1994 Stock Plan



 Exhibit 10.1 
 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 
 1994 STOCK PLAN 
 (As amended and restated on September 30, 2008) 
 1. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. THE PURPOSES OF THIS STOCK PLAN ARE: 
  

	 	•	 	 to promote the long term success of the Company’s business; 


  

	 	•	 	 to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility; and 


  

	 	•	 	 to provide long term incentive to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors that is aligned with the long term interest of all stockholders.



 2. COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN. THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR: 
  

	 	•	 	 the discretionary granting of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors, which
Options may be either Incentive Stock Options (for Employees only) or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant; and 


  

	 	•	 	 the grant of Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to Outside Directors pursuant to an automatic,
non-discretionary formula. 


 3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The maximum aggregated number of Shares
authorized for issuance under the Plan is 130,195,220. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Any Shares subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against the numerical limits of this section 3
as one Share for every Share subject thereto. Any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with a per Share or unit purchase price lower than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant shall be counted against the numerical limits of
this section 3 as 1.88 Shares for every one Share subject thereto. To the extent that a Share that was subject to an Award that counted as 1.88 Shares against the Plan reserve pursuant to the preceding sentence is recycled back into the Plan under
the next paragraph of this section 3, the Plan shall be credited with 1.88 Shares. 
 Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, If any Shares
that have been subject to an option or SAR (whether granted under this Plan or the Terminated Plans) cease to be subject to such Option or SAR (other than through exercise of the Option or SAR), or if any Option or SAR granted hereunder or
thereunder is forfeited, or any Option or SAR otherwise terminates prior to the issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Shares that were subject to such Option or SAR shall again be available for distribution in connection with future
awards under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). 







 Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan upon exercise of an Option shall not in any event be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan. With respect to SARs, when an SAR is exercised, the full number of shares subject to the SAR or portion thereof being exercised shall be counted against the
numerical limits of this section 3 above as one Share for every Share subject thereto, regardless of the number of Shares used to settle the SAR upon exercise. For example, if an SAR covering 100 shares is exercised by a Participant and the
Participant receives 80 Shares (with 20 Shares withheld to cover the SAR exercise price), the Plan Share reserve shall be debited the full 100 Shares and such Shares will not be available for future distribution under the Plan. Similarly, if Shares
are withheld to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting, exercise or issuance of any Award (or delivery of the related Shares), such withheld Shares will not be available for future issuance under
the Plan. 
 Shares of Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock Units) that do not vest and thus are forfeited back to or repurchased by
the Company shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that vest shall not in any event be returned to the Plan and shall not become available
for future distribution under the Plan. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in section 16 of the Plan,
the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in the first paragraph of section 3, plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to the second and third paragraphs of this section 3. 
 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. 
 4.1 Procedure. 
 4.1.1 Multiple Administrative Bodies. The Plan may be administered by different Committees with respect to different groups of
Employees, Consultants and Directors. 
 4.1.2 Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator determines it
to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 4.1.3 Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify
transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3. 
  

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 4.1.4 Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which Committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. 
 4.1.5 Administration With Respect to Automatic Grants to Outside Directors. Automatic grants to Outside Directors shall be pursuant to a non-discretionary formula as set forth in section 10 hereof and therefore shall not be subject
to any discretionary administration. 
 4.2 Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in
the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion: 
 4.2.1 to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with subsection 23.19 of the Plan; 
 4.2.2 to select the Consultants, Employees and Outside Directors to whom Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units may be granted hereunder; 
 4.2.3 to determine whether and to what extent Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted hereunder; 
 4.2.4 to determine the number of shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; 
 4.2.5 to approve forms of agreement, including electronic forms, for
use under the Plan; 
 4.2.6 to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any
Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or SARs may be exercised and when
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units vest or are issued (which may, in either case, be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any
Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; 
 4.2.7 to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan; 
 4.2.8 to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax laws;

 4.2.9 to modify or amend each Award (subject to subsection 18.3 of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to
extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options or SARs longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan (but not longer than the original Option or SAR term); 
  

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 4.2.10 to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have
the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or SAR or the vesting or issuance of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount
required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be
made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; 
 4.2.11 to authorize any
person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; 
 4.2.12 to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Awards; and 
 4.2.13 to make all
other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. 
 4.3 Effect of Administrator’s
Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards. 
 5. ELIGIBILITY. 
 5.1 Discretionary Awards. Nonstatutory Stock Options,
SARs, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. If otherwise eligible, an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director who
has been granted an Award may be granted additional Awards. 
 5.2 Outside Director Awards. Outside Directors shall
also receive automatically granted Awards pursuant to section 10 hereof. 
 6. LIMITATIONS. 
 6.1 Each Option shall be designated in the Notice of Grant or Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value: 
 6.1.1 of Shares
subject to a Participant’s incentive stock options granted by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, which 
 6.1.2
become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 6.1.2, incentive stock options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time of grant. 
  

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 6.2 Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any Participant any right with
respect to continuing the Participant’s employment or consulting relationship or tenure as a director with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Participant’s, the Company’s, or the Company’s
stockholders’, right to terminate such employment or consulting relationship or tenure as a Director with the Company at any time, with or without cause. 
 6.3 The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options and SARs to Employees: 
 6.3.1 No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Options and SARs to purchase, in the aggregate, more than 4,120,220
Shares. 
 6.3.2 The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the
Company’s capitalization as described in subsection 16.1. 
 6.3.3 If an Option or SAR is cancelled (other than in
connection with a transaction described in section 16), the cancelled Option or SAR will be counted against the limit set forth in subsection 6.3.1. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an Option or SAR is reduced (which would require prior
stockholder approval pursuant to section 22 hereof), the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option or SAR and the grant of a new Option or SAR. 
 7. TERM OF PLAN. The plan was amended and restated in 2007. It shall continue in effect until March 25, 2017, unless terminated earlier under section 16 of the plan. 
 8. TERM OF OPTION OR SAR. The term of each option or SAR shall be eight (8) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may
be provided in the notice of grant, option or SAR agreement. In the case of an incentive stock option granted to a participant who, at the time the incentive stock option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the company or any parent or subsidiary, the term of the incentive stock option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the notice of grant or option
agreement. 
 9. OPTION AND SAR EXERCISE PRICE; OPTION CONSIDERATION. 
 9.1 Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option or SAR shall be
determined by the Administrator, subject to the following: 
 9.1.1 In the case of an Incentive Stock Option 
 9.1.1.1 granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
  

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 9.1.1.2 granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph
(A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than one hundred (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
 9.1.2 In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or an SAR, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than one hundred percent
(100%) of Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
 9.2 Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time
an Option or SAR is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option or SAR may be exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option or SAR may be exercised. In so doing, the Administrator
may specify that an Option or SAR may not be exercised until the completion of a service period or until certain performance milestones are achieved. 
 9.3 Form of Option Consideration. Except with respect to automatic stock option grants to Outside Directors, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option,
including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such form of consideration shall be set forth in the Notice of Grant or Option
Agreement and may, as determined by the Administrator (and to the extent consistent with Applicable Laws), consist entirely of: 
 9.3.1 cash; 
 9.3.2 check; 
 9.3.3 promissory note; 
 9.3.4 other previously-owned Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised; 
 9.3.5 delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; 
 9.3.6 any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or 
 9.3.7 such other
consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. 
  

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 10. AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS. 
 10.1 Procedure for Grants. All grants to Outside Directors under this section 10 shall be automatic and non-discretionary and shall
be made strictly in accordance with the following provisions: 
 10.1.1 No person shall have any discretion to select which
Outside Directors shall be granted Awards or to determine the number of Shares or units to be covered by Awards granted to Outside Directors. 
 10.1.2 Effective after September 30, 2008, each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 329,617 Shares (the “First Option”) upon the date on which such person first becomes
a Director, whether through election by the stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy. 
 10.1.3 At each of the Company’s annual stockholder meetings commencing after the 2008 Company annual stockholder meeting, (A) each Outside Director who was an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual
stockholder meeting shall be automatically granted an restricted stock unit covering 41,202 units/Shares, and (B) each Outside Director who was not an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting shall
receive an restricted stock unit covering the number of units/Shares determined by multiplying 41,202 Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days since the Outside Director received their First Option, and the denominator of
which is 365, rounded down to the nearest whole unit/Share (either (A) or (B) is referred to herein as the “Annual RSU Grant”). 
 10.1.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10.1.3 hereof, in the event that the Annual RSU Grant hereunder would cause the number of units/Shares subject to outstanding Awards plus the number of units/Shares
previously acquired upon exercise or vesting of Awards to exceed the number of units/Shares available for issuance under the Plan, then each such automatic grant shall be for that number of units/Shares determined by dividing the total number of
units/Shares remaining available for grant by the number of Outside Directors on the automatic grant date, pro-rated for each Outside Director who was not an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting as set
forth in 10.1.3(B). Any further Annual RSU Grants shall then be deferred until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under the Plan. 
 10.1.5 The terms of a First Option granted hereunder on or after the date of the 2007 Company annual stockholder meeting shall be as
follows: 
 10.1.5.1 The term of the Option shall be eight (8) years. 
 10.1.5.2 the Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set forth in
subsection 10.3 hereof. 
 10.1.5.3 the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant of the Option. 
 10.1.5.4 the Option shall become exercisable as to 1/60th of the covered Shares each month, so as
to become 100% vested on the five year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting date. 
  

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 10.1.6 The terms of an Annual RSU Grant hereunder shall be as follows: 
 10.1.6.1 The Annual RSU Grant shall vest as to 20% each year on the date immediately prior to the Company’s regularly scheduled
annual stockholders meeting, so at to be 100% vested on the day prior to the annual stockholders meeting held approximately five years following the grant date, subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting
date. 
 10.2 Consideration for Exercising Outside Director Stock Options. The consideration to be paid for the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of an automatic Outside Director Option shall consist entirely of cash, check, other Shares of previously owned Common Stock which have a fair market value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of
the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, and, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such
other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, or any combination of such methods
of payment. 
 10.3 Post-Directorship Exercisability. 
 10.3.1 Termination of Status as a Director. If an Outside Director ceases to serve as a Director, he may, but only within ninety
(90) days, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, after the date he or she ceases to be a Director of the Company, exercise his or her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled
to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of such termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
 10.3.2 Disability of Director. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection 10.3.1 above, in the event a Director is unable to continue his or her service as a Director with the Company as a result of his or her Disability, he or she may, but only within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after
the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, from the date of termination, exercise his or her Option to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled
to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. 
 10.3.3 Death of Director. In the event of the death of a Participant: 
 10.3.3.1 during the term of the Option who is at the time of his death a Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous
Status as a Director since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, following the date of
death, by the Director’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Participant continued living and remained in
Continuous Status a Director for twelve (12) months after the date of death; or 
  

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 10.3.3.2 within thirty (30) days after the termination of Continuous Status as a
Director, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months, or, for Options granted on or after the 2004 Company annual stockholder meeting, within one year, following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. 
 11. EXERCISE OF OPTION OR SAR. 
 11.1 Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option or SAR granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the
Administrator and set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement. An Option or SAR may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. 
 An Option or
SAR shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) for Options only, full payment for
the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment for Options may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise
of an Option or SAR shall be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Option or SAR. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Option or SAR is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in section 16 of the Plan. 
 Exercising an Option or SAR in any manner shall
decrease the number of Shares thereafter available for sale under the Option or SAR by the number of Shares as to which the Option or SAR is exercised. 
 11.2 Termination of Service. Upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director, other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may
exercise the Option or SAR, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, and, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise
it at the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant or Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, the
Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for thirty days following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director. If, at the date of termination, the Participant is not entitled to exercise the entire
Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise the Option or SAR within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option or
SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. 
  

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 11.3 Disability of Participant. In the event that a Participant’s Continuous
Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR at any time within six (6) months or such other period of time not exceeding twelve
(12) months, as is specified in the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement, except in the case of automatic stock option grants to Outside Directors, which shall be exercised as specified in section 10. Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator, any such Options or SARs may only be exercised to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in
the Notice of Grant, Option or SAR Agreement). If, at the date of termination, the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the
Plan. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the time specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR shall revert to the Plan. 
 11.4 Death of Participant. In the event of the death of a Participant (other than an Outside Director with respect to his or her
automatic stock option grant): 
 11.4.1 during the term of the Option or SAR who is at the time of his or her death an
Employee, Consultant or Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director since the date of grant of the Option or SAR, the Option or SAR may be exercised, at any time within six
(6) months following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had
the Participant continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director for twelve (12) months after the date of death; or 
 11.4.2 within thirty (30) days after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director, the Option or SAR
may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right
to exercise that had accrued at the date of termination. 
 12. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. 
 12.1 The SAR shall entitle the Participant, by exercising the SAR, to receive from the Company an amount equal to the excess of
(x) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by exercised portion of the SAR, as of the date of such exercise, over (y) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by the exercised portion of the SAR, as of the date on which
the SAR was granted; provided, however, that the Administrator may place limits on the amount that may be paid upon exercise of a SAR; and 
  

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 12.2 SARs shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at such times as the Administrator
shall specify in the Participant’s Award Agreement; 
 12.3 Form of Payment. The Company’s obligation arising
upon the exercise of a SAR may be paid in Common Stock or in cash, or in any combination of Common Stock and cash, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine, but only as specified in the Notice of Grant or SAR Agreement. Shares
issued upon the exercise of a SAR shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise. 
 12.4
Rule 16b-3. SARs granted hereunder shall contain such additional restrictions as may be required to be contained in the Plan or Award Agreement in order for the SAR to qualify for the maximum exemption provided by Rule 16b-3.

 13. RESTRICTED STOCK/RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. 
 13.1 Grant of Restricted Stock/Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to
determine (i) the number of Shares subject to a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to any Participant (provided that during any Fiscal Year, no Participant shall receive more than 3,296,176 Shares in the aggregate of
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards) (ii) whether the form of the award shall be Shares or rights to acquire Shares (i.e., Restricted Stock Units), and (iii) the conditions that must be satisfied, which may include or consist
entirely of performance-based milestones, upon which is conditioned the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. For Restricted Stock Units, each such unit shall be the equivalent of one Share of Common Stock for purposes of
determining the number of Shares subject to an Award. Until the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to
vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, notwithstanding its vesting. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly
after the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit vests. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in section 16 of the Plan.

 13.2 Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to
determine the terms and conditions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted under the Plan. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant, which may include such performance-based milestones as are determined appropriate by the Administrator, which may be Performance Goals, or for Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards not intended to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), may be other performance-based milestones. The Administrator may require the recipient to sign a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement as a condition
of the Award. Any certificates representing the shares of Stock awarded shall bear such legends as shall be determined by the Administrator. 
  

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 13.3 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. Each Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award agreement that shall specify the purchase price (if any) and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided; however, that
if the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award has a purchase price, such purchase price must be paid no later than the earlier of (i) eight (8) years following the date of grant, or (ii) the vesting date. 
 13.4 Section 162(m) Performance Restrictions. For purposes of qualifying grants of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals shall be set by the Administrator
on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
which is intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Restricted Stock under
Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals). 
 14. LEAVES OF ABSENCE. Unless the
administrator provides otherwise, and subject to applicable laws, vesting of awards granted hereunder shall cease during any unpaid leave of absence. Moreover, unless the administrator provides otherwise, any employee who transfers his or her
employment to a subsidiary and receives an equity incentive covering such subsidiary’s equity securities in connection with such transfer, shall cease vesting in awards granted under this plan until such time, if any, as such employee transfers
from the employ of such subsidiary or another subsidiary directly back to the employ of the company. 
 15. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF
AWARDS. Unless determined otherwise by the administrator, an award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised,
during the lifetime of the participant, only by the participant. If the administrator makes an award transferable, such award shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the administrator deems appropriate; provided, however, that in no
event may an award be transferred in exchange for consideration. 
 16. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR SIMILAR
TRANSACTION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER, ASSET SALE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL. 
 16.1 Changes in Capitalization.
Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to
which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or forfeiture or repurchase of unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the price per share, if any, of Common
Stock covered by each such outstanding Award, the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the automatic grant provisions of section 10, the limit on the number of Shares subject to an Option or SAR that may be granted to an Employee in any fiscal year
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may be issued as Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Awards under subsection 13.1, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in
the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall
be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Restricted Stock award. 
 16.2 Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, with respect to
discretionary Awards granted under the Plan (but not with respect to Awards granted to Outside Directors) the Board may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any such Award shall terminate as of a date fixed by the
Board and give each Participant the right to exercise his or her Option or SAR as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable or accelerate the vesting of a Participant’s
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. 
 16.3 Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award shall be substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the
successor corporation. With respect to a discretionary Award granted under the Plan (but not with respect to Options granted to Outside Directors under section 10), the Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such
assumption or substitution, provide for the Participant to have the right to exercise such Option or SAR as to all of the Optioned Stock, including as to Shares which would not otherwise be exercisable or provide for the accelerated vesting of
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. With respect to Options and restricted stock units granted to Outside Directors under section 10, in the event that the successor corporation does not agree to assume such Options and restricted stock
units or to substitute equivalent options or rights, each such outstanding Option and restricted stock unit shall become fully vested and exercisable, including as to Shares and units as to which it would not otherwise be exercisable, unless the
Board, in its discretion, determines otherwise. 
 If the Administrator makes a discretionary Option or SAR fully exercisable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Participant that the Option or SAR shall be fully exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and the
Option or SAR will terminate upon the expiration of such period. 
 For the purposes of this subsection, the Award shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the Award confers the right to purchase (or, in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units without a purchase price, receive), for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to
the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders
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consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration
received in the merger or sale of assets was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
the Option or SAR or vesting of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award, for each Share subject to the Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration
received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets. 
 16.4 Spin-Off or Split-Off. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, and at the sole discretion of the Board, the number and/or type of shares of covered by each outstanding Award, the number and/or type of shares which have been authorized for issuance under the
Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award or forfeiture or repurchase of unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units and the price per share, if
any, of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award may be appropriately and proportionately adjusted, or such other actions as are appropriate may be taken, to account for any increase or diminution in value of an Award resulting from a
spin-off, split-off or similar transaction involving equity securities of a Subsidiary or former Subsidiary. Any such discretionary adjustment or action shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. 
 17. AWARD GRANT DATE. The date of grant of an award shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the
administrator makes the determination granting such option or restricted stock award, or such other later date as is determined by the administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each participant within a reasonable time after
the date of such grant. 
 18. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. 
 18.1 Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan. 
 18.2 Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and
desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. Shares may not be added to the Plan (other than pursuant to sections 3 or 16.1 hereof) without obtaining stockholder approval. 
 18.3 Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of
any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. 
 19. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. 
 19.1 Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR or vesting of a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award unless the exercise of such Option or SAR or
vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

  

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 19.2 Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or
SAR or purchase of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or SAR or purchasing such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or
purchase that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required. 
 20. LIABILITY OF COMPANY. 
 20.1 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the
lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 
 20.2 Awards Exceeding Allotted Shares. If the Shares covered by an Award exceed, as of the date of grant, the number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan without additional stockholder approval, such Award shall be void with respect to such excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of Shares subject to the Plan is
timely obtained in accordance with subsection 18.2 of the Plan. 
 21. RESERVATION OF SHARES. The company, during the term of
this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 
 22. NO REPRICING. The Administrator may not permit the repricing, including by way of exchange, of any award, without receiving prior stockholder approval. 
 23. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
 23.1 “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with
section 4 of the Plan. 
 23.2 “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the administration
of stock option plans under federal and state corporate and securities laws, the Code and any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. 
 23.3 “Award” means an award hereunder of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit. 
 23.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
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 23.6 “Committee” means a committee appointed by the Board or its
Compensation Committee in accordance with section 4 of the Plan. 
 23.7 “Common Stock” means the Common
Stock of the Company. 
 23.8 “Company” means Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 23.9 “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary
to render services and who is compensated for such services; provided, however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include Outside Directors, unless such Outside Directors are compensated for services to the Company other than through
payment of director’s fees. 
 23.10 “Continuous Status as a Director” means that the Director
relationship is not interrupted or terminated. 
 23.11 “Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or
Director” means that the employment, consulting or Director relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee, Consultant or Director shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety
(90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; provided, further, that on the ninety-first (91st) day of any such leave (where reemployment is not
guaranteed by contract or statute) the Participant’s Incentive Stock Option shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option; or (ii) transfers between locations of
the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its successor. 
 23.12 “Director” means
a member of the Board. 
 23.13 “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 
 23.14 “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. 
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 23.16 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows: 
 23.16.1 If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market
system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sale price for such stock (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices, if no sales were reported), as quoted
on such exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the date of such determination (or, in the event such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date of such
determination), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or 
 23.16.2
If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for such stock on the date of such
determination (or, in the event such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date of such determination), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or 
 23.16.3 In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator. 
 23.17 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 23.18
“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. 
 23.19
“Notice of Grant” means a written notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement. 
 23.20 “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 23.21 “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant
to the Plan or the Terminated Plans. 
 23.22 “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the
Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
 23.23 “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR. 
 23.24 “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee or Consultant. 
 23.25 “Parent” means a “parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code. 
 23.26 “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director who
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 23.27 “Performance Goals” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s))
determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will be any one or more of the following
objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit, affiliate or business segment, and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a
pre-established target, to a previous period’s results or to a designated comparison group, and, with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”), in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB Principles”) or which may be adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or
under IASB Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) gross margin, (iv) operating expenses or operating expenses as a
percentage of revenue, (v) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) earnings per share, (vii) stock price, (viii) return on equity, (ix) total stockholder
return, (x) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector Index or another index, (xi) return on capital, (xii) return on assets or net assets,
(xiii) return on investment, (xiv) economic value added, (xv) operating profit or net operating profit, (xvi) operating margin, (xvii) market share, (xviii) contract awards or backlog, (xix) overhead or other
expense reduction, (xx) credit rating, (xxi) objective customer indicators, (xxii) new product invention or innovation, (xxiii) attainment of research and development milestones, (xxiv) improvements in productivity,
(xxv) attainment of objective operating goals, and (xxvi) objective employee metrics. 
 23.28
“Plan” means this 1994 Plan, as amended. 
 23.29 “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common
Stock granted pursuant to section 12 of the Plan. 
 23.30 “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan. 
 23.31 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to section 12 of the Plan. 
 23.32 “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with section 16 of the Plan. 
 23.33 “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
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