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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):       February 10, 2000
  
                                VIRATA CORPORATION
  
              (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
  
  
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             DELAWARE                             000-28157                           77-0521696
  (State Or Other Jurisdiction Of         (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)
           Incorporation)
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                         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 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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           On February 10, 2000, Virata Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Registrant"), acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of  D2
  Technologies, Inc., a California corporation ("D2 Technologies"), for an
  aggregate purchase price of $90 million, based on an agreed upon price per share
  of Registrant's common stock of $36.00 (the "Acquisition").  Holders of D2
  Technologies common stock and preferred stock will receive shares of the
  Registrant's common stock based on an exchange ratio of approximately 0.39 and
  0.45 Registrant shares, respectively, in exchange for each of their shares of D2
  Technologies.  In addition, the Registrant has assumed all of the outstanding D2
  Technologies stock options.  The Acquisition was effected by means of a stock-
  for-stock merger, pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant
  merged with and into D2 Technologies, with D2 Technologies as the surviving
  corporation.  As a result of the merger, D2 Technologies became a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of the Registrant.  The consideration paid by the Registrant for D2
  Technologies' outstanding capital stock was negotiated at arm's length between
  the parties on the basis of the Registrant's assessment of the value of D2
  Technologies and its capital stock, following an investigation of, and
  discussions with D2 Technologies and its representatives concerning D2
  Technologies, its business, and prospects. Certain of D2 Technologies' officers,
  including David Y. Wong, President of D2 Technologies, and David M. Lindsay,
  Chief Engineer of D2 Technologies, have entered into employment and related
  agreements with the Registrant.  To the Registrant's knowledge, there is no
  other material relationship between any of the former stockholders of D2
  Technologies and the Registrant or any of its affiliates, any director or
  officer of the Registrant, or any associate of any such director or officer.   A
  copy of a press release announcing the completion of the Acquisition is included
  herein as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.
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  (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
  
       None of the required financial statements are currently available.
  Pursuant to paragraph (a)(4) of Item 7, the required  historical financial
  information will be filed or incorporated by reference as soon as practicable,
  but in no event later than April 23, 2000.
  
  (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
       None of the required pro forma financial information is currently
  available.  Pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of Item 7, the required pro forma
  financial information will be filed as soon as practicable, but in no event
  later than April 23, 2000.
  
  (c)  Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.        Description
  -----------        -----------
  
  99.1               Press Release, dated February 14, 2000, announcing the
                     completion of the acquisition.
  
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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 February 15, 2000
  
                                      VIRATA CORPORATION
  
                                      By:  /s/ Andrew M. Vought
                                         --------------------------------------
                                          Andrew M. Vought
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
  
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
                                                                    Sequentially
  Exhibit No.     Description                                      Numbered Page
  -----------     ---------------------------------------------    -------------
  99.1            Press Release, dated February 14, 2000,
                  announcing the completion of the acquisition.
  
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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):       February 10, 2000
  
                                VIRATA CORPORATION
  
              (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
  DELAWARE                             000-28157                           77-0521696
  (State Or Other Jurisdiction Of         (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)
           Incorporation)
  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 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  ------   ------------------------------------
  
           On February 10, 2000, Virata Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Registrant"), acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of  D2
  Technologies, Inc., a California corporation ("D2 Technologies"), for an
  aggregate purchase price of $90 million, based on an agreed upon price per share
  of Registrant's common stock of $36.00 (the "Acquisition").  Holders of D2
  Technologies common stock and preferred stock will receive shares of the
  Registrant's common stock based on an exchange ratio of approximately 0.39 and
  0.45 Registrant shares, respectively, in exchange for each of their shares of D2
  Technologies.  In addition, the Registrant has assumed all of the outstanding D2
  Technologies stock options.  The Acquisition was effected by means of a stock-
  for-stock merger, pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant
  merged with and into D2 Technologies, with D2 Technologies as the surviving
  corporation.  As a result of the merger, D2 Technologies became a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of the Registrant.  The consideration paid by the Registrant for D2
  Technologies' outstanding capital stock was negotiated at arm's length between
  the parties on the basis of the Registrant's assessment of the value of D2
  Technologies and its capital stock, following an investigation of, and
  discussions with D2 Technologies and its representatives concerning D2
  Technologies, its business, and prospects. Certain of D2 Technologies' officers,
  including David Y. Wong, President of D2 Technologies, and David M. Lindsay,
  Chief Engineer of D2 Technologies, have entered into employment and related
  agreements with the Registrant.  To the Registrant's knowledge, there is no
  other material relationship between any of the former stockholders of D2
  Technologies and the Registrant or any of its affiliates, any director or
  officer of the Registrant, or any associate of any such director or officer.   A
  copy of a press release announcing the completion of the Acquisition is included
  herein as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.
  ------   -----------------------------------------------
  
  (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
  
       None of the required financial statements are currently available.
  Pursuant to paragraph (a)(4) of Item 7, the required  historical financial
  information will be filed or incorporated by reference as soon as practicable,
  but in no event later than April 23, 2000.
  
  (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
       None of the required pro forma financial information is currently
  available.  Pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) of Item 7, the required pro forma
  financial information will be filed as soon as practicable, but in no event
  later than April 23, 2000.
  
  (c)  Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.        Description
  -----------        -----------
  
  99.1               Press Release, dated February 14, 2000, announcing the
                     completion of the acquisition.
  
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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 February 15, 2000
  
                                      VIRATA CORPORATION
  
                                      By:  /s/ Andrew M. Vought
                                         --------------------------------------
                                          Andrew M. Vought
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
                                                                    Sequentially
  Exhibit No.     Description                                      Numbered Page
  -----------     ---------------------------------------------    -------------
  99.1            Press Release, dated February 14, 2000,
                  announcing the completion of the acquisition.
  
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