AUSTIN, Tex. – October 2, 2000 – Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) today announced that Dr. Harold J. Raveché, president of Stevens Institute of Technology, has joined its 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. Raveché 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.

“Through Dr. Raveché’s leadership at Stevens, the Institute’s unique educational environment has spawned several businesses,” said David D. French, president and chief executive officer of Cirrus Logic. “We welcome his insights from the worlds of both education and business.”

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. Raveché 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.

Cirrus Logic

Cirrus Logic is a premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP chip solutions for Internet entertainment electronics. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets high-volume audio, storage and communications applications. Cirrus Logic sells its products under the Crystal®, Maverick™ and 3Ci™ brands as well as its own name. Founded in 1984 in Silicon Valley, Cirrus Logic operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas and major sites located in Fremont, California and Broomfield, Colorado as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.

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