Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress Semiconductor was an American semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It offered NOR flash memories, F-RAM and SRAM Traveo microcontrollers, PSoC programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense capacitive touch-sensing controllers, Wireless BLE Bluetooth Low-Energy and USB connectivity solutions.
| Industry | Semiconductors |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Defunct | 2020 (purchased by Infineon Technologies) |
| Fate | 2020 (acquired by Infineon Technologies) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Revenue | US$2.48 billion (2018) |
| US$164.43 million (2018) | |
| US$354.83 million (2018) | |
| Total assets | US$3.69 billion (2018) |
| Total equity | US$2.12 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 5,846 (2018) |
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| Website | cypress |
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Its headquarters were in San Jose, California, with operations in the United States, Ireland, India and the Philippines.
In April 2016, Cypress Semiconductors announced the acquisition of Broadcom’s Wireless Internet of Things Business. The deal was closed in July 2016.
In June 2019, Infineon Technologies announced it would acquire Cypress for $9.4 billion. The deal closed in April 2020, making Infineon one of the world's top 10 semiconductor manufacturers.
Some of its main competitors included Microchip Technology, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics and Micron Technology.