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Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

FIRST. The name of the corporation is Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.

 

SECOND. The address of the corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, in the County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

THIRD. The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

FOURTH. The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 5,000. All such shares are to be Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share, and are to be of one class.

 

FIFTH. Unless and except to the extent that the by-laws of the corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

SIXTH. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the by-laws of the corporation.

 

SEVENTH. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended: (i) a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; and (ii) the corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of the corporation (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the corporation to provide indemnification), through provisions contained in the by-laws, agreements with any such director, officer, employee or other agent or other person, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, subject only to statutory and non-statutory limits created by applicable Delaware law with respect to actions for breach of duty to a corporation, its stockholders and others.

 

Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article Seventh, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certification of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article Seventh, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article Seventh in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article Seventh, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

 

EIGHTH. The corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of any nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this article.

 

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