Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-143042
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT No. 8, DATED February 11, 2008
(To Prospectus Dated May 17, 2007)
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
$600,000,000 (aggregate principal amount)
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2009
and the Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of the Notes
This Prospectus Supplement, together with the Prospectus listed above, is to be used by certain holders of the above-referenced securities or by their transferees, pledgees, donees or their successors in connection with the offer and sale of the above referenced securities.
The table captioned Selling Securityholders commencing on page 60 of the Prospectus is hereby amended to reflect the following additions and changes:
Name |
Principal Amount at |
Percentage of |
Number of Shares of |
Percentage of | ||||
Promethean I Master Ltd. |
900,000 | * |
37,657 | * | ||||
Lyxor / Gaia II Fund Ltd. |
100,000 | * | 4,184 | * |
* Less than 1%
(1) | Assumes conversion of all of the holders notes at an initial conversion rate of approximately 41.84 shares of our common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of notes, or $23.90, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances as described under Description of the Notes Conversion. As a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may increase or decrease in the future. |
(2) | Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act using 159,190,967 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2007. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of that particular holders notes. However, we did not assume the conversion of any other holders notes. |