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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2006</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Registration
        No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT><BR>
        <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD 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>REGISTRATION STATEMENT <BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER><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> </TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=60%><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=40%><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>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>92660-3095<BR>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><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)</FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">DENNIS E. O&#146;REILLY, ESQ.<BR>
        Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and 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) </FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(949) 483-4600 <BR>
        (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">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</FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="32%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="16%"><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<BR>offering 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 offering price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="12%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><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>
<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>$2.10</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$5,250,000</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$562</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><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
          &#147;Securities Act&#148;), such additional number of shares of the
          Registrant&#146;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=96%><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&#146;s Common Stock on December&nbsp;19,           2006, as
reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC Global Select Market.  </FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><B>Pursuant
to Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the prospectus
that is part of this </B> <B>Registration Statement will be used in connection with the
offer and sale of Common Stock of the Registrant previously registered </B> <B>under the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-68724,
333-97539, 333-121285 and 333-129679).</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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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
and 333-129679) filed by Conexant Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) on August 30,
2001, August&nbsp;1, 2002, December&nbsp;15, 2004 and November 14, 2005, respectively,
relating to the Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the
&#147;Plan&#148;), 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 2007. </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;&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>(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
               for the year ended September 29, 2006;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company dated October 2, 2006;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(d)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(e)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(f)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company dated November 20, 2006;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(g)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company dated November 30, 2006; and  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(h)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in Item 11 of the
               Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (File
               No.&nbsp;000-24923), including any amendment or report filed that updates
such                description.  </FONT></TD>
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&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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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>II-1 </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jasmina Theodore
Boulanger, Esq., who has passed upon the legality of any newly issued shares of Common
Stock of the Company covered by this Registration Statement, is Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of the Company. </FONT></P>

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B> </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;&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&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
that the Company&#146;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&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its
shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Delaware General Corporation Law provides for indemnification of directors, officers,
employees and agents subject to limitations. The Company&#146;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&#146;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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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><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&#146;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=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amended
Bylaws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company&#146;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=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.3  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Specimen
certificate for the Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-24923),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.4.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights
Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and Mellon
Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as rights
agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.4.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><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&#146;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=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><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&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-97539), is
incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><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>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><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>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><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&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-139546),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B> </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;&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&nbsp;21st&nbsp;day of December, 2006. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="Left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=55%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=55%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH=40%><HR WIDTH="100%" COLOR="Gray" ALIGN="Left" SIZE="1"></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly, Senior Vice President,
        Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)</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;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed on the&nbsp;21st&nbsp;day of December, 2006 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><B>Signature</B></U> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><B>Title</B></U> </FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>DWIGHT W. DECKER*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> <BR>Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief<BR>
        Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>DONALD R. BEALL*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>STEVEN J. BILODEAU*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>F. CRAIG FARRILL*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>JOHN W. MARREN*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>D. SCOTT MERCER*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>JERRE L. STEAD*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>J. SCOTT BLOUIN*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
        (principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*By:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=42%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly, Attorney-in-fact)**</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>** By authority of the powers of
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<TD WIDTH=80%><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&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2004, is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amended
Bylaws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated February 28, 2005, are incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Specimen
certificate for the Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-24923),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights
Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and Mellon
Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as rights
agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><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&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999,
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><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's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-97539), is              incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><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>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><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. &nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><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&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-139546),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2006
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)
DENNIS E. O'REILLY, ESQ.
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and 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
$2.10
$5,250,000
$562
(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 December 19,           2006, 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 and 333-129679).
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
and 333-129679) filed by Conexant Systems, Inc. (the "Company") on August 30,
2001, August 1, 2002, December 15, 2004 and November 14, 2005, 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 2007.
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 29, 2006;
(b)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 2, 2006;
(c)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 27, 2006;
(d)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 9, 2006;
(e)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 16, 2006;
(f)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 20, 2006;
(g)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 30, 2006; and
(h)
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.
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Item 5.     Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.
Jasmina Theodore
Boulanger, Esq., who has passed upon the legality of any newly issued shares of Common
Stock of the Company covered by this Registration Statement, is Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of the Company.
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 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 Mellon
Investor Services LLC (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. 333-139546),
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 21st day of December, 2006.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly
(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Senior Vice President,
        Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed on the 21st day of December, 2006 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
DWIGHT W. DECKER*
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
DONALD R. BEALL*
Director
STEVEN J. BILODEAU*
Director
F. CRAIG FARRILL*
Director
BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER*
Director
JOHN W. MARREN*
Director
D. SCOTT MERCER*
Director
JERRE L. STEAD*
Director
J. SCOTT BLOUIN*
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
*By:
/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly
(Dennis E. O'Reilly, 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 Mellon
Investor Services LLC (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. 333-139546),
is incorporated herein by reference.