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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
  
  
                                   April 10, 2002
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
  
  
                                      OPTi INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant, as Specified in its Charter)
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     California                      000-21422                     77-0220697
  (State or other             (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
   Incorporation)
  
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                              880 Maude Avenue, Suite A
                               Mountain View, CA 94043
  
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 625-8787
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
           Asset Dividend
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       On April 10, 2002, OPTi Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
  announcing that its Board of Directors has declared an asset dividend of its
  holdings of shares of common stock of Tripath Technology Inc. at a rate of
  0.1666 shares of Tripath stock on each share of the Company's common stock.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c) Exhibits.
  
     99.1  Press Release relating to the asset dividend dated April 10, 2002.
  
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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.
  
                                            OPTi INC.
  
  
                                                /s/ Michael Mazzoni
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                                            By:     Michael Mazzoni
                                            Title:  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Secretary
  
  
  Date:  April 15, 2002
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
                                                           Page No. in
                                                           Sequentially
  Exhibit No.           Description                        Numbered Current Report
  -----------           ---------------                    -----------------------
     99.1               OPTi Inc. Press Release dated
                        April 10, 2002.
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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
  
                                   April 10, 2002
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                      OPTi INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant, as Specified in its Charter)
                -----------------------------------------------------
  
     California                      000-21422                     77-0220697
  (State or other             (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
   Incorporation)
  
                      ----------------------------------------
  
                              880 Maude Avenue, Suite A
                               Mountain View, CA 94043
  
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 625-8787
  
                -----------------------------------------------------
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
           Asset Dividend
           --------------
  
       On April 10, 2002, OPTi Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
  announcing that its Board of Directors has declared an asset dividend of its
  holdings of shares of common stock of Tripath Technology Inc. at a rate of
  0.1666 shares of Tripath stock on each share of the Company's common stock.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c) Exhibits.
  
     99.1  Press Release relating to the asset dividend dated April 10, 2002.
  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.
  
                                            OPTi INC.
  
                                                /s/ Michael Mazzoni
                                            --------------------------------------
                                            By:     Michael Mazzoni
                                            Title:  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Secretary
  
  Date:  April 15, 2002
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
                                                           Page No. in
                                                           Sequentially
  Exhibit No.           Description                        Numbered Current Report
  -----------           ---------------                    -----------------------
     99.1               OPTi Inc. Press Release dated
                        April 10, 2002.