LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE

The undersigned, as an Executive Vice President of Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby constitutes and appoints Neil H. Weiss,
Treasurer, and Victoria Tidwell, Vice President, Legal Affairs, each of them,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and
execute such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney shall in his or
her discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence
of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the
Corporation, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national
association, the Corporation and such other person or agency as the attorney
shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Corporation unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at San Jose, CA, as of the date set
forth below.

						CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.

	 /s/ Brad W. Buss
		By:  Brad W. Buss

	Dated:  1/3/2011

Witness:

	/s/ Myla Gregorio
Myla Gregorio

Dated:  1/3/2011