Exhibit 99.1

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
      as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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In connection with the Form 10-Q of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (the "Company") for the
quarter ended June 29, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David D. French, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.

                                        /s/ David D. French
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                                        David D. French
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        Date: August 13, 2002