UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 9, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1– 10079 | 94-2885898 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
198 Champion Court
San Jose, California 95134-1599
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 943-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation announced today that the San Francisco Office of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified the Company that it has closed its grand jury investigation into possible antitrust violations in the static random access memory (SRAM) industry. No specific allegations were made against the Company during the investigation, which began in October 2006. A copy of the Company’s press release, dated December 12, 2008, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial statements of business acquired. Not applicable. |
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. Not applicable. |
| (c) | Shell Company transactions. Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 12, 2008, titled “DOJ Closes Investigation of SRAM Industry” | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: December 15, 2008 | By: | /s/ Brad W. Buss | ||||
| Brad W. Buss | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 12, 2008, titled “DOJ Closes Investigation of SRAM Industry” | |
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