WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing
U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and
research, today announced the addition of Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ: CY) as an SIA member company. Cypress
president and CEO Hassane El-Khoury
was elected to the SIA board of directors at the association's
board meeting yesterday.
"Cypress is a welcome and important addition to SIA, bringing
another influential voice to the table in support of semiconductor
industry priorities," said John
Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. "With Cypress in the SIA
tent, the chorus of support grows louder for government policies
that ensure our industry can continue to grow stronger and
innovate, including initiatives that spur investments in basic
scientific research, expand access to global markets, and make the
U.S. tax system globally competitive. We are thrilled to have
Cypress' participation in this effort and excited to welcome
Hassane El-Khoury to the SIA board
of directors."
Prior to his current role at Cypress, El-Khoury served as
executive vice president of Cypress' Programmable Systems Division,
managing the company's standard and programmable microcontroller
(MCU) portfolio, including its Platform PSoC® family of
devices, and its automotive business. Previously, El-Khoury ran
Cypress' automotive business unit, architecting its human-machine
interface strategy—which is focused on the automotive touch
business—and spearheading its effort to target the growing
infotainment, instrumentation cluster and Advanced Driver
Assistance Systems (ADAS) segments. El-Khoury holds a bachelor's of
science degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Mich., and a master's degree in
engineering management from Oakland
University in Rochester Hills,
Mich.
"Semiconductor technology has unleashed many of the great,
transformative innovations of our time, and with each new
breakthrough, the need for smart government policy grows more
evident," said El-Khoury. "Cypress loves to solve problems, so
we're eager to expand our collaboration with industry peers in
support of initiatives that promote growth and innovation in our
industry and throughout the economy."
Cypress joins five additional U.S. semiconductor companies that
have become SIA members within the last year: Integrated Device
Technology, Inc., Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Qorvo, Skyworks
Solutions, Inc., and Western Digital Corporation.
About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America's
top export industries and a key driver of America's economic
strength, national security, and global competitiveness.
Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics –
enable the systems and products we use to work, communicate,
travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new
scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs
nearly a quarter of a million people in the U.S. In 2016, U.S.
semiconductor company sales totaled $164
billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion dollar
electronics industry possible. SIA seeks to strengthen U.S.
leadership of semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by
working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry
stakeholders to encourage policies and regulations that fuel
innovation, propel business and drive international competition.
Learn more at www.semiconductors.org.
About Cypress
Cypress is a leader in advanced embedded
system solutions for the world's most innovative automotive,
industrial, home automation and appliances, consumer electronics
and medical products. Cypress' programmable systems-on-chip,
general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and
USB-based connectivity solutions and reliable, high-performance
memories help engineers design differentiated products and get them
to market first. Cypress is committed to providing customers with
support and engineering resources that enable innovators and
out-of-the-box thinkers to disrupt markets and create new product
categories. To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.
Media Contact
Dan
Rosso
Semiconductor Industry Association
202-446-1719
drosso@semiconductors.org
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