for the CD-R/RW segment. The company is also a technology leader in magnetic storage segment with its 3Ci system-on-chip (SOC (System On a Chip) The electronics for a complete, working product contained on a single chip. While a microcontroller includes all the hardware components required to process instructions, an SoC includes the computer and all required ancillary electronics. ) solution, which substantially integrates hard disk drive electronics. With its expertise in both SOC solutions and audio technology, Cirrus Logic is well positioned to be a significant supplier in the emerging market for Internet audio See RealAudio. , driven by the popularity of portable digital music players See digital music player and Portable Media Center. that can operate with either MP3 or Microsoft Audio compression Encoding digital audio data to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. Audio compression typically uses lossy methods, which eliminate bits that are not restored at the other end. ADPCM and MP3 are examples of audio compression methods. See audio codec and data compression. standards. During fiscal 1999, the company accelerated its momentum in the industrial market with the launch of 14 new high-precision/resolution chip solutions. Holding nearly 900 patents (issued and pending) in its rich patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic intends to build upon its strong market opportunities and technology positions. The premier chip manufacturer participates in worldwide markets, with more than 50 percent of its sales coming from exports to Pacific/Asia, Japan and Europe. (For the most current financial information on Cirrus Logic, visit www.cirrus.com) |
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