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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, DC  20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 5, 2000
  
  
                              AGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
  
  
  
       Delaware                   333-5278-NY                   94-3334052
  --------------------   -----------------------------   ------------------------
  (State or other          (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of                                           Identification No.)
   incorporation)
  
  
  
                              46783 Lakeview Boulevard
                             Fremont, California  94538
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (510) 492-5430
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  ITEM 4.             CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
  
  
       Upon the recommendation of its board of directors, on April 5, 2000,
  Registrant appointed Grant Thornton LLP as Registrant's independent accountants
  to replace Ernst & Young, LLP who was dismissed.  Ernst & Young LLP's report on
  the financial statements for the past two years did not contain an adverse
  opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to
  uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.  During Registrant's two
  most recent fiscal years, and any subsequent interim period preceding such
  dismissal, there were no disagreements with Ernst & Young LLP on any matter of
  accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
  scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction
  of Ernst & Young LLP, would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference to
  the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report.
  
  
  ITEM 7         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  
  
       (c)       Exhibits
  
       16        Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant, will be filed
  subsequently when available by amendment to this Form 8-K.
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      AGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
                                      /s/ Francis CS Khoo
  DATED: April 12, 1999
                                      By: Francis CS Khoo
                                          Chairman of the Board and CEO
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, DC  20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 5, 2000
  
                              AGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
       Delaware                   333-5278-NY                   94-3334052
  --------------------   -----------------------------   ------------------------
  (State or other          (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of                                           Identification No.)
   incorporation)
  
                              46783 Lakeview Boulevard
                             Fremont, California  94538
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (510) 492-5430
  ITEM 4.             CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
  
       Upon the recommendation of its board of directors, on April 5, 2000,
  Registrant appointed Grant Thornton LLP as Registrant's independent accountants
  to replace Ernst & Young, LLP who was dismissed.  Ernst & Young LLP's report on
  the financial statements for the past two years did not contain an adverse
  opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to
  uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.  During Registrant's two
  most recent fiscal years, and any subsequent interim period preceding such
  dismissal, there were no disagreements with Ernst & Young LLP on any matter of
  accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
  scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction
  of Ernst & Young LLP, would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference to
  the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report.
  
  ITEM 7         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
       (c)       Exhibits
  
       16        Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant, will be filed
  subsequently when available by amendment to this Form 8-K.
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      AGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
                                      /s/ Francis CS Khoo
  DATED: April 12, 1999
                                      By: Francis CS Khoo
                                          Chairman of the Board and CEO