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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As
filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2002 </FONT>

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<DIV ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No.
333-_____ </FONT></DIV>

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EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT><BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington,
D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>UNDER THE<BR>SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>ELANTEC
SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>77-0408929</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>675 Trade Zone Blvd.<BR>Milpitas,
California 95035</B><BR>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>2001 Equity Incentive
Plan</B><BR>(Full Title of the Plans)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Brian McDonald<BR>Vice
President, Finance and Administration<BR>and Chief Financial Officer<BR>Elantec Semiconductor,
Inc.<BR>675 Trade Zone Blvd.<BR>Milpitas, California 95035<BR>(408) 945-1323</B><BR>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><I>Copy to:</I></FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Robert A. Freedman, Esq.<BR>Fenwick
&amp;West LLP<BR>Two Palo Alto Square<BR>Palo Alto, California 94306</B></FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>CALCULATION OF
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     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">Title of Each Class of Securities<BR>to be Registered </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=GRAY NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">Amount to be<BR>Registered </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=GRAY NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price Per Share </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=GRAY NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate Offering Price </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=GRAY NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">Amount of<BR>Registration Fee </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=GRAY NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="28%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE="2">1,000,000(1</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE="2">$36.00(2</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">)</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE="2">$36,000,000(2</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE="2">$8,604.00(3</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Additional
shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options under Registrant&#146;s 2001
Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to an amendment of such plans made effective February 15,
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated
as of March 6, 2002 in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Fee
calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
amount equals $239 per $1,000,000 pro-rated of the proposed maximum aggregate offering
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION
OF ADDITIONAL SHARES<BR>PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 1,000,000 shares of
common stock for issuance upon exercise of stock options granted under the
Registrant&#146;s 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to the terms
of such plan. This registration statement on Form S-8 hereby incorporates by
reference the contents of the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-56206) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 26, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II:
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><I>Item&nbsp;3.
Incorporation&nbsp;of&nbsp;Documents&nbsp;by&nbsp;Reference.</I></FONT></FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 filed on December 26, 2001 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange
Act</I>&#148;), which contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant&#146;s fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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The Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2001, filed on February 13, 2002 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act.</FONT></TD>
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The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 29, 1995
with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the
filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><I>Item&nbsp;8.
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.01  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registrant&#146;s
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.01  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.01  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Fenwick &amp; West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01). </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.02  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.01  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on&nbsp;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
Milpitas, State of California, on the 6th day of March, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>ELANTEC
SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Richard M. Beyer</FONT><HR SIZE=1 ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=90% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard M. Beyer<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Brian McDonald his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or it might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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M. Beyer</FONT><HR SIZE=1 WIDTH=85% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard M. Beyer </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>Director </FONT></TD>
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Officer:</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Brian
McDonald</FONT><HR SIZE=1 WIDTH=85% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Brian McDonald</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President, Finance and Administration,<BR>Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=27%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>March 6, 2002
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ James
V. Diller</FONT><HR SIZE=1 WIDTH=85% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James V. Diller</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Chuck K. Chan</FONT><HR SIZE=1 WIDTH=85% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chuck K. Chan</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director </FONT></TD>
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V. King</FONT><HR SIZE=1 WIDTH=85% NOSHADE><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Alan V. King</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registrant&#146;s
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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Form S-8
As
filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2002
Registration No.
333-_____
SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
ELANTEC
SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
77-0408929
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
675 Trade Zone Blvd.
Milpitas,
California 95035
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2001 Equity Incentive
Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Brian McDonald
Vice
President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer
Elantec Semiconductor,
Inc.
675 Trade Zone Blvd.
Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 945-1323
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Robert A. Freedman, Esq.
Fenwick
&West LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1,000,000(1
)
$36.00(2
)
$36,000,000(2
)
$8,604.00(3
)
(1)
Additional
shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options under Registrant's 2001
Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to an amendment of such plans made effective February 15,
2002.
(2)
Estimated
as of March 6, 2002 in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3)
Fee
calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
amount equals $239 per $1,000,000 pro-rated of the proposed maximum aggregate offering
price.
REGISTRATION
OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 1,000,000 shares of
common stock for issuance upon exercise of stock options granted under the
Registrant's 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to the terms
of such plan. This registration statement on Form S-8 hereby incorporates by
reference the contents of the Registrant's registration statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-56206) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 26, 2001.
PART II:
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"
Commission
") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 filed on December 26, 2001 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange
Act
"), which contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant's fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.
(b)
The Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2001, filed on February 13, 2002 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 29, 1995
with the Commission under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the
filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.01
Registrant's
2001 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through February 15, 2002.
5.01
Opinion
of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01
Consent
of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.01
Power
of Attorney (see page 3).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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
Milpitas, State of California, on the 6th day of March, 2002.
ELANTEC
SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
By:     /s/ Richard M. Beyer
Richard M. Beyer
President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Brian McDonald his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or it might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Principal Executive
Officer,
and Director:
/s/ Richard
M. Beyer
Richard M. Beyer
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
March 6, 2002
Principal Financial
Officer:
/s/ Brian
McDonald
Brian McDonald
Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
March 6, 2002
Additional Directors:
/s/ James
V. Diller
James V. Diller
Chairman of the Board
March 6, 2002
/s/ Chuck K. Chan
Chuck K. Chan
Director
March 6, 2002
/s/ Alan
V. King
Alan V. King
Director
March 6, 2002
/s/ Umesh
Padval
Umesh Padval
Director
March 6, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.01
Registrant's
2001 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended through February 15, 2002.
5.01
Opinion
of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01
Consent
of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.01
Power
of Attorney (see page 3).