Ramtron to Review Unsolicited $2.68 Tender Offer from Cypress Semiconductor

Ramtron International Corporation

, a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, issued the following statement regarding the unsolicited tender offer from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

to acquire all outstanding stock of Ramtron at a price of $2.68 per share in cash. Ramtron's Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, will carefully review and consider the unsolicited tender offer from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Ramtron's Board intends to advise stockholders of its recommendation within ten business days by making available to stockholders and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Schedule 14D-9. Ramtron stockholders are advised to take no action at this time pending the review of the tender offer by the Company's Board of Directors.