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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ramanathan Dinesh   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ [CY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 198 CHAMPION COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2009 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/10/2009   M   127,496 (1) A $ 0 150,571 D   Common Stock 08/10/2009   F   58,330 (2) D $ 10.47 92,241 D   Common Stock 08/11/2009   S   10,000 D $ 10.46 82,241 D   Common Stock 08/11/2009   S   10,000 D $ 10.48 72,241 D   Common Stock 08/11/2009   S   30,000 D $ 10.45 42,241 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

08/10/2009

M

51,502 (3)

08/10/2009(3)

05/11/2015

Common Stock

51,502 (3)

$ 0

180,674

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

08/10/2009

M

51,503 (4)

(4)

05/11/2015

Common Stock

51,503 (4)

$ 0

232,177

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ramanathan Dinesh 198 CHAMPION COURT SAN JOSE, CA 95134			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Neil H. Weiss, Treasurer, as attorney-in-fact for Dinesh Ramanathan.		08/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As reported in Form 4 dated 5/11/2007, Mr. Ramanathan was granted 1,287,568 Performance RSUs (as adjusted for the SunPower Spin factor of 4.12022) that could result in 0 to 257,513 Performance RSUs being earned annually by Mr. Ramanathan based on the company's achievement of performance milestones set by the Company's Compensation Committee. The amount reported on this Form 4 reflects the delivery based upon the achievement of first half 2009 performance milestones as approved by the Compensation Committee on August 6, 2009 and includes a milestone measured by the Company's Common Stock appreciation as compared to the SOXX Index. The remaining target shares have been forfeited and are not able to be earned in a future period.
(2)	The amount reported in this Form 4 represents shares withheld to comply with tax withholding requirements due to the settlement of performance grant milestones reported under footnote #1 above.
(3)	The amount reported on this Form 4 reflects the maximum amount that Mr. Ramanathan was eligible to earn for first half 2009 based upon the achievement of a performance milestone related to the Company's Common Stock appreciation as compared to the SOXX Index. Targeted shares related to performance milestones not achieved are forfeited and are not able to be earned in a future period.
(4)	As reported in Form 4 dated 5/11/2007, Mr. Ramanathan was granted 1,287,568 Performance RSUs (as adjusted for the SunPower Spin factor of 4.12022) that could result in 0 to 257,513 Performance RSUs being earned annually by Mr. Ramanathan based on the company's achievement of performance milestones set by the Company's Compensation Committee. The amount reported on this Form 4 reflects the maximum amount that Mr. Ramanathan is eligible to earn for the second half 2009 based upon the achievement of a performance milestones related to the Company's Common Stock appreciation as compared to the SOXX Index. Targeted shares related to performance milestones not achieved are forfeited and are not able to be earned in a future period.

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