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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):  November 14, 2001
  
                                 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
             Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)
  
  
                              2700 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY
                            SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95051
                 (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 November 14, 2001, Virata Corporation issued a joint press release
  with GlobeSpan, Inc., announcing that early termination of the waiting period
  under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 had been granted,
  with respect to the previously-announced merger between Virata and GlobeSpan. A
  copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  
  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
           ----------      -----------
  
           99.1            Joint Virata Corporation and GlobeSpan, Inc. press
                           release dated November 14, 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 November 15, 2001
  
                                              VIRATA CORPORATION
  
                                              By: /s/ Steven Moore
                                                 ---------------------
                                                 Steven Moore
                                                 Vice President, Finance
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
            Exhibit No.     Description
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            99.1            Joint Virata Corporation and GlobeSpan, Inc.
                            press release dated November 14, 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):  November 14, 2001
  
                                 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
             Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)
  
                              2700 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY
                            SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95051
                 (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 November 14, 2001, Virata Corporation issued a joint press release
  with GlobeSpan, Inc., announcing that early termination of the waiting period
  under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 had been granted,
  with respect to the previously-announced merger between Virata and GlobeSpan. A
  copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  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            Joint Virata Corporation and GlobeSpan, Inc. press
                           release dated November 14, 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 November 15, 2001
  
                                              VIRATA CORPORATION
  
                                              By: /s/ Steven Moore
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                                                 Steven Moore
                                                 Vice President, Finance
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
            Exhibit No.     Description
            -------------   --------------------------------------------
  
            99.1            Joint Virata Corporation and GlobeSpan, Inc.
                            press release dated November 14, 2001.
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