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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 29, 2001
  
  
                                VIRATA CORPORATION
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
  
            DELAWARE                        000-28157               77-0521696
    (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
  
                         2933 BUNKER HILL LANE, SUITE 201
                           SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
  
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  
        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (408) 566-1000
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.           Other Events.
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        On May 29, 2001, the Registrant announced that its annual meeting of
  stockholders will be held on August 21, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. at the Westin Hotel,
  located at 5101 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, California. Attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the corresponding
  press release issued May 29, 2001.
  
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.
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  (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
  
           Not applicable.
  
  (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
           Not applicable.
  
  (c)      Exhibits.
  
           Exhibit No.         Description
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           99.1                Press Release issued May 29, 2001.
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                                     Signature
  
           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.
  
           Dated as of May 29, 2001
  
                                              VIRATA CORPORATION
  
  
                                              By:     /s/ ANDREW M. VOUGHT
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Andrew M. Vought
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  Exhibit No.              Description
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  99.1                     Press Release issued May 29, 2001.
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 29, 2001
  
                                VIRATA CORPORATION
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
            DELAWARE                        000-28157               77-0521696
    (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
                         2933 BUNKER HILL LANE, SUITE 201
                           SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
  
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (408) 566-1000
  
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  Item 5.           Other Events.
  -------           -------------
  
        On May 29, 2001, the Registrant announced that its annual meeting of
  stockholders will be held on August 21, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. at the Westin Hotel,
  located at 5101 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, California. Attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the corresponding
  press release issued May 29, 2001.
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.
  -------           --------------------------------------------
  
  (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
  
           Not applicable.
  
  (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
           Not applicable.
  
  (c)      Exhibits.
  
           Exhibit No.         Description
           -----------         -----------
  
           99.1                Press Release issued May 29, 2001.
  Signature
  
           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.
  
           Dated as of May 29, 2001
  
                                              VIRATA CORPORATION
  
                                              By:     /s/ ANDREW M. VOUGHT
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Andrew M. Vought
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.              Description
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  99.1                     Press Release issued May 29, 2001.
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