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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">As filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2008</font></h1>
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        <p align="right"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Registration No.
        333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">SECURITIES AND
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</font><br>

        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b>FORM S-8</b></font><br>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<br>
        THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</font><br>

        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b>Conexant Systems,
        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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                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">DELAWARE<br>
                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></td>

                <td align="center" width="50%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">25-1799439<br>
                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td>
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                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><br>
                4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower<br>
                Newport Beach, California<br>
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><br>
                <br>
                92660-3095<br>
                (Zip Code)</font></td>
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        <p align="center">
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</font><br>

        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b>Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee
        Stock Purchase Plan</b></font><br>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(Full title of the plan)<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

        KAREN L. ROSCHER<br>
        Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Secretary<br>
        Conexant Systems, Inc.<br>
        4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower<br>
        Newport Beach, California 92660-3095<br>
        (Name and address of agent for service)<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

        (949) 483-4600<br>
        (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

        Copy to:<br>
        PETER R. KOLYER, ESQ.<br>
        Chadbourne &amp; Parke LLP<br>
        30 Rockefeller Plaza<br>
        New York, New York 10112<br>
        (212) 408-5100<br>
        &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</font></p>
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                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>Calculation of Registration
                Fee</b></font> </td>
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                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Title of securities to be
                registered</b></font> </td>

                <td align="center" width="2%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="center" width="12%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Amount to be<br>
                registered (1)</b></font> </td>

                <td align="center" width="20%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Proposed maximum
                offering<br>
                price per share (2)</b></font> </td>

                <td align="center" width="20%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Proposed maximum
                aggregate<br>
                offering price (2)</b></font> </td>

                <td align="center" width="12%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>Amount of<br>
                registration fee</b></font> </td>
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                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Common Stock,
                par value $.01 per share (including the associated Preferred Share Purchase
                Rights)</font></td>

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                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">2,500,000
                shares</font></td>

                <td align="center">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$0.65</font></td>

                <td align="center">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$1,625,000</font></td>

                <td align="center">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">$64</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(1)</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">The shares of
                Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may
                be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule 416
                under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;),
                such additional number of shares of the Registrant&rsquo;s Common Stock as may be
                offered or issued as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar
                events.</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(2)</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Estimated
                solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
                under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
                Registrant&rsquo;s Common Stock on January 28, 2008, as reported on The Nasdaq
                Stock Market, LLC Global Select Market.</font> </td>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</font></p>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font>
                </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><b>Pursuant to
                Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the
                prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement will be used in connection
                with the offer and sale of Common Stock of the Registrant previously registered
                under the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos.
                333-68724, 333-97539, 333-121285, 333-129679 and 333-139548).</b></font> </td>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">EXPLANATORY
        NOTE</font></h1>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Pursuant to General Instruction E of
        Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
        Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-68724, 333-97539, 333-121285,
        333-129679 and 333-139548) filed by Conexant Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) on
        August 30, 2001, August&nbsp;1, 2002, December&nbsp;15, 2004, November 14, 2005 and
        December 21, 2006, respectively, relating to the Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock
        Purchase Plan, as amended (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), except as expressly modified
        herein.</font></p>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">The number of shares of Common Stock
        of the Company available for delivery under the Plan is subject to an automatic annual
        increase on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company commencing on the first day of
        the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2004 of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, subject
        to the Board of Directors electing a lower amount. This Registration Statement registers
        the 2,500,000 additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual
        increase for fiscal year 2008.</font></p>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">PART II</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED
        IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></h1>
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        <h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of
        Documents by Reference.</font></h1>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
        hereof:</font></p>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(a)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Annual Report
                on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) for the year
                ended September 28, 2007;</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(b)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 3, 2007;</font></td>
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                </td>

                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(c)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 22, 2007;</font></td>
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                </td>

                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(d)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 1, 2007;</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(e)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 15, 2007;</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(f)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated February 1, 2008; and</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(g)</font> </td>

                <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">The description
                of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock contained in Item 11 of the Company&rsquo;s
                Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (File No. 000-24923), including any
                amendment or report filed that updates such description.</font></td>
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        <p>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company
        pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
        amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
        securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
        unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from
        the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
        deemed to be incorporated herein by reference 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
        by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified
        or superseded shall not constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so
        modified or superseded.</font></p>
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        <h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.</font></h1>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware
        corporations to eliminate or limit the monetary liability of directors for breach of their
        fiduciary duty of care, subject to limitations. The Company&rsquo;s amended and restated
        certificate of incorporation provides that the Company&rsquo;s directors are not liable to
        the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
        director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&rsquo;s duty of
        loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good
        faith or which involve intentional</font></p>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">II-1</font></p>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">misconduct or a knowing violation of
        law, (iii)&nbsp;for willful or negligent violation of the laws governing the payment of
        dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from
        which a director derived an improper personal benefit.</font></p>
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        <p>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law provides for
        indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents subject to limitations. The
        Company&rsquo;s amended bylaws and the appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of
        directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent permitted by Delaware law. The
        Company&rsquo;s directors and officers also are insured against certain liabilities for
        actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
        as amended. The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and
        certain of its officers whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify the directors and
        officers to the extent permitted by Delaware law.</font></p>
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        <h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Item
        8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></h1>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.1</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Amended and
                Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.a.1
                to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
                March&nbsp;31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.</font> </td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.2</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Amended Bylaws
                of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on
                Form&nbsp;8-K dated February 28, 2005, are incorporated herein by
                reference.</font></td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.3</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Specimen
                certificate for the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed
                as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
                000-24923), is incorporated herein by reference.</font> </td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.4.1</font>
                </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Rights
                Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and The
                Bank of New York Mellon (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as
                rights agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration
                Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), is incorporated
                herein by reference.</font></td>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">II-2</font></p>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.4.2</font>
                </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">First Amendment
                to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
                Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
                1999, is incorporated herein by reference.</font> </td>
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                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">4.5</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Conexant
                Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.2
                to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
                333-97539), is incorporated herein by reference.</font> </td>
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        </table>
        <br>
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            <tr valign="top">
                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">5</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Opinion of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
                of the Company.</font></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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            <tr valign="top">
                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">23.1</font>
                </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Consent of
                Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting
                firm.</font></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
            <tr valign="top">
                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">23.2</font>
                </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Consent of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
                this Registration Statement.</font></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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        <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
            <tr valign="top">
                <td width="5%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">24</font> </td>

                <td width="95%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Powers of
                Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf
                of certain directors and officers of the Company, filed as Exhibit 24 to the
                Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
                No.&nbsp;333-149038), is incorporated herein by reference.</font> </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">II-3</font></p>
        <hr color="gray" noshade size="1">

        <div style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        </div>
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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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
        1933, 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
        Newport Beach, State of California, on the 4th&nbsp;day of February, 2008.</font></p>

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            <tr valign="top">
                <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">CONEXANT
                SYSTEMS, INC.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td width="50%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font>
                </td>

                <td width="4%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">By:</font> </td>

                <td align="left" width="36%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ Karen L. Roscher<br>
                &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

                (Karen L. Roscher, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting
                Secretary)</font><br>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
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        <p>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
        1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the&nbsp;4th&nbsp;day of February,
        2008 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:</font></p>
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            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center" width="50%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><u><b>Signature</b></u><br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="center" width="50%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><u><b>Title</b></u><br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">DANIEL A.
                ARTUSI</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">President,
                Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">DWIGHT W.
                DECKER*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Chairman of
                the Board and Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">STEVEN J.
                BILODEAU*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">F. CRAIG
                FARRILL*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">BALAKRISHNAN
                S. IYER*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">D. SCOTT
                MERCER*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">JERRE L.
                STEAD*</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Director<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ Karen L.
                Roscher<br>
                &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

                KAREN L. ROSCHER</font></td>

                <td align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Senior Vice
                President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Secretary (principal financial and
                accounting officer)</font></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="right" width="10%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">*By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </td>

                <td align="left" width="90%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ Karen L. Roscher<br>
                &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br>

                (Karen L. Roscher, Attorney-in-fact)**</font></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">** By authority of the powers of
        attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement.</font></p>
        <br>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">II-4</font></p>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">EXHIBIT
        INDEX</font></h1>
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            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="center" width="10%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><u><b>Exhibit<br>
                Number</b></u><br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left" width="80%">
                </td>

                <td align="left" width="10%">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><u><b>Page</b></u></font> </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Amended and
                Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.a.1
                to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
                March&nbsp;31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Amended Bylaws
                of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on
                Form&nbsp;8-K dated February 28, 2005, are incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Specimen
                certificate for the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed
                as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
                000-24923), is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4.1</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Rights
                Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and The
                Bank of New York Mellon (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as
                rights agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration
                Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), is incorporated
                herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4.2</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">First
                Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as
                Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                quarter ended December 31, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Conexant
                Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.2
                to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
                333-97539), is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Opinion of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
                of the Company.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Consent of
                Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Consent of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
                this Registration Statement.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
                <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24</font></td>

                <td align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Powers of
                Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf
                of certain directors and officers of the Company, filed as Exhibit 24 to the
                Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
                No.&nbsp;333-149038), is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
                <br>
                </font></td>

                <td align="left">
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
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Form S-8
As filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2008
Registration No.
        333-
SECURITIES AND
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
————————————————
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
————————————————
Conexant Systems,
        Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
        in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
25-1799439
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower
Newport Beach, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
92660-3095
(Zip Code)
————————————————
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee
        Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
————————————————
KAREN L. ROSCHER
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Secretary
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095
(Name and address of agent for service)
————————————————
(949) 483-4600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
————————————————
Copy to:
PETER R. KOLYER, ESQ.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(212) 408-5100
————————————————
Calculation of Registration
                Fee
Title of securities to be
                registered
Amount to be
registered (1)
Proposed maximum
                offering
price per share (2)
Proposed maximum
                aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock,
                par value $.01 per share (including the associated Preferred Share Purchase
                Rights)
2,500,000
                shares
$0.65
$1,625,000
$64
(1)
The shares of
                Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may
                be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule 416
                under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
                such additional number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock as may be
                offered or issued as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar
                events.
(2)
Estimated
                solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
                under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
                Registrant's Common Stock on January 28, 2008, as reported on The Nasdaq
                Stock Market, LLC Global Select Market.
—————————
Pursuant to
                Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the
                prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement will be used in connection
                with the offer and sale of Common Stock of the Registrant previously registered
                under the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos.
                333-68724, 333-97539, 333-121285, 333-129679 and 333-139548).
EXPLANATORY
        NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of
        Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
        Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-68724, 333-97539, 333-121285,
        333-129679 and 333-139548) filed by Conexant Systems, Inc. (the "Company") on
        August 30, 2001, August 1, 2002, December 15, 2004, November 14, 2005 and
        December 21, 2006, respectively, relating to the Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock
        Purchase Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), except as expressly modified
        herein.
The number of shares of Common Stock
        of the Company available for delivery under the Plan is subject to an automatic annual
        increase on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company commencing on the first day of
        the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2004 of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, subject
        to the Board of Directors electing a lower amount. This Registration Statement registers
        the 2,500,000 additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual
        increase for fiscal year 2008.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
        IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of
        Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
        hereof:
(a)
Annual Report
                on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the "Company") for the year
                ended September 28, 2007;
(b)
Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 3, 2007;
(c)
Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 22, 2007;
(d)
Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 1, 2007;
(e)
Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 15, 2007;
(f)
Current Report
                on Form 8-K of the Company dated February 1, 2008; and
(g)
The description
                of the Company's Common Stock contained in Item 11 of the Company's
                Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (File No. 000-24923), including any
                amendment or report filed that updates such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company
        pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
        amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
        securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
        unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from
        the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
        deemed to be incorporated herein by reference 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
        by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified
        or superseded shall not constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so
        modified or superseded.
Item 6.   Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware
        corporations to eliminate or limit the monetary liability of directors for breach of their
        fiduciary duty of care, subject to limitations. The Company's amended and restated
        certificate of incorporation provides that the Company's directors are not liable to
        the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
        director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
        loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
        faith or which involve intentional
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misconduct or a knowing violation of
        law, (iii) for willful or negligent violation of the laws governing the payment of
        dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or (iv) for any transaction from
        which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Delaware General Corporation Law provides for
        indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents subject to limitations. The
        Company's amended bylaws and the appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of
        directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent permitted by Delaware law. The
        Company's directors and officers also are insured against certain liabilities for
        actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
        as amended. The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and
        certain of its officers whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify the directors and
        officers to the extent permitted by Delaware law.
Item
        8.  Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and
                Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.a.1
                to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                March 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended Bylaws
                of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Current Report on
                Form 8-K dated February 28, 2005, are incorporated herein by
                reference.
4.3
Specimen
                certificate for the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed
                as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
                000-24923), is incorporated herein by reference.
4.4.1
Rights
                Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998, by and between the Company and The
                Bank of New York Mellon (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as
                rights agent, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-68755), is incorporated
                herein by reference.
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4.4.2
First Amendment
                to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
                Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
                1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
Conexant
                Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.2
                to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
                333-97539), is incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
                of the Company.
23.1
Consent of
                Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting
                firm.
23.2
Consent of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
                this Registration Statement.
24
Powers of
                Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf
                of certain directors and officers of the Company, filed as Exhibit 24 to the
                Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
                No. 333-149038), is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
        1933, 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
        Newport Beach, State of California, on the 4th day of February, 2008.
CONEXANT
                SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Karen L. Roscher
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(Karen L. Roscher, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting
                Secretary)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
        1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 4th day of February,
        2008 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
DANIEL A.
                ARTUSI
President,
                Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director
DWIGHT W.
                DECKER*
Chairman of
                the Board and Director
STEVEN J.
                BILODEAU*
Director
F. CRAIG
                FARRILL*
Director
BALAKRISHNAN
                S. IYER*
Director
D. SCOTT
                MERCER*
Director
JERRE L.
                STEAD*
Director
/s/ Karen L.
                Roscher
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KAREN L. ROSCHER
Senior Vice
                President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Secretary (principal financial and
                accounting officer)
*By:
/s/ Karen L. Roscher
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(Karen L. Roscher, Attorney-in-fact)**
** By authority of the powers of
        attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement.
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EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Page
4.1
Amended and
                Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.a.1
                to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                March 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended Bylaws
                of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Current Report on
                Form 8-K dated February 28, 2005, are incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Specimen
                certificate for the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed
                as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
                000-24923), is incorporated herein by reference.
4.4.1
Rights
                Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998, by and between the Company and The
                Bank of New York Mellon (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as
                rights agent, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-68755), is incorporated
                herein by reference.
4.4.2
First
                Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as
                Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                quarter ended December 31, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
Conexant
                Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.2
                to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
                333-97539), is incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
                of the Company.
23.1
Consent of
                Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of
                Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
                this Registration Statement.
24
Powers of
                Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf
                of certain directors and officers of the Company, filed as Exhibit 24 to the
                Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
                No. 333-149038), is incorporated herein by reference.