Cypress will vigorously defend AMD lawsuit.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1995--Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) today responded to patent infringement charges by Advanced Micro Devices. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. has filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware, charging that Cypress infringes several AMD PLD patents. Cypress President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. T.J. Rodgers stated, "Cypress invented and brought to market CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. PLDs (programmable logic devices) and CPLDs (complex PLDs) prior to AMD. We developed the intellectual property in these areas -- not AMD. We will defend our PLD position in court vigorously." Cypress Semiconductor Corp. is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of a broad line of high-performance digital integrated circuits, fabricated using its proprietary 0.5-, 0.65- and 0.8-micron CMOS and BiCMOS technologies. Cypress offers a range of products, including PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), static RAMs (random access memories), CMOS PROMs (programmable read-only memories) and EPROMs, high-performance multichip modules, frequency synthesizer products, FCT logic products, and data communications products. Cypress stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . Corporate headquarters are located in San Jose. CONTACT: Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Manny Hernandez, 408/943-2754 (analyst contact) John Hamburger, 408/943-2902 (media contact) |
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