Cypress Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2014 Results
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Cypress Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2014 Results

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- Jan 22, 2015 -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced its fourth-quarter 2014 and fiscal year results, which included the remarks below from its president and CEO, T.J. Rodgers. Highlights for the quarter included:

Fellow shareholders:

Our revenue and earnings for the quarter are given below, compared with those of the prior quarter and prior year:

(In thousands, except per-share data)

                                                                            
                           NON-GAAP                        GAAP             
                 ----------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                  Q4 2014   Q3 2014   Q4 2013   Q4 2014   Q3 2014   Q4 2013 
                 --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
Revenue          $184,097  $187,516  $167,776  $184,097  $187,516  $167,776 
                                                                            
Gross margin         52.4%     53.5%     51.0%     50.9%     51.7%     45.6%
                                                                            
Pretax margin        12.6%     15.0%      9.4%      2.7%      7.4%     -7.0%
                                                                            
Net income                                                                  
 (loss)          $ 22,056  $ 26,538  $ 14,992  $  3,503  $ 12,840  $(14,209)
                                                                            
Diluted EPS                                                                 
 (loss)          $   0.13  $   0.16  $   0.09  $   0.02  $   0.08  $  (0.09)
                                                                            

Our revenue and earnings for the fiscal year are given below, compared with those of the prior year:

(In thousands, except per-share data)

                                                                            
                                          NON-GAAP              GAAP        
                                     ------------------  ------------------ 
                                      FY 2014   FY 2013   FY 2014   FY 2013 
                                     --------  --------  --------  -------- 
Revenue                              $725,497  $722,693  $725,497  $722,693 
                                                                            
Gross margin                             52.6%     52.2%     50.1%     46.9%
                                                                            
Pretax margin                            12.6%      9.1%      2.1%     -7.7%
                                                                            
Net income (loss)                    $ 87,291  $ 63,221  $ 17,936  $(48,241)
                                                                            
Diluted EPS (loss)                   $   0.52  $   0.39  $   0.11  $  (0.32)
                                                                            

Our fourth-quarter revenue was $184.1 million and our non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.13. We continued to execute on our operating expense management initiatives, which led to a year-over-year 33% increase to $0.52 in 2014 non-GAAP earnings per share. We thus are prepared to deliver strong operating leverage as we grow in 2015.

Our planned merger with Spansion has cleared review by the government agencies in the U.S. and Germany. We remain confident that the post-merger company will position us as a leading global provider of microcontrollers, flash and SRAM memories, and automotive components required for today's embedded systems.

BUSINESS REVIEW

+ Our non-GAAP consolidated gross margin for the fourth quarter was 52.4%, down 1.1 percentage points from the previous quarter, primarily due to product and customer mix. Excluding our Emerging Technologies Division, our core semiconductor gross margin was 54.6%.

+ Net inventory at the end of the fourth quarter was $88.2 million, down 0.6% from the third quarter.

+ Cypress announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable to holders of record of the company's common stock as of the close of business on December 26, 2014. This dividend was paid on January 15, 2015.

                             NET SALES SUMMARY                              
                     (In thousands, except percentages)                     
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                           THREE MONTHS ENDED                               
                    --------------------------------                        
                                                                            
                     Dec. 28,   Sept. 28,  Dec. 29,  Sequential  Year-over- 
Business Unit          2014       2014       2013      Change   Year Change 
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
PSD(1)              $   70,433 $   68,750 $   67,746          2%          4%
MPD(1)              $   88,803 $   92,179 $   79,890         -4%         11%
DCD(1)              $   17,709 $   19,091 $   16,482         -7%          7%
ETD (2)             $    7,152 $    7,496 $    3,658         -5%         96%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
Total               $  184,097 $  187,516 $  167,776         -2%         10%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
                                                                            
Geographic                                                                  
China and ROW               60%        60%        64%         0%         -6%
Americas                    16%        17%        14%        -6%         14%
Europe                      14%        14%        12%         0%         17%
Japan                       10%         9%        10%        11%          0%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
Total                      100%       100%       100%         0%          0%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
                                                                            
Channel                                                                     
Distribution                71%        68%        69%         4%          3%
Direct                      29%        32%        31%        -9%         -6%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
Total                      100%       100%       100%         0%          0%
                    ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 
                                                                            
1.  PSD, Programmable Systems Division; DCD, Data Communications Division;  
    MPD, Memory Products Division.                                          
2.  ETD, Emerging Technologies Division includes businesses outside our core
    semiconductor businesses outlined in Footnote 1. Includes subsidiaries  
    AgigA Tech Inc., Deca Technologies Inc., and our foundry business unit. 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                          TWELVE MONTHS ENDED               
                                        ----------------------              
                                                                            
                                         Dec. 28,     Dec. 29,   Year-over- 
Business Unit                              2014        2013     Year Change 
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
PSD(1)                                  $  283,206  $  292,707           -3%
MPD(1)                                  $  347,903  $  338,986            3%
DCD(1)                                  $   70,378  $   79,410          -11%
ETD (2)                                 $   24,010  $   11,590          107%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
Total                                   $  725,497  $  722,693          0.4%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                            
Geographic                                                                  
China and ROW                                   61%         66%          -8%
Americas                                        16%         14%          14%
Europe                                          14%         11%          27%
Japan                                            9%          9%           0%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
Total                                          100%        100%           0%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                            
Channel                                                                     
Distribution                                    69%         73%          -5%
Direct                                          31%         27%          15%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
Total                                          100%        100%           0%
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                            
                                                                            
1.  PSD, Programmable Systems Division; DCD, Data Communications Division;  
    MPD, Memory Products Division.                                          
2.  ETD, Emerging Technologies Division includes businesses outside our core
    semiconductor businesses outlined in Footnote 1. Includes subsidiaries  
    AgigA Tech Inc., Deca Technologies Inc., and our foundry business unit. 

FOURTH-QUARTER 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

+ Cypress and Spansion announced a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. The merger is expected to achieve more than $135 million in cost synergies on an annualized basis over three years and to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings within the first full year after the transaction closes. The combined company will continue to pay $0.11 per share in quarterly dividends to shareholders.

+ Cypress introduced two highly integrated, single-chip Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) solutions that simplify the design of low-power, sensor-based systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) and other applications. The new PSoC® 4 BLE Programmable System-on-Chip delivers unprecedented ease of use and integration to applications for the IoT, home automation, healthcare equipment, sports and fitness monitors, and other wearable devices. The PRoC™ BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip provides a cost-effective, turnkey solution for wireless human interface devices, remote controls and applications that require wireless connectivity.

+ Cypress announced the qualification of its BLE solutions under the Bluetooth 4.1 specification, which is designed to coexist with faster 4G cellular technologies, such as LTE, and to deliver better connections and data transfer. The qualification further simplifies customer Bluetooth Low Energy designs.

+ Cypress introduced its TrueTouch® Gen5 TMA568 capacitive touchscreen controller for large-screen smartphones, tablets and e-readers with advanced features: gloved-finger tracking, 1-mm passive stylus support and hover functionality that enlarges touchscreen content to improve ease of use.

+ Casio selected Cypress's TrueTouch capacitive touchscreen controller and low-power SRAM products for its wearable EX-FR10 camera. TrueTouch provides best-in-class waterproofing, while MoBL® (More Battery Life™) asynchronous SRAMs enable fast throughput and fluid image buffering.

+ Yota Devices announced production of its next-generation YotaPhone with Cypress's TrueTouch Gen5 touchscreen controllers in the smartphone's two displays. The premium Android phone uses the TMA568 controller for advanced multitouch functionality in its standard display and the TMA545 controller for its "electronic paper" display.

+ iConnectivity, a leading developer of digital audio interfaces for musicians, is using Cypress's CapSense® MBR3 mechanical button replacement solution in its next-generation iConnectAUDIO4+ audio interface system. The easy-to-use MBR3 solution enables the implementation of a dynamic, reliable touch-sensing user interface for this system.

+ Cypress began sampling its EZ-USB® HX3™ hub controller in a 36-mm2 ball grid array (BGA) package. The new package makes the hub controller the industry's smallest, saving board space in Ultrabook™ devices, tablets and other mobile and consumer devices.

+ Cypress and Icron Technologies successfully completed interoperability testing between Cypress's EZ-USB FX3™ USB 3.0 peripheral controller and the EZ-USB CX3™ camera controller and Icron's USB 3.0 Spectra™ 3001-15 active copper extension cable. The Icron cable extends USB 3.0 performance to 15 meters and enables the Cypress controllers to address a broader range of machine vision and industrial applications.

+ Cypress's RadStop™ radiation-hardened 72-Mb QDR-II+ SRAMs and 4-Mbit fast asynchronous SRAMs have met the Qualified Manufacturers List Class V and Class Q standards -- the highest quality and reliability standards for aerospace-grade ICs in satellites and other applications.

+ United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) licensed Cypress's SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded flash memory intellectual property (IP) for its 40-nanometer process technology. UMC had licensed Cypress's 55-nanometer SONOS IP in 2014. This ongoing collaboration strengthens the position of SONOS as the next-generation embedded-flash solution of choice for foundries.

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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 flagship PSoC 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4 and PSoC 5LP programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense touch sensing, TrueTouch touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is a world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements herein that are not historical facts and that refer to Cypress or its subsidiaries' plans and expectations for Q1 2015 and the remainder of fiscal year 2015 and beyond are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We may use words such as "believe," "expect," "future," "plan," "intend" and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements that include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the proposed merger with Spansion which include dependence on government regulators and shareholder approval; the semiconductor market; the strength and growth of our proprietary and programmable products; our expectations regarding our revenue growth and earnings leverage; our expectation that our ETD division will significantly contribute to our 2015 revenue growth; as well as our expectations regarding the demand for our products and how our products are expected to perform. Such statements reflect our current expectations, which are based on information and data available to our management as of the date of this release. Our actual results may differ materially due to a variety of uncertainties and risk factors, including, but not limited to, the state of and future of the global economy, business conditions and growth trends in the semiconductor market, whether our products perform as expected, whether the demand for our proprietary and programmable products is fully realized, our ability to manage our business to have strong earnings and significant revenue growth, reduce operating expenses, our ability to effectively implement third party wafer processes, the strength or softness of the markets we serve, our ability to maintain and improve our gross margins and realize our bookings, the seasonality of the markets we serve, the financial performance of our subsidiaries and Emerging Technologies Division, and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements.

Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, TrueTouch, CapSense, EZ-USB and MoBL are registered trademarks and PRoC, More Battery Life, HX3, FX3, CX3 and RadStop are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

                                                                            
                     CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION                      
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                    
                               (In thousands)                               
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                 ------------- -------------
                                                 December 28,  December 29, 
                                                     2014          2013     
                                                 ------------- -------------
                                                                            
ASSETS                                                                      
                                                                            
  Cash, cash equivalents and short-term                                     
   investments                                   $    118,812  $    104,462 
  Accounts receivable, net                             75,984        81,084 
  Inventories, net (a)                                 88,227       100,612 
  Property, plant and equipment, net                  237,763       258,585 
  Goodwill and other intangible assets, net            99,615       106,523 
  Other assets                                        122,880       113,707 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
    Total assets                                 $    743,281  $    764,973 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                                      
                                                                            
  Accounts payable                               $     42,678  $     47,893 
  Deferred margin on sales to distributors             95,187       122,578 
  Income tax liabilities                               21,494        29,001 
  Other liabilities                                   155,057       159,866 
  Long-term revolving credit facility                 227,000       227,000 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total liabilities                                 541,416       586,338 
                                                 ------------- -------------
  Total Cypress stockholders' equity                  208,320       183,109 
  Noncontrolling interest                              (6,455)       (4,474)
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total equity                                      201,865       178,635 
                                                 ------------- -------------
      Total liabilities and equity               $    743,281  $    764,973 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
(a) Net inventories include $2.0 million and $3.2 million of capitalized    
    inventories related to stock compensation expense, as of December 28,   
    2014 and December 29, 2013, respectively.                               
                                                                            
                                                                            
                     CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION                      
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS               
                              ON A GAAP BASIS                               
                   (In thousands, except per-share data)                    
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                 ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                         Three Months Ended            Twelve Months Ended  
                 ----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
                  December    September   December    December    December  
                     28,         29,         29,         28,         29,    
                    2014        2014        2013        2014        2013    
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                                            
Revenues         $  184,097  $  187,516  $  167,776  $  725,497  $  722,693 
Cost of revenues     90,395      90,633      91,328     361,820     384,121 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Gross margin         93,702      96,883      76,448     363,677  $  338,572 
Operating                                                                   
 expenses:                                                                  
 Research and                                                               
  development        39,677      38,626      42,343     164,560     190,906 
 Selling,                                                                   
  general and                                                               
  administrative     37,746      41,119      43,623     163,488     182,671 
 Acquisition                                                                
  costs               7,253           -           -       7,253           - 
 Amortization of                                                            
  acquisition-                                                              
  related                                                                   
  intangibles         1,305       1,701       1,850       6,683       7,833 
 Restructuring                                                              
  charges                72        (238)       (469)     (1,180)     15,357 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
   Total                                                                    
    operating                                                               
    expenses,                                                               
    net              86,053      81,208      87,347     340,804     396,767 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Operating income                                                            
 (loss)               7,649      15,675     (10,899)     22,873     (58,195)
Interest and                                                                
 other income,                                                              
 net                 (2,759)     (1,890)     (1,437)     (7,528)        348 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Income (loss)                                                               
 before income                                                              
 taxes                4,890      13,785     (12,336)     15,345     (57,847)
Income tax                                                                  
 benefit                                                                    
 (provision)         (1,814)     (1,231)     (2,210)      1,173       7,761 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Income (loss),                                                              
 net of taxes         3,076      12,554     (14,546)     16,518     (50,086)
Adjust for net                                                              
 loss                                                                       
 attributable to                                                            
 noncontrolling                                                             
 interest               426         286         337       1,418       1,845 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Net Income                                                                  
 (loss)                                                                     
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress         $    3,502  $   12,840  $  (14,209) $   17,936  $  (48,241)
                 ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
Net Income                                                                  
 (loss) per                                                                 
 share                                                                      
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress:                                                                   
  Basic          $     0.02  $     0.08  $    (0.09) $     0.11  $    (0.31)
  Diluted        $     0.02  $     0.08  $    (0.09) $     0.11  $    (0.31)
  Cash dividend                                                             
   per share     $     0.11  $     0.11  $     0.11  $     0.44  $     0.44 
Shares used in                                                              
 net income                                                                 
 (loss) per                                                                 
 share                                                                      
 calculation:                                                               
  Basic             161,864     159,759     151,580     159,031     148,558 
  Diluted           169,148     166,481     151,580     169,122     148,558 
                 ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                                            
                       CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION                    
   RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES 
                                     (a)                                    
                     (In thousands, except per-share data)                  
                                  (Unaudited)                               
                                                                            
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                                      Three Months Ended                    
                   ---------------------------------------------------------
                   December           September           December          
                      28,      % of      28,       % of      29,      % of  
                     2014    Revenue     2014    Revenue    2013    Revenue 
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
                                                                            
GAAP gross margin  $ 93,702     50.9% $  96,883     51.7% $ 76,448     45.6%
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense            2,759      1.5%     3,766      2.0%    3,088      1.8%
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization          22      0.0%         -      0.0%    5,562      3.3%
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan                 (44)     0.0%         4      0.0%      136      0.1%
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other              -      0.0%      (303)    -0.2%      269      0.2%
  Tax and tax-                                                              
   related items          -        -          -      0.0%        -        - 
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP gross                                                              
 margin            $ 96,439     52.4% $ 100,350     53.5% $ 85,503     51.0%
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
GAAP research and                                                           
 development                                                                
 expenses          $ 39,677           $  38,626           $ 42,344          
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense           (2,553)             (2,089)            (7,356)         
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization           -                   -                  -          
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan                 128                 (13)              (282)         
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other           (252)               (231)             1,368          
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP research                                                           
 and development                                                            
 expenses          $ 37,000           $  36,293           $ 36,074          
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
GAAP selling,                                                               
 general and                                                                
 administrative                                                             
 expenses          $ 46,376           $  41,119           $ 43,623          
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense           (1,436)             (6,427)           (10,432)         
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization      (8,602)                  -               (148)         
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan                 229                 (24)              (607)         
  Legal and other    (1,330)                  -                  -          
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other            (72)                 64                  -          
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP selling,                                                           
 general and                                                                
 administrative                                                             
 expenses          $ 35,165           $  34,732           $ 32,436          
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
GAAP operating                                                              
 income (loss)     $  7,649           $  15,675           $(10,899)         
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense            6,748              12,282             20,877          
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization       8,622               1,701              7,558          
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan                (402)                 41              1,026          
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other            328                (374)            (1,324)         
  Legal and other     1,330                   -                  -          
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP operating                                                          
 income            $ 24,275           $  29,325           $ 17,238          
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
GAAP pretax profit    4,890      2.7% $  13,785      7.4% $(12,336)    -7.4%
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense            6,748      3.7%    12,282      6.5%   20,877     12.4%
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization       8,622      4.7%     1,701      0.9%    7,558      4.5%
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan              (1,048)    -0.6%       288      0.2%    1,026      0.6%
  Legal and other     1,330      0.7%         -      0.0%        -      0.0%
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other            327      0.2%      (374)    -0.1%   (1,324)    -0.8%
  Tax related and                                                           
   other items         (618)    -0.3%      (967)    -0.5%     (633)    -0.4%
  Investment                                                                
   related losses     1,495      0.8%         -      0.0%        -      0.0%
  Losses from                                                               
   equity method                                                            
   investment         1,403      0.7%     1,386      0.7%      632      0.4%
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP pretax                                                             
 profit              23,149     12.6%    28,101     15.1%   15,800      9.3%
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
                                                                            
GAAP net income                                                             
 (loss)                                                                     
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress           $  3,503           $  12,840           $(14,209)         
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense            6,748              12,282             20,877          
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization       8,622               1,701              7,558          
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan              (1,048)                288               (535)         
  Investment                                                                
   related losses                                                           
   (gains)            1,495                   -                930          
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other            327                (374)            (1,324)         
  Legal and other     1,330                   -                  -          
  Tax related and                                                           
   other items         (324)             (1,585)             1,063          
  Losses from                                                               
   equity method                                                            
   investment         1,403               1,386                632          
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP net                                                                
 income                                                                     
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress           $ 22,056           $  26,538           $ 14,992          
                   ========  =======  =========  =======  ========  ======= 
                                                                            
GAAP net income                                                             
 (loss) per share                                                           
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress - diluted $   0.02           $    0.08           $  (0.09)         
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense             0.04                0.07               0.13          
  Acquisition                                                               
   costs and                                                                
   related                                                                  
   amortization        0.05                0.01               0.05          
  Changes in value                                                          
   of deferred                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   plan               (0.01)                  -              (0.01)         
  Impairment of                                                             
   assets,                                                                  
   restructuring                                                            
   and other              -                   -              (0.01)         
  Legal and other      0.01                   -                  -          
  Tax related and                                                           
   other items            -               (0.01)              0.01          
  Investment                                                                
   related losses                                                           
   (gains)             0.01                   -               0.01          
  Non-GAAP share                                                            
   count                                                                    
   adjustment             -                   -                  -          
  Losses from                                                               
   equity method                                                            
   investment          0.01                0.01                  -          
                   --------  -------  ---------  -------  --------  ------- 
Non-GAAP net                                                                
 income per share                                                           
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress - diluted $   0.13           $    0.16           $   0.09          
                   =========================================================
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            

                                                                    
                   -------------------------------------------------
                                  Twelve Months Ended               
                   -------------------------------------------------
                    December               December                 
                       29,        % of        29,            % of   
                      2014      Revenue      2013          Revenue  
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
                                                                    
GAAP gross margin  $  363,677       50.1% $  338,572           46.8%
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense             13,209        1.8%     12,789            1.8%
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization           (86)       0.0%     24,805            3.4%
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                   427        0.1%        854            0.2%
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other            4,489        0.6%        241            0.0%
  Tax and tax-                                                      
   related items            -          -           -              - 
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP gross                                                      
 margin            $  381,716       52.6% $  377,261           52.2%
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
GAAP research and                                                   
 development                                                        
 expenses          $  164,560             $  190,906                
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense            (16,187)               (26,042)               
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization                                 (252)               
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                  (793)                (1,744)               
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other             (482)                (1,104)               
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP research                                                   
 and development                                                    
 expenses          $  147,098             $  161,764                
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
GAAP selling,                                                       
 general and                                                        
 administrative                                                     
 expenses          $  176,244             $  182,671                
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense            (20,774)               (34,187)               
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization       (14,330)                (1,168)               
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                (1,855)                (3,795)               
  Legal and other      (1,330)                                      
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other              (97)                     -                
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP selling,                                                   
 general and                                                        
 administrative                                                     
 expenses          $  137,858             $  143,521                
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
GAAP operating                                                      
 income (loss)         22,873             $  (58,195)               
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense             50,170                 73,020                
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization        14,244                 34,056                
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                 3,075                  6,393                
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other            5,067                 17,152                
  Legal and other       1,330                      -                
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP operating                                                  
 income            $   96,759             $   72,426                
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
GAAP pretax profit     15,345        2.1%    (57,847)          -8.0%
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense             50,170        6.9%     73,020           10.1%
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization        14,244        2.0%     34,056            4.7%
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                    61        0.0%         22            0.0%
  Legal and other       1,330        0.2%          -            0.0%
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other            3,737        0.5%     17,152            2.4%
  Tax related and                                                   
   other items           (263)       0.0%     (2,267)          -0.3%
  Investment                                                        
   related losses       1,495        0.2%          -            0.0%
  Losses from                                                       
   equity method                                                    
   investment           5,068        0.7%      1,877  (b)       0.3%
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP pretax                                                     
 profit                91,187       12.6%     66,013            9.2%
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
                                                                    
GAAP net income                                                     
 (loss)                                                             
 attributable to                                                    
 Cypress           $   17,936             $  (48,241) (b)           
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense             50,170                 73,020                
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization        14,244                 11,514                
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                    61                     22                
  Investment                                                        
   related losses                                                   
   (gains)              1,495                                       
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other            3,737                 39,694                
  Legal and other       1,330                                       
  Tax related and                                                   
   other items         (6,750)               (14,665)               
  Losses from                                                       
   equity method                                                    
   investment           5,068                  1,877  (b)           
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP net                                                        
 income                                                             
 attributable to                                                    
 Cypress           $   87,291             $   63,221                
                   ==========  =========  ==========      ========= 
                                                                    
GAAP net income                                                     
 (loss) per share                                                   
 attributable to                                                    
 Cypress - diluted $     0.11             $    (0.32)               
  Stock-based                                                       
   compensation                                                     
   expense               0.30                   0.45                
  Acquisition                                                       
   costs and                                                        
   related                                                          
   amortization          0.08                   0.21                
  Changes in value                                                  
   of deferred                                                      
   compensation                                                     
   plan                     -                   0.01                
  Impairment of                                                     
   assets,                                                          
   restructuring                                                    
   and other             0.02                   0.10                
  Legal and other        0.01                      -                
  Tax related and                                                   
   other items          (0.04)                 (0.08)               
  Investment                                                        
   related losses                                                   
   (gains)               0.01                  (0.01)               
  Non-GAAP share                                                    
   count                                                            
   adjustment               -                   0.02                
  Losses from                                                       
   equity method                                                    
   investment            0.03                   0.01  (b)           
                   ----------  ---------  ----------      --------- 
Non-GAAP net                                                        
 income per share                                                   
 attributable to                                                    
 Cypress - diluted $     0.52             $     0.39                
                   =================================================
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
(a) Refer to the accompanying "Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a  
    detailed discussion of management's use of non-GAAP financial measures. 
(b) Adjusted for impact of investment in equity method investee. See        
    footnote disclosures related thereto in our 10Q filed on August 6, 2014.
                                                                            
                      CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION                     
                         SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA                        
                               (In thousands)                               
                                 (Unaudited)                                
                                                                            
                 ----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
                         Three Months Ended            Twelve Months Ended  
                 ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                  December    September   December    December    December  
                     28,         28,         29,         28,         29,    
                    2014        2014        2013        2014        2013    
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Selected Cash                                                               
 Flow Data                                                                  
 (Preliminary):                                                             
  Net cash                                                                  
   provided by                                                              
   operating                                                                
   activities    $   25,514  $    8,322  $   20,171  $  103,336  $   66,696 
  Net cash                                                                  
   provided by                                                              
   (used in)                                                                
   investing                                                                
   activities    $  (13,736) $  (11,173) $      569  $  (42,156) $    1,139 
  Net cash                                                                  
   provided by                                                              
   (used in)                                                                
   financing                                                                
   activities    $  (13,126) $    6,501  $  (11,276) $  (43,453) $  (45,024)
                                                                            
Other                                                                       
 Supplemental                                                               
 Data                                                                       
 (Preliminary):                                                             
  Capital                                                                   
   expenditures  $    3,769  $    5,800  $    8,750  $   20,947  $   36,627 
  Depreciation   $   10,013  $   10,093  $    9,436  $   39,724  $   39,572 
  Payment of                                                                
   dividend      $   17,728  $   17,413  $   16,578  $   69,248  $   64,819 
  Dividend paid                                                             
   per share     $     0.11  $     0.11  $     0.11  $     0.11  $     0.44 
  Dividend yield                                                            
   per share (a)        3.0%        4.4%        4.3%        3.0%        4.3%
                 ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                                            
(a) Dividend yield per share is calculated based on annualized dividend     
 paid per share divided by the common stock share price at the end of the   
 period.                                                                    
                      CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION                     
                    CONSOLIDATED DILUTED EPS CALCULATION                    
                    (In thousands, except per-share data)                   
                                 (Unaudited)                                
                                                                            
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                                        Three Months Ended                  
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                         December 29,     September 28,      December 29,   
                             2014              2014              2013       
                      ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                        GAAP   Non-GAAP   GAAP   Non-GAAP   GAAP    Non-GAAP
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- --------  --------
                                                                            
Net income (loss)                                                           
 attributable to                                                            
 Cypress              $  3,502 $ 22,056 $ 12,840 $ 26,538 $(14,209) $ 14,992
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- --------  --------
                                                                            
Weighted-average                                                            
 common shares                                                              
 outstanding (basic)   161,864  161,864  159,759  159,759  151,580   151,580
Effect of dilutive                                                          
 securities:                                                                
  Stock options,                                                            
   unvested                                                                 
   restricted stock                                                         
   and other             7,284    8,892    6,722    8,460        -    14,224
                      -------- -------- -------- -------- --------  --------
Weighted-average                                                            
 common shares                                                              
 outstanding for                                                            
 diluted computation   169,148  170,756  166,481  168,219  151,580   165,804
                      ======== ======== ======== ======== ========  ========
                                                                            
Net income (loss) per                                                       
 share attributable                                                         
 to Cypress - basic   $   0.02 $   0.14 $   0.08 $   0.17 $  (0.09) $   0.10
Net income (loss) per                                                       
 share attributable                                                         
 to Cypress - diluted $   0.02 $   0.13 $   0.08 $   0.16 $  (0.09) $   0.09
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            

                                                          
                      ------------------------------------
                               Twelve Months Ended        
                      ------------------------------------
                         December 28,      December 29,   
                             2014              2013       
                      ----------------- ------------------
                        GAAP   Non-GAAP   GAAP    Non-GAAP
                      -------- -------- --------  --------
                                                          
Net income (loss)                                         
 attributable to                                          
 Cypress              $ 17,936 $ 87,291 $(48,241) $ 63,221
                      -------- -------- --------  --------
                                                          
Weighted-average                                          
 common shares                                            
 outstanding (basic)   159,031  159,031  148,558   148,558
Effect of dilutive                                        
 securities:                                              
  Stock options,                                          
   unvested                                               
   restricted stock                                       
   and other            10,091    9,331        -    12,954
                      -------- -------- --------  --------
Weighted-average                                          
 common shares                                            
 outstanding for                                          
 diluted computation   169,122  168,362  148,558   161,512
                      ======== ======== ========  ========
                                                          
Net income (loss) per                                     
 share attributable                                       
 to Cypress - basic   $   0.11 $   0.55 $  (0.32) $   0.43
Net income (loss) per                                     
 share attributable                                       
 to Cypress - diluted $   0.11 $   0.52 $  (0.32) $   0.39
                      ------------------------------------
                                                          
                                                                            
                                                                            
                      ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                       December   September  December   December   December 
                          28,        28,        29,        28,        29,   
                         2014       2014       2013       2014       2013   
                      ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                            
Average stock price                                                         
 for the period ended   $10.77     $10.54      $9.45     $10.18     $10.59  
Common stock                                                                
 outstanding at                                                             
 period end (in                                                             
 thousands)             163,013    161,178    153,214    163,013    153,214 
                                                                            
                      ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                            

NOTES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement its consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Cypress uses the following non-GAAP financial measures which are adjusted from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures:

The non-GAAP measures set forth above exclude charges primarily related to stock-based compensation, which represented 72% of total adjustments for the year ended December 28, 2014, as well as restructuring charges, acquisition-related expenses and other adjustments. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional and useful way of viewing aspects of Cypress's operations that, when viewed in conjunction with Cypress's GAAP results, provide a more comprehensive understanding of the various factors and trends affecting Cypress's business and operations. Management uses these non-GAAP measures for strategic and business decision-making, internal budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation processes. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management's internal comparisons to Cypress's historical operating results and comparisons to competitors' operating results. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G and to make clear to our investors the adjustments we make to GAAP measures, we have provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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