FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report October 4, 2000
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 0-17795 77-0024818
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
4210 South Industrial Drive, Austin Texas 78744
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 445-7222
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
INDEX
Item 5. Other Events 3
Signatures 4
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Item 5. Other Events
On Thursday, September 28, 2000, the Board of Directors of Cirrus Logic, Inc.
voted in favor of adding Dr. Harold J. Ravech , president of Stevens Institute
of Technology, as a member of the Board of Directors. His appointment brings
the company's director total to eight board members, filling the spot previously
vacated by Dr. C. Gordon Bell of Microsoft Corporation.
Dr. Ravech leads Stevens Institute of Technology in its strategic direction
called Technogenesis, which is the educational frontier wherein faculty,
students and colleagues in business and industry jointly nurture technology,
from conception and design, to marketplace realization.
Prior to his Stevens Institute position, he was the Dean of Science at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, responsible for their comprehensive,
multimillion dollar Science Initiatives Program. He was founding chief of the
Thermophysics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) in Washington, D.C., and worked there for 17 years in research and
technology management positions.
A graduate of Hofstra University and the University of California at San Diego,
Dr. Ravech has won numerous awards and honors, including Distinguished
Scientist of the Year from the Maryland Academy of Sciences, the Equal
Opportunity Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the New Jersey Pride
Award in Education.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
October 4, 2000 /s/ ROBERT W. FAY
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Robert W. Fay
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
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