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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;23, 2003</B></FONT>
<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>XICOR, INC.</B></FONT>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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<B>94-2526781</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>933 Murphy Ranch Road<BR>
Milpitas, CA 95035<BR>
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>XICOR, INC.<BR>
1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plans)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Geraldine N. Hench<BR>
Vice President, Finance and<BR>
Administration and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
XICOR, INC.<BR>
933 Murphy Ranch Road<BR>
Milpitas, CA 95035<BR>
(408)&nbsp;432-8888<BR>
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>Page Mailliard, Esq.<BR>
Don S. Williams, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B></FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
without par value: Issuable under Xicor,
Inc. 1998
Nonstatutory Stock
Option Plan, as
amended</FONT></TD>
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1,500,000 shares
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$6,795,000.00
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$625.14</FONT></TD>
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without par value: Issuable under Xicor,
Inc. 2002 Stock
Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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1,000,000 shares
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$4,530,000.00
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), solely for the purpose of
computing the amount of the registration fee based on the average of the
high and low prices per share of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as reported on
the Nasdaq National Market System on January&nbsp;21, 2003, which was $4.53 per
share.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>XICOR, INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Xicor, Inc.&#146;s (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarters
ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, June&nbsp;30, 2002 and September&nbsp;29, 2002, each of which
were filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company&#146;s
filing referred to in paragraph (1)&nbsp;above.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the Company&#146;s
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of
the Exchange Act on April&nbsp;28, 1981.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The description of stock purchase rights associated with the Company&#146;s
preferred stock contained in our registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as
filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act on October&nbsp;19, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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 Exchange Act on or after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company&#146;s actual results
may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not
limited to, the risks identified in the respective documents incorporated by
reference.</I>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law
authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including
reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act. Article&nbsp;IX of the Registrant&#146;s Amended Bylaws
provides (subject to certain limitations) for indemnification of agents of the
Registrant, including officers and directors, who were or are parties to any
action or proceeding against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with all threatened,
pending or completed actions or proceedings, including civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitration and investigative actions and proceedings,
including any appeal thereof, that arise by reason of the fact that any such
persons are or were agents of the Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IV of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation provides for indemnification of directors and officers to the
maximum extent permitted by California law. Pursuant to the authority provided
by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Registrant has
entered into indemnification agreements with each of its officers and
directors, indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities that may
arise as a result of their service to the Registrant, and providing for certain
other protections.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been
informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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Xicor, Inc. 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as Amended and
Restated, with form of Stock Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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Xicor, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan, with form of Stock Option
Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati as to legality of
securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (See page 5).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered
hereunder, the Registrant will,
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"> unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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&nbsp;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 January&nbsp;21,
2003.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>XICOR, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Louis DiNardo
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President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Louis DiNardo and Geraldine N. Hench,
each of them, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with
the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, 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 each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Daniel McCranie<BR>
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J. Daniel McCranie</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Louis DiNardo<BR>
<HR align="left" size="1" noshade>
Louis DiNardo</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director and
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Geraldine N. Hench<BR>
<HR align="left" size="1" noshade>
Geraldine N. Hench</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President,
Finance and
Administration and
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Julius Blank<BR>
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Julius Blank</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Andrew W. Elder<BR>
<HR align="left" size="1" noshade>
Andrew W. Elder</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John R. Harrington<BR>
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John R. Harrington</FONT></TD>
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Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Emmanuel Hernandez<BR>
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Emmanuel Hernandez</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Geoffrey C. Winkler<BR>
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Geoffrey C. Winkler</FONT></TD>
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Director
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>XICOR, INC.</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></FONT>

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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Xicor, Inc. 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as Amended and
Restated, with form of Stock Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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Xicor, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan, with form of Stock Option
Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati as to legality of
securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (See page 5).</FONT></TD>
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Xicor, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
XICOR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA
94-2526781
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
933 Murphy Ranch Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
XICOR, INC.
1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Geraldine N. Hench
Vice President, Finance and
Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
XICOR, INC.
933 Murphy Ranch Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 432-8888
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Page Mailliard, Esq.
Don S. Williams, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Each Class
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
of Securities to
to be
Price
Offering
Registration
be Registered
Registered
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common Stock,
without par value: Issuable under Xicor,
Inc. 1998
Nonstatutory Stock
Option Plan, as
amended
1,500,000 shares
$4.53(1)
$6,795,000.00
$625.14
Common Stock
without par value: Issuable under Xicor,
Inc. 2002 Stock
Option Plan
1,000,000 shares
$4.53(1)
$4,530,000.00
$416.76
(1)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of
computing the amount of the registration fee based on the average of the
high and low prices per share of the Company's Common Stock as reported on
the Nasdaq National Market System on January 21, 2003, which was $4.53 per
share.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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XICOR, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
(1)
Xicor, Inc.'s (the "Company" or the "Registrant") Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act").
(2)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 29, 2002, each of which
were filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
(3)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company's
filing referred to in paragraph (1) above.
(4)
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A as filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act on April 28, 1981.
(5)
The description of stock purchase rights associated with the Company's
preferred stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A as
filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 19, 2001.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.
The documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results
may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not
limited to, the risks identified in the respective documents incorporated by
reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law
authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including
reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act. Article IX of the Registrant's Amended Bylaws
provides (subject to certain limitations) for indemnification of agents of the
Registrant, including officers and directors, who were or are parties to any
action or proceeding against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with all threatened,
pending or completed actions or proceedings, including civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitration and investigative actions and proceedings,
including any appeal thereof, that arise by reason of the fact that any such
persons are or were agents of the Registrant.
Article IV of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation provides for indemnification of directors and officers to the
maximum extent permitted by California law. Pursuant to the authority provided
by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Registrant has
entered into indemnification agreements with each of its officers and
directors, indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities that may
arise as a result of their service to the Registrant, and providing for certain
other protections.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been
informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Xicor, Inc. 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as Amended and
Restated, with form of Stock Option Agreement.
4.2
Xicor, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan, with form of Stock Option
Agreement.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as to legality of
securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page 5).
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered
hereunder, the Registrant will,
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unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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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 Milpitas, State of California, on January 21,
2003.
XICOR, INC.
By:
/s/ Louis DiNardo
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Louis DiNardo and Geraldine N. Hench,
each of them, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with
the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, 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 each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ J. Daniel McCranie
J. Daniel McCranie
Chairman of the Board
January 21, 2003
/s/ Louis DiNardo
Louis DiNardo
Director and
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
January 21, 2003
/s/ Geraldine N. Hench
Geraldine N. Hench
Vice President,
Finance and
Administration and
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
January 21, 2003
/s/ Julius Blank
Julius Blank
Director
January 21, 2003
/s/ Andrew W. Elder
Andrew W. Elder
Director
January 21, 2003
/s/ John R. Harrington
John R. Harrington
Director
January 21, 2003
/s/ Emmanuel Hernandez
Emmanuel Hernandez
Director
January 21, 2003
/s/ Geoffrey C. Winkler
Geoffrey C. Winkler
Director
January 21, 2003
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XICOR, INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Xicor, Inc. 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as Amended and
Restated, with form of Stock Option Agreement.
4.2
Xicor, Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan, with form of Stock Option
Agreement.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as to legality of
securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page 5).