Two to join Cirrus Logic board Jun 2, 2009
Shares of Cirrus Logic were trading at $3. 96 midday Monday. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
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No-Cash Settlement OK'd for Marvell in Backdating Case, but Attorney Fees on Hold May 12, 2009
In March, Coughlin Stoia, which served as lead counsel in a noncash settlement with Cirrus Logic Inc., after a judge described them as "almost entirely unmerited." Last year, a federal judge in San Francisco initially rejected a settlement for similar reasons. The derivative action against Santa Clara, Calif. (Law.com)
Cirrus Logic narrows Q1 loss May 1, 2009
Facing an increasingly difficult semiconductor industry, Cirrus Logic managed to narrow its loss in the fiscal fourth quarter, despite a drop in revenue ... Cirrus Logic's (Nasdaq: CRUS) revenue dropped 25 percent year-over-year to $33 ... Shares of Cirrus Logic rose 5 percent on Thursday to $4. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Austin companies hit as markets drop Apr 8, 2009
4 percent) and Cirrus Logic Inc. (down 8 ... Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) down 8. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Attorneys Drop Fees in Shareholder Case Alleging Backdating Apr 1, 2009
Revised deal in suit against Cirrus Logic is latest example of judge disputing fee terms ... The plaintiffs lawyers in a shareholder derivative lawsuit involving allegations of stock-options backdating against Cirrus Logic Inc. have agreed, in a revised deal filed this month, to drop all attorney fees, which the judge in the case had described as "almost entirely unmerited." ... "Judges are understandably concerned in these types of cases when the suit is brought on behalf of the company but, at... (Law.com)
Local stocks rise with Wall Street rally Mar 11, 2009
Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) up 12 percent to $3. 56. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Aggressive IP Strategy Fails -- Again Feb 14, 2009
Seven settled, but Intel, Agilent, Cirrus Logic, Hewlett-Packard and Cypress fought the allegations. Intel, Agilent and Cirrus eventually won on summary judgment, and now Cypress joins them. (Law.com)
Avnet, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Azzurri Technology Ltd. Apr 1, 2008
Its many major supplier partners include Cirrus Logic, Lattice, Marvell, NEC, and Silicon Laboratories. The company's Web site is located at. (BusinessWire)
Wolfson slumps on loss of Apple contracts Mar 29, 2008
Wolfson chips have already been dropped once by Apple when the deal for the iPod Classic went to the US manufacturer Cirrus Logic last year. But the fact the UK firm is holding on to the iPhone business offers a glimmer of hope. (Independent)
Wolfson shares slip after Apple iPod contract lost Mar 28, 2008
Cirrus Logic, whose shares are languishing at six cents on Nasdaq, is believed to have won the contract. Wolfson emphasised that the update was not a profit warning. (Times Online)
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference & Festival - Making Connections Feb 27, 2008
The Auditorium Shores Stage concerts are sponsored by Blackberry, Major League Baseball and Cirrus Logic. Helping to kick off the SXSW Music Festival is the Twenty-sixth Annual Austin Music Awards at the Austin Music Hall on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:55 p.m. sharp. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
EE Times Reveals the 2008 ACE Awards Finalists Feb 20, 2008
Analog -- Texas Instruments -- ADS5463 -- Cirrus Logic -- CS4525 -- Analog Devices -- ADA4937-1 and ADA4938-1 differential drivers -- Maxim -- MAX5092 LDO regulator -- Supertex -- HV758IC -- Vishay -- SiP12510, SiP12511 White LED Drivers -- OKI Electric Industry -- ML86V7665 Video Decoder LSI -- 4-channel -- ADS1274, 8-channel -- ADS1278, Texas Instruments -- ADSx IP-- DDP -- SL3 Series Stack Lamp -- OSRAM -- Platinum DRAGON LED -- Planar Systems -- 1080p Hi-Def LCD Thin Displays -- Planet82 --... (PR Newswire)
Cirrus Logic 4Q profit up Feb 1, 2008
The Cirrus Logic board of directors also approved a share repurchase program of up to $150 million ... Cirrus Logic stock fell 5 percent to $4. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
SRS Labs Launches Volume IQ, an Advanced Automatic Gain Control For TVs, Set-Top Boxes, PCs & Mobile Phones Jan 8, 2008
- Cirrus Logic first chipmaker to feature SRS Volume IQ for TV, audio applications ... Cirrus Logic is the first chipmaker to feature SRS Volume IQ, which will be made available through its programmable, cost-effective CS485xx family of audio DSPs for TV, home theater and automotive entertainment markets ... Both SRS and Cirrus Logic will have private demonstrations of Volume IQ at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Billionaire ups his stake in Cirrus Logic Jan 1, 2008
76 and makes Soros the second largest investor in Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS). Cirrus Logic Inc. makes analog, mixed-signal and embedded integrated circuits for and ... Cirrus Logic recently completed its own investigation and concluded its management had been involved in some irregularities in the granting of stock options between 1997 and the end of 2005. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Dell's all-in-one gets high marks from influential columnist; KMC ... Dec 31, 2007
Austin's Cirrus Logic has come up with a chip that it claims solves the problem of blaring TV commercials and other irritating volume fluctuations that show up when users switch between channels. The chip maker has introduced an audio signal processor chip for digital television sets that incorporates sound-leveling technology from Dolby Laboratories. (Austin American-Statesman, TX)
Arizona companies take lead in 3rd-quarter mergers Dec 13, 2007
An acquisition of a local company can mean loss of local control, as was the case with Tucson's Apex Microtechnology, which was sold to Cirrus Logic Inc. for $42 million and for and Tempe aerospace firm IMC Magnetics Corp. which was acquired by Curtis-Wright Corp. of Roseland, N.J for $37 ... Other notable deals in the quarter included the sale for $42 million in cash to Cirrus Logic Inc. of Apex Microtechnology, a Tucson provider of precision high-power analog amplifier products. (AZCentral -- Business)
Codecs ante up for better audio Nov 28, 2007
Cirrus Logic Inc. (Austin, Texas) believes it has simplified the challenge of audio signal management within complex digital television system designs with the introduction of the CS42324 and CS42325 DTV codecs ... Each output channel uses Cirrus Logic's Popguard technology, which is said to minimize the effects of output transients associated with single-ended, single-supply converters. (EETimes)
Cirrus Logic posts loss in Q2 Oct 26, 2007
"We made great progress in [the second quarter] toward our goal of rebuilding the foundation of Cirrus Logic and positioned ourselves well to achieve our long-term growth and profitability goals," says Jason Rhode, Cirrus Logic president and CEO.. Cirrus Logic, which makes analog, mixed-signal and embedded integrated circuits, announced it would buy Apex Microtechnology for $42 million in cash this summer ... Austin-based Cirrus Logic stock fell close to 9 percent to $6. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
IAR Systems Announces Major Updates to Its Flagship Compiler to Support Needs of Enterprise Developers Oct 18, 2007
It includes ready-made peripheral register definition files for ARM-powered devices from Analog Devices, Atmel, Cirrus Logic, Freescale, Handshake Solutions, Intel, Luminary, NetSilicon, OKI, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, STMicroelectronics and TI, along with Flash loaders for most devices and evaluation boards. IAR Embedded Workbench Version 5 for ARM will be available from November 2007. (BusinessWire)
Cirrus Logic Announces Conference Call to Report Q2 FY '08 Results Oct 4, 2007
Source: Cirrus Logic, Inc. ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at 5 p.m. EDT. ... Cirrus Logic will release the company's financial results at approximately 4 p.m. EDT on the same day. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ThinkEquity Partners LLC Expands Technology Practice by Adding ... May 23, 2007
He has completed transactions for clients located in the US as well as in Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Taiwan and the UK. In addition to his banking experience, Dews brings industry knowledge from stints as a Field Applications Engineer at Cirrus Logic K.K. in Tokyo, and as Vice President of Business Development at Versata, Inc. Dews is a graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied & Engineering Physics. Graham joins ThinkEquity with 13 years of growth company investment banking... (Business Wire (press release), CA)
TECH CHRONICLES May 17, 2007
A daily dose of postings from the Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate. " The Tech bills itself as a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. In addition to his involvement with the Tech, Quattrone is a trustee of Castilleja School, an emeritus member of the Advisory Council of Stanford Graduate School of Business, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Northern California Innocence Project, a free legal clinic at Santa Clara University Law School. --... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Cirrus Logic's Q4 earnings down 50% May 14, 2007
Cirrus Logic's Q4 earnings down 50 ... Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) expects revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal 2008 to range between $40 million to $44 million ... Austin-based Cirrus Logic makes analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the consumer and industrial markets. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
NASDAQ: Cirrus Logic in good standing Apr 25, 2007
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) had previously reported that it estimated these charges would be between $22 million and $24 million. Because of its restated financial reports, a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel has determined that Cirrus Logic's common stock can continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ... Cirrus Logic makes analog and mixed-signal integrated chips for the consumer and industrial markets. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Companies under investigation for possible improper backdating Mar 11, 2007
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Semiconductor News Mar 9, 2007
Cirrus Logic President and CEO David French resigned in the aftermath of the company's internal investigation into historical stock-options granting practices. Thursday's other top stories. (EETimes)
Stocks to Watch Mar 8, 2007
Cirrus Logic Inc.'s () David French resigned as president, chief executive and director, and the company said it will take a charge of $22 million to $24 million to correct the dating of stock option grants. Coldwater Creek Inc. () reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $15. (Fox News)
Cirrus Logic CEO resigns following options review Mar 8, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO Cirrus Logic President and CEO David French resigned Wednesday (March 7) following the conclusion of the company's internal investigation into historical stock options granting practices, according to a statement issued by the company. A special committee of Cirrus' board of directors concluded that French and other executive officers had knowledge of and participated in the selection of three retroactive grant dates for broad-based employee option grants between 2000 and 2002, the... (EETimes)
Cirrus Logic CEO quits after backdating probe Mar 8, 2007
Personal Tech Markets Your Money Technology Healthcare Columnists Latest news Message Boards Small Business. LOS ANGELES -- , a maker of microchips for video and audio players, said chief executive David French resigned after an internal inquiry found he backdated stock-option grants. (Boston Globe)
Cirrus Logic Receives Additional Nasdaq Staff Determination Feb 16, 2007
Source: Cirrus Logic, Inc. ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that it received, as expected, an additional Nasdaq Staff Determination letter stating that the company is not in compliance with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because it has not timely filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Dec. 30, 2006 ... Cirrus Logic develops... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Commencement of Lawsuit against SPSS, Inc. for the Back-Dating of Stock Option Grants -- SPSS Jan 24, 2007
Company Cirrus Logic, Inc. CEC Entertainment, Inc. Crown Castle International Corp. CNET Networks, Inc. Corinthian Colleges, Inc.. Stull, Stull & Brody has substantial experience representing employees who suffered losses from purchases of their employer's stock in their 401(k) plans. (Primezone Releases)
Cirrus Logic Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Schedule Jan 11, 2007
Source: Cirrus Logic, Inc. ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of high-precision analog, mixed signal, and embedded processor integrated circuits, today announced that David D. French, president and chief executive officer, will present at the Ninth Annual Needham Growth Conference at The New York Palace Hotel on Jan. 11 at 3:30 p.m. EST in New York City ... Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sales up for Nu Horizons Jan 9, 2007
Nu Horizons announced yesterday it expanded a distribution agreement with Austin-based Cirrus Logic Inc. to include supply chain services in India. Shares of Nu Horizons closed at $9. (Newsday -- Business)
Cirrus buys Chinese IC design house Jan 4, 2007
In connection with the acquisition, Cirrus Logic paid Caretta's stockholders $10 ... "Acquiring Caretta expands and diversifies Cirrus Logic's expertise in IC technology, enables increased development of China-originated intellectual property, and provides us with a stronger, long-term strategic position to grow in China by developing our China-based organization," said David D. French, president and chief executive of Cirrus Logic, in a statement ... "This acquisition further strengthens Cirrus... (EETimes)
