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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2002<br>
                                               Registration No. 333-________
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
                         Washington, D.C. 20549</B></font></p>

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<font size="4"><B><p align="center">FORM S-8</B></center></font>


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                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
                                    Under<br>
                       The Securities Act of 1933
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               Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
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                    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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<CENTER><u>California</u></CENTER>
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<CENTER><u> 77-0225590 </u></CENTER>
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<CENTER>&nbsp; (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)&nbsp;</CENTER>
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<CENTER>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</CENTER>
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             1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, California 94086 Phone:  (408) 735-9110</P>
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



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                                  1995 Equity Incentive Plan and<br>
                  1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan<br>
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                        (Full title of the Plans)
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                                        Bing Yeh<br>
                      President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
                  1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, California 94086 Phone: (408)  735-9110<br>
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(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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                      Copies to:<br>
                  Mark P. Tanoury, Esq.<br>
                  Cooley Godward llp<br>
                  3000 Sand Hill Road<br>
                  Building 3, Suite 230<br>
                  Menlo Park, CA 94025-7116<BR>
                        (650) 843-5100</P></B>

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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title of Securities to be
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to be Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Common stock, no par value (together with associated preferred
stock purchase rights)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">2,200,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$5.11</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$11,242,000</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$1,035</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>This registration statement shall cover any
additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the plans set
forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of shares of the registrant's outstanding Common
Stock.</LI></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><LI>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate
offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market for August 12,
2002, for shares reserved for future issuance pursuant to (i) the 1995 Equity
Incentive Plan, and (ii) the 1995 Non Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act).</LI></P></OL>

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<FONT SIZE=2><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
BY REFERENCE</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The following Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed
by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
1995, (File No. 33-80081), March 23, 2000, (File No. 333-33130), October 5,
2000, (File No. 333-47388) and October 1, 2001, (File No. 333-70620) are
incorporated by reference into this registration statement. </P>

<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBITS</P></B>

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<u>Description of Document</u>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.1 (1) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Bylaws of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.2 (2) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P> Restated Articles of Incorporation of Silicon  Storage Technology, Inc., dated November 3,
1995.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.3 (3) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Articles  of Incorporation of Silicon Storage
Technology, Inc., dated June 30, 2000.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.4 (4) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Specimen Stock Certificate of Silicon Storage  Technology, Inc.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.5 (5) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior  Participating Preferred Stock.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.6 (6) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and
Trust Co., dated May 4, 1999.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.7 (7) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co., dated October 28, 2000.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 5.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP. </P>

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<P>&nbsp; 23.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 23.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit
5.1 to this registration statement.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 24.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Power of Attorney is contained on the signature
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<P>&nbsp; 99.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 99.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan,
as amended.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">_________________________</P><DIR>
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<P>(1)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and incorporated by
reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on August 7, 2000, and
incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(4)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(5)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(6)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(7)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended, filed on March 30, 2001, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>

</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of
California, on August 14, 2002.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By <U>/s/ BING YEH</U>&#9;</P><DIR>

</U><P>Bing Yeh<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</P></DIR>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Bing Yeh<B> </B>and<B>
</B>Jeffrey L. Garon, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-
in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P></FONT>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Signature</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Date</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>/s/ BING YEH</U><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (<I>Principal
Executive Officer</I>)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Bing Yeh</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>/s/ JEFFREY L. GARON</U><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT=30>
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Vice President Finance &amp; Administration, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (<I>Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer</I>)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Jeffrey L. Garon</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>/s/ YAW WEN HU</U><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT=19>
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Senior Vice President, Operations and Process Development and
Director</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Yaw Wen Hu</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=15>
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>/s/ YASUSHI CHIKAGAMI</U><BR>
</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Yasushi Chikagami</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=15>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT=15>
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Ronald Chwang</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=15>
<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER"><U>/s/ TSUYOSHI TAIRA</U><BR>
</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT=15>
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">August 14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Tsuyoshi Taira</FONT></TD>
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<CENTER><u>Exhibit Number</u></CENTER>
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<u>Description of Document</u>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.1 (1) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Bylaws of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.2 (2) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P> Restated Articles of Incorporation of Silicon  Storage Technology, Inc., dated November 3,
1995.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.3 (3) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Articles  of Incorporation of Silicon Storage
Technology, Inc., dated June 30, 2000.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.4 (4) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Specimen Stock Certificate of Silicon Storage  Technology, Inc.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.5 (5) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior  Participating Preferred Stock.</P>

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<P>&nbsp; 4.6 (6) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and
Trust Co., dated May 4, 1999.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 4.7 (7) &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co., dated October 28, 2000.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 5.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP. </P>

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<P>&nbsp; 23.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 23.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit
5.1 to this registration statement.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 24.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Power of Attorney is contained on the signature
pages.</P>
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<P>&nbsp; 99.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<P>1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.</P>

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<P>(1)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and incorporated by
reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on August 7, 2000, and
incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(4)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(5)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(6)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(7)&#9;Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended, filed on March 30, 2001, and
incorporated by reference herein.</P>
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081502 S8 DOC
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2002
Registration No. 333-________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
77-0225590
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, California 94086 Phone:  (408) 735-9110
(Address of principal executive offices)
1995 Equity Incentive Plan and
1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
Bing Yeh
President and Chief Executive Officer
1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, California 94086 Phone: (408)  735-9110
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Mark P. Tanoury, Esq.
Cooley Godward llp
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 3, Suite 230
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7116
(650) 843-5100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common stock, no par value (together with associated preferred
stock purchase rights)
2,200,000 shares
$5.11
$11,242,000
$1,035
This registration statement shall cover any
additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the plans set
forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of shares of the registrant's outstanding Common
Stock.
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate
offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market for August 12,
2002, for shares reserved for future issuance pursuant to (i) the 1995 Equity
Incentive Plan, and (ii) the 1995 Non Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act).
2
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
BY REFERENCE
The following Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed
by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
1995, (File No. 33-80081), March 23, 2000, (File No. 333-33130), October 5,
2000, (File No. 333-47388) and October 1, 2001, (File No. 333-70620) are
incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description of Document
4.1 (1)
Bylaws of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
4.2 (2)
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Silicon  Storage Technology, Inc., dated November 3,
1995.
4.3 (3)
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Articles  of Incorporation of Silicon Storage
Technology, Inc., dated June 30, 2000.
4.4 (4)
Specimen Stock Certificate of Silicon Storage  Technology, Inc.
4.5 (5)
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior  Participating Preferred Stock.
4.6 (6)
Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and
Trust Co., dated May 4, 1999.
4.7 (7)
Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co., dated October 28, 2000.
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit
5.1 to this registration statement.
24.2
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature
pages.
99.1
1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
99.2
1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan,
as amended.
_________________________
(1)	Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and incorporated by
reference herein.
(2)	Filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(3)	Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on August 7, 2000, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(4)	Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(5)	Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.
(6)	Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.
(7)	Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended, filed on March 30, 2001, and
incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of
California, on August 14, 2002.
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
By
/s/ BING YEH
Bing Yeh
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Bing Yeh
and
Jeffrey L. Garon, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-
in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ BING YEH
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (
Principal
Executive Officer
)
August 14, 2002
Bing Yeh
/s/ JEFFREY L. GARON
Vice President Finance & Administration, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (
Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer
)
August 14, 2002
Jeffrey L. Garon
/s/ YAW WEN HU
Senior Vice President, Operations and Process Development and
Director
August 14, 2002
Yaw Wen Hu
/s/ YASUSHI CHIKAGAMI
Director
August 14, 2002
Yasushi Chikagami
Director
Ronald Chwang
/s/ TSUYOSHI TAIRA
Director
August 14, 2002
Tsuyoshi Taira
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Document
4.1 (1)
Bylaws of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
4.2 (2)
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Silicon  Storage Technology, Inc., dated November 3,
1995.
4.3 (3)
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Articles  of Incorporation of Silicon Storage
Technology, Inc., dated June 30, 2000.
4.4 (4)
Specimen Stock Certificate of Silicon Storage  Technology, Inc.
4.5 (5)
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior  Participating Preferred Stock.
4.6 (6)
Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and
Trust Co., dated May 4, 1999.
4.7 (7)
Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement between Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co., dated October 28, 2000.
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit
5.1 to this registration statement.
24.2
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature
pages.
99.1
1995 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
99.2
1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan,
as amended.
_________________________
(1)	Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and incorporated by
reference herein.
(2)	Filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(3)	Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on August 7, 2000, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(4)	Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-1, as amended, File No. 33-97802, filed on October 5, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein.
(5)	Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.
(6)	Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
18, 1999, and incorporated by reference herein.
(7)	Filed as Exhibit 3.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000, as amended, filed on March 30, 2001, and
incorporated by reference herein.
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