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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                               CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is entered into effective as of February 27, 2002, (the
"Effective Date") by and between Cirrus Logic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and David French (the "Employee").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee on a full-time basis in
the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the
Employee desires to accept such employment; and

     WHEREAS, the parties desire and agree to enter into an employment
relationship by means of this Agreement;

     NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed by and among the parties as follows:

     1.   Position and Duties. The Employee shall be employed as President and
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          Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Company's
          Board of Directors and assuming and discharging such responsibilities
          as are commensurate with the Employee's position. In performing his
          basic duties, the Employee shall work at the Company's principal
          business office located in Austin, Texas. The Employee acknowledges
          that frequent travel will be necessary in carrying out his duties
          hereunder. The Employee shall perform his duties faithfully and to the
          best of his ability and shall devote his full business time and effort
          to the performance of his duties hereunder.

     2.   Compensation.
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          (a)  Base Salary. For all services to be rendered by the Employee to
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               the Company while this Agreement is in effect, the Employee shall
               receive an annual base salary equal to $450,000 (the "Base
               Salary"), payable bi-weekly in accordance with the Company's
               normal payroll practices.

          (b)  Executive Variable Compensation Program. The Employee shall be
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               eligible to participate in the Company's Executive Variable
               Compensation Program ("VCP"). The Employee's target payout under
               the VCP shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%) of his Base
               Salary.

          (c)  Restricted Stock. The outstanding $750,000 loan secured by
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               Employee's 90,000 shares of the Company's common stock will
               become due and payable 180 days following the Employee's
               termination of employment with the Company for any reason.

          (d)  Relocation: Moving Expenses. Upon termination of the Employee's
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               employment with the Company for any reason, the unpaid principal
               amount of the outstanding $721,899 relocation loan shall bear
               interest at the then "applicable federal rate" (as defined in
               Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor
               provision). The relocation loan will become due and payable 180
               days following the Employee's termination of employment with the
               Company for any reason.

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          (e)  Termination by Reason of Death or Disability. In the event of
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               Employee's death during the term of this Agreement, the Company
               shall pay the Employee's estate all salary, bonuses and unpaid
               vacation accrued as of the date of Employee's death and any other
               benefits payable under the Company's then existing benefit plans
               and policies in accordance with such plans and policies in effect
               on the date of death and in accordance with applicable law. In
               the event that, during the term of this Agreement, Employee is
               unable to perform his job due to death or disability (as
               determined under the Company's long-term disability insurance
               program) for six months in any 12-month period, the Company may,
               at its option, terminate the Employee's employment with the
               Company, pursuant to Section 5 below, and such termination shall
               entitle the Employee to all salary, bonuses and unpaid vacation
               accrued as of the date of such termination and any other benefits
               payable under the Company's then existing benefit plans and
               policies in accordance with such plans and policies in effect on
               the date of such termination and in accordance with applicable
               law. Notwithstanding Section 2(d) above, in the event Employee's
               employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability,
               the Company will forgive his relocation loan, subject to his or
               his estate's prompt payment to the Company of any applicable
               income and withholding taxes.

     3.   Other Benefits. The Employee and his legal dependents shall be
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          entitled to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs of
          the Company, if any, to the extent that his position, tenure, salary,
          age health and other qualifications make the Employee and his legal
          dependents eligible to participate in such plans or programs, subject
          to the rules and regulations applicable thereto. The Company reserves
          the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers
          to its employees at any time. Employee will be eligible for vacation
          and sick leave in accordance with the policies in effect during the
          term of this Agreement and will receive such other benefits as the
          Company generally provides to its other employee of comparable
          position and experience.

     4.   Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable
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          travel, entertainment or other expenses incurred by the Employee in
          the furtherance of or in connection with the performance of the
          Employee's duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company's expense
          reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.

     5.   Termination. In the event (i) the Company terminates the Employee's
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          employment other than for Cause, or (ii) any successor to the Company
          fails or refuses to assume this Agreement in accordance with Section 7
          below, the Employee shall be entitled to receive a single, lump-sum
          severance payment within fifteen (15) days of termination equal to the
          Employee's then current annual base salary. In addition, the Company
          shall pay to the Employee a lump-sum payment in an amount equivalent
          to the reasonably estimated costs the Employee may incur to extend for
          a period of twelve (12) months under the COBRA continuation laws the
          Employee's group medical and dental plans coverage in effect on the
          date of such termination. In addition, in the event the Company
          terminates the Employee's employment other than for Cause, the
          Employee's outstanding stock options will remain exercisable for a
          180-day period following such termination and will vest as follows:
          (i) all of the Employee's outstanding and unvested options that were
          granted prior to February 27, 2002 will fully vest, and (ii) fifty
          percent (50%) of the Employee's outstanding and unvested options that
          were granted on or after February 27, 2002, will fully vest, except
          that, in the event the Employee's employment is terminated by the
          Company other than for Cause or the Employee terminates his employment
          for Good Reason in each case within one year

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          following a Change in Control, all of the Employee's outstanding and
          unvested options that were granted on or after February 27, 2002, will
          fully vest. In the event the Company decides to terminate the
          Employee's employment other than for Cause, the Company will provide
          employee with six (6) months prior written notice of such decision.
          For purposes of this Agreement only, a "Change in Control" of the
          Company will be deemed to occur when the Company stockholders approve
          a transaction (e.g., an acquisition, merger or consolidation) the
          result of which is that the voting securities of the Company
          immediately prior to such a transaction represent less than 80% of the
          combined voting power of the resulting entity, or the
          liquidation/dissolution/sale of all or substantially all of the assets
          or business of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement only, "Good
          Reason" shall mean any act of the Company that materially and
          adversely diminishes the Employee's duties or responsibilities,
          provided that in the event of any such act that the Employee shall
          notify the Company in writing of such act and the Company shall have
          thirty (30) days to remedy such act from its receipt of such notice.
          For purposes of this Agreement only, the term "Cause" shall mean (i)
          gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to
          the Company after one written warning detailing the concerns and
          offering the Employee opportunities to cure; (ii) material and willful
          violation of any federal or state law; (iii) commission of any act of
          fraud with respect to the Company; (iv) conviction of a felony or any
          crime causing material harm to the standing and reputation of the
          Company; or (v) intentional and improper disclosure of the Company's
          confidential or proprietary information. For purposes of this
          Agreement, the determination of Cause shall be determined by the Board
          in its sole and absolute discretion.

     6.   Right of Advice of Counsel. The Employee acknowledges that he has
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          consulted with counsel and is fully aware of his rights and
          obligations under this Agreement and of the tax consequences thereof.

     7.   Successors.
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          (a)  Company's Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether
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               direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger,
               consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially
               all of the Company's business and/or assets shall assume the
               obligations under this Agreement and agree expressly to perform
               the obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to
               the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such
               obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes
               under the Agreement, the term "Company", shall include any
               successor to the Company's business and/or assets which executes
               and delivers the assumption agreement described in this
               subsection (a) or which becomes bound by the terms of this
               Agreement by operation of law.

          (b)  Employee's Successors. Without the written consent of the
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               Company, the Employee shall not assign or transfer this Agreement
               or any right or obligation under this Agreement to any other
               person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of
               this Agreement and all rights of the Employee hereunder shall
               inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Employee's
               personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
               successors, heirs distributees, devisees and legatees.

     8.   Notice Clause.
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          (a)  Manner. Any notice hereby required or permitted to be given shall
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               be sufficiently given if in writing and upon mailing by
               registered or certified mail,


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               postage prepaid, to either party at the address of such party or
               such other address as shall have been designated by written
               notice by such party to other party.

          (b)  Effectiveness. Any notice of other communication required or
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               permitted to be given under this Agreement will be deemed given
               on the day when delivered in person, or the third business day
               after the day on which such notice was mailed in accordance with
               Section 8(a).

     9.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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          accordance with the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of
          law rules, of the State of Texas.

     10.  Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
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          this Agreement, or any terms hereof, shall not affect the validity or
          enforceability of any other provision or term of this Agreement.

     11.  Integration. Execept as otherwise expressly provided other wise
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          herein, this Agreement represents the entire agreement and
          understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein and
          supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or
          oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions
          of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by
          duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto.

     12.  Taxes. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject
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          to withholding of applicable income and employment taxes.

     13.  Indemnificaiton. In the event Employee is made, or threatened to be
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          made, a party to any legal action or proceeding, whether civil or
          criminal, by reason of the fact that Employee is or was a director or
          officer of the Company or serves or served any other corporation fifty
          percent (50%) or more owned or controlled by the Company in any
          capacity at the Company's request, Employee shall be indemnified by
          the Company, and the Company shall pay Employee's related expenses
          when and as incurred, all to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     14.  Arbitration. Except for proceedings seeking injunctive relief,
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          including, without limitation, allegations of misappropriation of
          trade secrets, copyright or patent infringements, or breach of any
          anti-competition provisions of the Agreement, any controversy or claim
          arising out of or in relation to this Agreement, or the breach
          thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the
          commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association
          ("AAA"), and judgement upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may
          be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitration of
          this Agreement shall include all claims, regardless of whether the
          dispute arises during the term of the Agreement, at the time of
          termination or thereafter. Either party may initiate the arbitration
          proceedings, for which the provision is herein made, by notifying the
          opposing party, in writing, of its demand to arbitrate. In any such
          arbitration there shall be appointed one arbitrator who shall be
          selected in accordance with the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. The
          place of arbitration shall be Austin, Texas. The parties agree that
          the award of the arbitrator shall be the sole and exclusive remedy
          between them regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or
          accountings presented or plead to the arbitrator; that the arbitrator
          shall be the final judge of both law and fact in arbitration of
          disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the
          interpretation of the terms of this Agreement. The parties further
          agree it shall be the sole and exclusive duty of the arbitrator to
          determine the arbitrability of issues in dispute and that neither
          party shall have recourse to the court of such a determination.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the
     case of the Company by a duly authorized officer, as of the day and year
     first above written.

                                 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.


                                 By:      /s/ Steven D. Overly
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                                 Title: Sr. VP, Administration & General Counsel
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                                 DAVID FRENCH

                                     /s/ David French
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