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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): September 27, 2001
  
                           GENESIS MICROCHIP INCORPORATED
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
         NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA              000-29592                   N/A
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   (State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
    Incorporation or Organization)                            Identification No.)
  
  
                           165 Commerce Valley Drive West
                         Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 7V8
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                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (905) 889-5400
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                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5. Other Events
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       On September 27, 2001, Genesis Microchip Incorporated, a Nova Scotia
  corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and
  Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") by and between the Company and Sage,
  Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Sage"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
  following a change in the legal domicile of the Company to the United States, a
  subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into Sage with Sage continuing
  as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
  (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of
  common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Sage will be automatically converted
  into the right to receive 0.571 of a validly issued, fully paid and
  nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
  The consummation of the Merger is subject to the completion of the change in the
  legal domicile of the Company to the United States, the approval of the
  stockholders of the Company and Sage, receipt of necessary approvals under
  United States and applicable foreign antitrust laws, SEC clearance and other
  customary closing conditions. The Merger is intended to be a tax-free
  reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A copy of
  the Merger Agreement is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form
  8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
       On September 28, 2001, the Company and Sage issued a joint press release
  announcing that the Company and Sage had entered into the Merger Agreement. The
  joint press release is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
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  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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  (c)     Exhibits:
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          2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                 September 27, 2001, by and between Genesis Microchip
                 Incorporated, a Nova Scotia corporation, and Sage, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
          99.1   Joint press release of Genesis Microchip Incorporated and Sage,
                 Inc., issued on September 28, 2001.
  
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                                  INDEX TO EXHIBIT
  
    Exhibit
     Number                                Description
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      2.1       Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                September 27, 2001, by and between Genesis Microchip Incorporated,
                a Nova Scotia corporation, and Sage, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
     99.1       Joint press release of Genesis Microchip Incorporated and Sage,
                Inc., issued on September 28, 2001.
  
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                                     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.
  
                                        GENESIS MICROCHIP INCORPORATED
  
  
  Dated: September 28, 2001             By: /s/ I. Eric Erdman
                                            --------------------------------------
                                            I. Eric Erdman
                                            Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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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): September 27, 2001
  
                           GENESIS MICROCHIP INCORPORATED
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
         NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA              000-29592                   N/A
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
    Incorporation or Organization)                            Identification No.)
  
                           165 Commerce Valley Drive West
                         Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 7V8
             ----------------------------------------------------------
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (905) 889-5400
             ----------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  ================================================================================
  Item 5. Other Events
          ------------
  
       On September 27, 2001, Genesis Microchip Incorporated, a Nova Scotia
  corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and
  Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") by and between the Company and Sage,
  Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Sage"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
  following a change in the legal domicile of the Company to the United States, a
  subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into Sage with Sage continuing
  as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
  (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of
  common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Sage will be automatically converted
  into the right to receive 0.571 of a validly issued, fully paid and
  nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
  The consummation of the Merger is subject to the completion of the change in the
  legal domicile of the Company to the United States, the approval of the
  stockholders of the Company and Sage, receipt of necessary approvals under
  United States and applicable foreign antitrust laws, SEC clearance and other
  customary closing conditions. The Merger is intended to be a tax-free
  reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A copy of
  the Merger Agreement is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form
  8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
       On September 28, 2001, the Company and Sage issued a joint press release
  announcing that the Company and Sage had entered into the Merger Agreement. The
  joint press release is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
          ---------------------------------
  
  (c)     Exhibits:
          --------
  
          2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                 September 27, 2001, by and between Genesis Microchip
                 Incorporated, a Nova Scotia corporation, and Sage, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
          99.1   Joint press release of Genesis Microchip Incorporated and Sage,
                 Inc., issued on September 28, 2001.
  INDEX TO EXHIBIT
  
    Exhibit
     Number                                Description
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      2.1       Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                September 27, 2001, by and between Genesis Microchip Incorporated,
                a Nova Scotia corporation, and Sage, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
     99.1       Joint press release of Genesis Microchip Incorporated and Sage,
                Inc., issued on September 28, 2001.
  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.
  
                                        GENESIS MICROCHIP INCORPORATED
  
  Dated: September 28, 2001             By: /s/ I. Eric Erdman
                                            --------------------------------------
                                            I. Eric Erdman
                                            Chief Financial Officer and Secretary