Silicon Light Machines Sponsors 5K & 10K Races To Raise Money for Affordable Housing.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Proceeds from October 16 Home Run Race at Stanford To Benefit Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. and Global Partners For Development Silicon Light Machines, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), today announced that it is seeking runners and walkers for the Home Run 5K and 10K races to be held on October 16 at Stanford Stadium History Built partly in competition with the University of California, Berkeley to see who could build a football stadium first, Stanford Stadium was built in four months and opened its gates on November 19, 1921. . The event, sponsored by Silicon Light Machines, raises money for local chapters of Habitat for Humanity and the Global Partners for Development. Home Run is an annual Silicon Valley charity event that dates back to 1996. Last year's Home Run attracted over 700 participants ranging from competitive racers to fun-runners and walkers. Participants can run as individuals or as part of a team of at least five runners. Awards are presented for multiple age and gender categories. "We invite Silicon Valley companies to come out for some healthy competition that benefits the creation of affordable housing," said Hal Zarem, 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. of Silicon Light Machines and captain of the SLM See service level management system and spatial light modulator. team. "Approximately 100 percent of the individual registration fees will go directly to the charities." This year's race course winds through the scenic Stanford campus, which starts and finishes at Stanford Stadium. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at Stanford Stadium, with the first race beginning at 9 a.m. Registration fees are $20 per person ($25 after October 11; students receive a $10 discount). "As multi-year sponsors, Silicon Light Machines continues to demonstrate the spirit of competition and giving," said Mary Boughton, Executive Director of Peninsula Habitat for Humanity. "We truly appreciate the company's efforts to help Habitat families, and challenge other companies to follow their example and form additional teams to participate in the Home Run race." For additional details, visit Silicon Light Machines' website at: http://www.siliconlight.com/htmlpgs/homeset/HomeRun/Homerun.html. Habitat for Humanity (www.habitat.org) is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that provides low-income families affordable home ownership. Global Partners for Development (www.gpfd.org) funds a broad range of development projects around the world that promote fulfillment of basic human needs. About Silicon Light Machines Founded in 1994, Silicon Light Machines is a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Silicon Light Machines' Grating Light Valve(TM) (GLV GLV Grating Light Valve GLV Golovin, AK, USA (Airport Code) GLV General License Limited Value GLV General Law Village (TM)) technology is a means for creating a high-performance spatial light modulator (1) A matrix of movable mirrors used to reflect a digital image to the viewer. See DLP. (2) A matrix of shutters that represents a page of binary data. It is used to modulate a laser beam for holographic storage. See holographic storage. on the surface of a silicon chip, and is used in optical components, print and display related products. Cypress Semiconductor acquired Silicon Light Machines in August, 2000. The company is located at 385 Moffett Park Dr., Suite 115, Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089-1208. For more information about Silicon Light Machines, visit www.siliconlight.com. Silicon Light Machines, Grating Light Valve, and GLV are trademarks of Silicon Light Machines. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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