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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):    January 7, 2002
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                       COMPUTER ACCESS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             Delaware                     000-31863                77-0302527
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  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
     2403 Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, California                   95051
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (408) 727-6600
                                                     -----------------------------
  
                                   Not applicable
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            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On January 7, 2002, Computer Access Technology Corporation issued a
  press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
           (a)  Not applicable.
  
           (b)  Not applicable.
  
           (c)  Exhibits:    The following documents are filed as exhibits to this
                             report:
  
                   Exhibit
                   Number    Description
                   -------   -----------
                    99.1     Press Release dated January 7, 2002 of the
                             Registrant.
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                          COMPUTER ACCESS TECHNOLOGY
                                          CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
  
  January 11, 2002                        By: /s/ Dennis W. Evans
                                              ------------------------------------
                                              Dennis W. Evans
                                              Vice President, Chief Financial
                                              Officer and Secretary
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Number     Description
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   99.1      Press Release dated January 7, 2002 of the Registrant.
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text: 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):    January 7, 2002
                                                   -------------------------------
  
                       COMPUTER ACCESS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             Delaware                     000-31863                77-0302527
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
     2403 Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, California                   95051
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (408) 727-6600
                                                     -----------------------------
  
                                   Not applicable
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On January 7, 2002, Computer Access Technology Corporation issued a
  press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
           (a)  Not applicable.
  
           (b)  Not applicable.
  
           (c)  Exhibits:    The following documents are filed as exhibits to this
                             report:
  
                   Exhibit
                   Number    Description
                   -------   -----------
                    99.1     Press Release dated January 7, 2002 of the
                             Registrant.
  SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          COMPUTER ACCESS TECHNOLOGY
                                          CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
  
  January 11, 2002                        By: /s/ Dennis W. Evans
                                              ------------------------------------
                                              Dennis W. Evans
                                              Vice President, Chief Financial
                                              Officer and Secretary
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Number     Description
  ------     -----------
  
   99.1      Press Release dated January 7, 2002 of the Registrant.