Cypress Semiconductor Corporation · San Jose, CA United States ·(NYSE: CY)

In Silicon Valley, it's perfectly logical for a giant Cypress to put its roots down in pure silicon. Cypress Semiconductor makes more than 400 types of integrated circuits; its non-memory products include programmable logic devices, clock and timing chips, Universal Serial Bus (USB) microcontrollers, and specialty products for the computer and data communications markets. It also makes memory chips, especially static random-access memories (SRAMs). Customers include computer, networking, and telecom equipment makers such as Cisco Systems, EMC, Logitech, Motorola, and Sony. Customers outside the US account for about 80% of sales. To read the full description, subscribe now.