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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Thad Trent   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ [CY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Finance & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 198 CHAMPION COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2016 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/03/2016   M   2,000 (1) A (2) 177,826 (3) D   Common Stock 02/03/2016   F   866 (4) D $ 7.35 176,960 D   Common Stock 02/03/2016   M   20,000 (1) A (2) 196,960 D   Common Stock 02/03/2016   F   8,033 (4) D $ 7.35 188,927 D   Common Stock 02/03/2016   M   10,000 (1) A (2) 198,927 D   Common Stock 02/03/2016   F   3,745 (4) D $ 7.35 195,182 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance and Service Based Restricted Stock Units

(5)

02/03/2016

M

2,000

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

2,000

(2)

0

D

Performance and Service Based Restricted Stock Unit

(5)

02/03/2016

M

20,000

(6)

(7)

Common Stock

20,000

(2)

40,000

D

Performance and Service Based Restricted Stock Unit

(5)

02/03/2016

M

10,000

(8)

(9)

Common Stock

10,000

(2)

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thad Trent 198 CHAMPION COURT SAN JOSE, CA 95134			EVP, Finance & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Pamela Tondreau, attorney-in-fact for THAD TRENT		02/05/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the aggregate number of shares of Issuer common stock acquired upon vesting of the performance and service based Restricted Stock Units (the "RSUs").
(2)	Upon vesting, the RSUs convert into Issuer common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	Includes 568 shares acquired by the Reporting Person on December 29, 2015 pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(4)	Represents the aggregate number of shares of Issuer common stock withheld for payment of the tax liability incident to the vesting of the RSUs issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
(5)	Represents a contingent right to receive Issuer common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	On March 29, 2014, the Reporting Person was granted 8,000 performance and service based RSUs, vesting in two (2) installments beginning on January 16, 2015 and then on January 29, 2016, subject to and following approval by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Committee"). On February 3, 2016, the Committee determined that the performance and service criteria has been satisfied with repect to the vesting of the RSUs. The grant award is fully vested.
(7)	On March 3, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 60,000 performance and service based RSUs, vesting in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2016, subject to and following approval by the Committee.
(8)	On March 3, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 30,000 performance and service based RSUs, vesting in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2016, subject to and following approval by the Committee. On February 3, 2016, the Committee determined that the performance and service criteria had been satisfied with respect to the vesting of the RSUs.
(9)	On March 3, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 30,000 performance and service based RSUs, vesting in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2016, subject to and following approval by the Committee.

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