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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
  
                                      FORM 8-K
                      CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
  
  
  
  
          Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2001
  
  
  
                            OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
               Delaware                    0-29939                77-0401990
   (State or other jurisdiction of   Commission File No.       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)
  
  
  
  
  
                                 930 Thompson Place
                             Sunnyvale, California 94085
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (408)733-3030
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On August 23, 2001, OmniVision Technologies, Inc. issued a press
  release announcing that the Board of Directors of OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
  approved the adoption of a Preferred Stock Rights Agreement. The press release
  is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
          (c)  Exhibits.
  
               Exhibit 99.1   OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Press Release issued
                              August 23, 2001.
  
  
  
  
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                                      SIGNATURE
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                               OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
                                               (Registrant)
  
  Date: August 28, 2001
                                               By: /s/ H. Gene McCown
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                                               H. Gene McCown
                                               Vice President of Finance and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
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  99.1     OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Press Release issued August 23, 2001.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
  
                                      FORM 8-K
                      CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
          Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2001
  
                            OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
               Delaware                    0-29939                77-0401990
   (State or other jurisdiction of   Commission File No.       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)
  
                                 930 Thompson Place
                             Sunnyvale, California 94085
                      (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                   (408)733-3030
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On August 23, 2001, OmniVision Technologies, Inc. issued a press
  release announcing that the Board of Directors of OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
  approved the adoption of a Preferred Stock Rights Agreement. The press release
  is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
          (c)  Exhibits.
  
               Exhibit 99.1   OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Press Release issued
                              August 23, 2001.
  SIGNATURE
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                               OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
                                               (Registrant)
  
  Date: August 28, 2001
                                               By: /s/ H. Gene McCown
                                                   ------------------
                                               H. Gene McCown
                                               Vice President of Finance and Chief
                                               Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
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  99.1     OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Press Release issued August 23, 2001.