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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2004. </FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration Statement
        No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT><BR>
        <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><B>FORM S-8</B> </FONT><BR>
        <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER <BR>
        THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.</B> </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</B> </FONT> <BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower<BR>Newport Beach, California </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B> </FONT><BR><BR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=40%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">25-1799439 </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</B> </FONT> <BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">92660-3095 </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Zip Code)</B> </FONT>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.
2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan </B> </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">DENNIS E. O'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 </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Name and address of agent for service)</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(949) 483-4600 </FONT> <BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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        <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copy to: </FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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 COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B> </FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Amount to be<BR>registered (1)</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed maximum<BR>offering price per share (2)</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed maximum aggregate<BR>offering price (2)</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Amount of<BR>registration fee</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=32% 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 WIDTH=16% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5,626,750 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=19% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1.86</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$10,465,755</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=11% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1,232</FONT></TD></TR>
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          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=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low
          prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on December&nbsp;9, 2004, as
          reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=100%><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 </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 Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983).</B> </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EXPLANATORY NOTE </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983) filed by Conexant
Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) on May&nbsp;28, 2004, relating to the Conexant
Systems, Inc. 2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan (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 in 2004 by such number of shares of Common Stock as would
cause the total shares of Common Stock then available for issuance under the Plan to equal
10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to the Board of Directors electing a lower
amount. This Registration Statement registers the 5,626,750 additional shares of Common
Stock resulting from the automatic annual increase for fiscal year 2005. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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


<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Incorporation of Documents
by Reference.</I> </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 30, 2004;  </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
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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
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November&nbsp;10, 2004;  </FONT></TD>
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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
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November&nbsp;15, 2004;  </FONT></TD>
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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>
<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated December&nbsp;8, 2004;  </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
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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 for the purpose of           updating such
description.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or
superseded. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</I> </FONT> </H1>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;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>

<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exhibits.</I> </FONT> </H1>

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     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><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><BR><BR></TD>
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Amended By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.b.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2004, are incorporated
herein by reference.
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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><BR><BR></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4.4.1</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and
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><BR><BR></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4.4.2</FONT></TD>
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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><BR><BR></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Conexant Systems, Inc.
        2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's
           Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983), is incorporated herein by
        reference.</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">5</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><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><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP">
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP,
an independent registered public accounting firm.</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><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><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">24</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="91%"><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;333-121284), is
incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>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;15th&nbsp;day of December, 2004.</B> </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="Left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=46%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ DENNIS E. O'REILLY </FONT><BR>
<HR SIZE="1" WIDTH="85%" ALIGN="Left" COLOR="Gray"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Senior Vice President, <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)<BR>
</B> </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;<B>Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed on the&nbsp;15th&nbsp;day of December, 2004 by the
following persons in the capacities indicated:</B> </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="42%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><B>Signature</B></U> </FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><B>Title</B></U> </FONT> <BR><BR></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>DWIGHT W. DECKER*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief <BR>Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<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>DONALD R. BEALL* </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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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>STEVEN J. BILODEAU*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<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>RALPH J. CICERONE*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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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>DIPANJAN DEB*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<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>F. CRAIG FARRILL*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<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>BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<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>D. SCOTT MERCER* </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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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>JERRE L. STEAD*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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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>GIUSEPPE P. ZOCCO*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
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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>J. SCOTT BLOUIN* </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer<BR>(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT><BR><BR></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="85%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ DENNIS E. O'REILLY </FONT><BR>
<HR SIZE="1" WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="Left" COLOR="Gray"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(Dennis E. O'Reilly,
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>**&nbsp;&nbsp;By authority of the powers of
attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=79%><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><BR><BR></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=8%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=79%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
</FONT><BR><BR></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=8%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=79%><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><BR><BR></TD>
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Form S-8
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2004.
Registration Statement
        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)
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower
Newport Beach, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
25-1799439
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
92660-3095
(Zip Code)
Conexant Systems, Inc.
2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive 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)
5,626,750 shares
$1.86
$10,465,755
$1,232
(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 9, 2004, as
          reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System.
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 Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983) filed by Conexant
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") on May 28, 2004, relating to the Conexant
Systems, Inc. 2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan (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 in 2004 by such number of shares of Common Stock as would
cause the total shares of Common Stock then available for issuance under the Plan to equal
10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to the Board of Directors electing a lower
amount. This Registration Statement registers the 5,626,750 additional shares of Common
Stock resulting from the automatic annual increase for fiscal year 2005.
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 30, 2004;
(b)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated October 28, 2004;
(c)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 4, 2004;
(d)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 10, 2004;
(e)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 15, 2004;
(f)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated November 18, 2004;
(g)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated December 8, 2004;
(h)
Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Company dated December 15, 2004; 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 for the purpose of           updating 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 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 "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 By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.b.1 to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, 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
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.
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4.5
Conexant Systems, Inc.
        2004 New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's
           Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-115983), 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. 333-121284), is
incorporated herein by reference.
II-3
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 15th day of December, 2004.
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 15th day of December, 2004 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
RALPH J. CICERONE*
Director
DIPANJAN DEB*
Director
F. CRAIG FARRILL*
Director
BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER*
Director
D. SCOTT MERCER*
Director
JERRE L. STEAD*
Director
GIUSEPPE P. ZOCCO*
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
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.