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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. Retirement Savings 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(1)</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)(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4,000,000 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>$8,400,000</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$899</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 become
issuable as a result of any stock                     splits, stock dividends or similar
events.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2) </FONT></TD>
<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 WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
                    Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold                     pursuant to the employee benefit plan described
herein.  </FONT></TD>
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        <TD ALIGN="Left"><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 and an indeterminate amount of interests under the plan previously
registered under the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-68755, 333-73142 and 333-86868).</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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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
(the&nbsp;&#147;Commission&#148;), 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 11-K of the Conexant Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings           Plan for
the year ended December 31, 2005;  </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>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>(c)  </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>(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
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(g)  </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>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>(i)  </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 and the Conexant Systems, Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan, as amended, pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 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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of Named Experts and Counsel.</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;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</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>breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for
any breach of the director&#146;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. </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 &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). 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 3.a.1 to the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2004,
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.2  </FONT></TD>
<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 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=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
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 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=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Conexant
Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended. </FONT></TD>
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<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>5.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Determination
Letter, dated December 13, 2000, from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the
qualification of the Conexant System, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code, filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73142), is incorporated herein by reference.  </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=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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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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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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.
Notwithstanding the           foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the           total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was           registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum           offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus
filed with the           Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume           and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in
the maximum aggregate           offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148;          table in the effective Registration Statement;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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;  </FONT></TD>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above shall 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT> </TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="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
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof. </FONT> </TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
               filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d)                of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit                plan&#146;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.  </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;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, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
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, the Registrant
will, 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. </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </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 21st&nbsp;day of December, 2006. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="Left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
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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>
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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 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<BR>
        Chief Executive Officer<BR>(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>
</TR>
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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>
</TR>
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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>
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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>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="Left"><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>&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
attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement </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
SAVINGS PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Conexant
Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan 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 14th&nbsp;day of December, 2006. </FONT></P>

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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=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Michael H. Vishny</FONT></TD>
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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>
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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>
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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 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=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-68755), is incorporated herein by reference.  </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 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=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Conexant
Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended. </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>
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<TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Determination
Letter, dated December 13, 2000, from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the
qualification of the Conexant System, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code, filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73142), is incorporated herein by reference.  </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. </FONT></TD>
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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),
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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. Retirement Savings 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(1)
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)(3)
4,000,000 shares
$2.10
$8,400,000
$899
(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 become
issuable 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.
(3)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
                    Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold                     pursuant to the employee benefit plan described
herein.
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 and an indeterminate amount of interests under the plan previously
registered under the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-68755, 333-73142 and 333-86868).
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
(the "Commission"), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof:
(a)
Annual
Report on Form 11-K of the Conexant Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings           Plan for
the year ended December 31, 2005;
(b)
Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the "Company")           for the
year ended September 29, 2006;
(c)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 2, 2006;
(d)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 27, 2006;
(e)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 9, 2006;
(f)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 16, 2006;
(g)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 20, 2006;
(h)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 30, 2006; and
(i)
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 and the Conexant Systems, Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan, as amended, pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 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 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
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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 "Securities
Act"). 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.
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. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended.
5.1
Opinion
of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant
             Secretary of the Company.
5.2
Determination
Letter, dated December 13, 2000, from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the
qualification of the Conexant System, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code, filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73142), is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
23.3
Consent
of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
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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.
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.
Notwithstanding the           foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the           total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was           registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum           offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus
filed with the           Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume           and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate           offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee"          table in the effective 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 shall 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the 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.
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(4)
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
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.
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, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
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, the Registrant
will, 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, 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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THE
SAVINGS PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Conexant
Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan 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 14th day of December, 2006.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Michael H. Vishny
(Michael H. Vishny, Plan Administrator)
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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. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended.
5.1
Opinion
of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
              of the Company.
5.2
Determination
Letter, dated December 13, 2000, from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the
qualification of the Conexant System, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code, filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73142), is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
23.3
Consent
of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
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.