2008年2月22日消息，賽普拉斯半導體（NYSE: CY）于當天宣布：董事會已經授權公司外增3億美元資金進行股票回購計劃，至此，賽普拉斯于2007年1月所宣布的回購計劃投入資金已達6億美元。此授權允許賽普拉斯購買普通股，未償付的1％可兌換券截止日期為2009年9月15日，或是進入與普通股相關的普通股交易。新股的推出時機和實際數量取決于多種因數，包括公司普通股的市場價，調整力度和契約要求及其它市場因素。 截止目前，公司已經花費了2.69億美元回購買了1200萬份股票。剩下3.31億美元用于額外費用。 關于賽普拉斯 賽普拉斯公司能夠為客戶提供高性能、可編程的混合信號解決方案，以實現產品的快速上市和出眾的系統價值。賽普拉斯的產品包括PSoC®可編程片上系統™、USB控制器、通用可編程時鐘、圖像傳感器和內存。此外，公司還提供從WirelessUSB™射頻片上系統到West Bridge™和EZ-USB® FX2LP控制器等多種有線和無線連接解決方案，以增強多媒體手機的連通性和性能。賽普拉斯服務于諸多市場領域，包括消費電子、計算、數據通信、汽車、工業、太陽能等。賽普拉斯在紐約證券交易所上市，股票代碼為CY。在線查看可登錄：www.cypress.com [font=times]original text [/font] [font=times][color=#708090]SAN JOSE, Calif., February 22, 2008 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. （NYSE: CY） today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to add an additional $300 million to its authorized stock repurchase program, doubling the size of the program announced by Cypress in January 2007 to $600 million. The authorization allows Cypress to purchase its common stock, its outstanding 1% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2009 or to enter into equity derivative transactions related to its common stock. The timing and actual amount expended with the new funds will depend on a variety of factors including the market price of the company‘s common stock, regulatory and contractual requirements and other market factors. To date, the company has purchased 12.2 million shares of stock at a cost of $269 million under this buyback program, leaving $331 million available for additional expenditure. About Cypress Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip™, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB™ radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge™ and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.[/color][/font]