Cirrus Logic [SEP] inception
in Salt Lake City in 1981; it adopted the name "Cirrus Logic" when it moved to Silicon Valley in 1984.
Cirrus Logic has nearly 3,000 patents issued and pending.
History.
Patil Systems, Inc., was founded in Salt Lake City, UT, in 1981 by Dr. Suhas Patil, and in 1983 the company was reorganized by Dr. Patil, Kamran Elahian, and venture capitalist Fred Nazem, whose firm, Nazem and Company provided the company's first/start-up round of financing. Later
. Company focuses on IC solutions for the growing PC components market.
- 1984 – Patil Systems Inc. renamed Cirrus Logic and moves headquarters to Silicon Valley
- 1989 – Company goes public and is listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol CRUS.
- 1991 – Cirrus Logic acquires Crystal Semiconductor, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal converter ICs.
- 1992 - Cirrus Logic Completes Deal for Acumos Inc.
- 1998 – Cirrus Logic exits from the PC graphics card business
- 1998 – David D.