AUSTIN, Texas - (Business Wire) Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), an award-winning developer of analog and digital-signal processing integrated circuits for audio and energy applications, was recently named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2009. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of Texas Monthly magazine, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (TSC-SHRM) and Best Companies Group.
“We’ve worked very hard to make Cirrus Logic a unique and exemplary company,” said Jason Rhode, who was named Cirrus Logic president and chief executive officer in May, 2007. “We’re very excited to be recognized for our great corporate culture, excellent benefits, and having great employees that like to win and have fun.”
While the company’s benefits are unique and top-notch, Cirrus Logic’s rising status as a recognized top employer reflects the company’s progress toward its business objectives despite a difficult global economy. “We have a vision to be the first choice for signal processing components for our customers,” Rhode said. “Our employees have embraced our vision and we’re pursuing our goals in areas like audio and energy where we have passion and the will to win.”
Among Cirrus Logic’s noteworthy cultural benefits are company-sponsored celebrations, regular on-site chair massages, a monthly concert series on its outdoor terrace overlooking the Austin skyline, annual company children’s holiday party with gifts from Santa Claus, and its annual picnic at Schlitterbahn Water Park. Along with strong benefits and employee recognition programs, Cirrus Logic offers an on-site fitness center and game room, and Rhode fosters an open-door policy for employees, who congregate outside his office for a friendly work-break competition of Guitar Hero®.
It is these types of company programs that have earned Cirrus Logic a spot for its first time on the annual list. This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Texas, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2009 list is made up of 100 companies. Cirrus Logic will soon be celebrating its 25-year anniversary and makes its global headquarters in Austin. The company employs 470 people worldwide, 300 in Texas.
Cirrus Logic will be recognized and honored at the Best Companies to Work for in Texas awards ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at the Texas Association of Business 2009 Annual Conference. The final rankings will be announced at the luncheon.
For more information on the Best Companies to Work for in Texas program, visit www.bestcompaniestx.com or contact Jackie Miller at 877-455-2159.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for a broad range of consumer and industrial markets. Building on its diverse analog and signal-processing patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic delivers highly optimized products for consumer and commercial audio, automotive entertainment, and industrial and aerospace applications. The company operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas, with offices in Tucson, Ariz., Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.
Cirrus Logic and Cirrus are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Jo-Dee M. Benson, 512-851-4654
jodee.benson@cirrus.com
