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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;9, 2007</B>

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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IXYS CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3540 Bassett Street<BR>
Santa Clara, California 95054-2704<BR>
Telephone (408)&nbsp;982-0700</B><BR>
<I>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IXYS Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Uzi Sasson<BR>
Chief Operating Officer,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Vice President<BR>
3540 Bassett Street<BR>
Santa Clara, California 95054-2704<BR>
Telephone (408)&nbsp;982-0700</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies of all communications, including all communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:</I></B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>John J. Heber, Esq.<BR>
Manatt, Phelps, &#038; Phillips, LLP<BR>
11355 W. Olympic Blvd.<BR>
Los Angeles, CA 90064<BR>
(310)&nbsp;312-4000</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered (1)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" align="left"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">350,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$9.19</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$3,216,500.00</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the additional number of shares of IXYS Corporation&#146;s (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) common
stock that may be issued under the IXYS Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) to eligible employees of the Registrant or its affiliates that have not been
previously registered. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock that may become issuable under the Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant&#146;s
outstanding shares of common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the
proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been determined based upon the average of the
high and low sale prices for the common stock of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq
Global Market on November&nbsp;7, 2007, which was $9.19.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">INTRODUCTION
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 1%">This Registration Statement relates to the registration of additional securities
under the Plan. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of
the previous Registration Statement on Form S-8, Commission File No.&nbsp;333-96081, filed by
IXYS Corporation on February&nbsp;3, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;)
related to the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration
Statement, except as amended hereby.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Manatt, Phelps &#038; Phillips, LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed on November
7, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2007 (No.&nbsp;000-26124) and incorporated herein
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California on this
9th day of November, 2007.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>IXYS CORPORATION</B><BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Nathan Zommer
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Nathan Zommer&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT</B>, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Nathan Zommer and Uzi Sasson his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including any
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes, each acting
alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Nathan Zommer
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Executive Officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Uzi Sasson
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</DIV></TD>
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(Principal Financial Officer and</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Donald L. Feucht
</DIV></TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Samuel Kory
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ S. Joon Lee
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>November 9 , 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:35%">S. Joon Lee</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Timothy A. Richardson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>November&nbsp;9, 2007</TD>
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:35%">Timothy A. Richardson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ James Thorburn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>November&nbsp;9 , 2007</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:35%">James M. Thorburn</DIV></TD>
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this Registration Statement</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed on as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2007
(No.&nbsp;000-26124) and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IXYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0140882
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)
identification number)
3540 Bassett Street
Santa Clara, California 95054-2704
Telephone (408) 982-0700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
IXYS Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Uzi Sasson
Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President
3540 Bassett Street
Santa Clara, California 95054-2704
Telephone (408) 982-0700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications, including all communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
John J. Heber, Esq.
Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP
11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 312-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Amount
Offering Price per
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
to be Registered (1)
Share(2)
Offering Price
(
(2)
Fee (3)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
350,000 shares
$9.19
$3,216,500.00
$98.75
(1)
Represents the additional number of shares of IXYS Corporation's (the "Registrant") common
stock that may be issued under the IXYS Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan") to eligible employees of the Registrant or its affiliates that have not been
previously registered. Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that may become issuable under the Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's
outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(3)
Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the
proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been determined based upon the average of the
high and low sale prices for the common stock of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq
Global Market on November 7, 2007, which was $9.19.
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PART II
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement relates to the registration of additional securities
under the Plan. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of
the previous Registration Statement on Form S-8, Commission File No. 333-96081, filed by
IXYS Corporation on February 3, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
related to the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration
Statement, except as amended hereby.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP *
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
23.2
Consent of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to
this Registration Statement
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on page 3 of this Registration Statement
99.1
Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed on November
7, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 (No. 000-26124) and incorporated herein
by reference)
*
Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California on this
9th day of November, 2007.
IXYS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Nathan Zommer
Nathan Zommer
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT
, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Nathan Zommer and Uzi Sasson his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including any
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes, each acting
alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Nathan Zommer
President, Chief Executive
November 9, 2007
Nathan Zommer
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Uzi Sasson
Chief Operating Officer and
November 9, 2007
Uzi Sasson
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Donald L. Feucht
Director
November 9, 2007
Donald L. Feucht
/s/ Samuel Kory
Director
November 9 , 2007
Samuel Kory
/s/ S. Joon Lee
Director
November 9 , 2007
S. Joon Lee
/s/ Timothy A. Richardson
Director
November 9, 2007
Timothy A. Richardson
/s/ James Thorburn
Director
November 9 , 2007
James M. Thorburn
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP *
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
23.3
Consent of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to
this Registration Statement
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on page 3 of this Registration Statement
99.1
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed on as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
(No. 000-26124) and incorporated herein by reference)
*
Filed herewith.