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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2003<br>
                                               Registration No. 333-________
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
                      Washington, D.C. 20549</P></font></B>

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                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
                                    Under<br>
                       The Securities Act of 1933
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                              <u>Sigma Designs, Inc.</U>
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                    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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<CENTER><u>94-2848099</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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                               1221 California Circle<br>
                       <u>Milpitas, California &nbsp;&nbsp; 95035-3024
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       (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>

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                             2001 Employee Stock Option Plan<br>
                              2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<br>
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                        (Full title of the Plan)
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                                  Thinh Q. Tran<br>
                  Chief Executive Officer<br>
                  Sigma Designs, Inc.<br>
                  1221 California Circle<br>
                  Milpitas, CA &nbsp; 95035<br>
                  (408) 262-9003<br>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, <br>
                                     including area code,<br>
                                   of agent for service)
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                            Copy to:<br>
                                  Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.<br>
                  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati<br>
                  Professional Corporation<br>
                  650 Page Mill Road<br>
                  Palo Alto, CA &nbsp; 94304-1050<br>
                  (650) 493-9300
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&#9;CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to be<BR>
Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of<BR>
Registration<BR>
Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Common Stock, no par value:</P>
<P>&#9;Issuable under the 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "<I>Option
Plan</I>")
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$3.55</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$2,363,245.65</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$191.19</P>
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<P>&#9;Issuable under the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "<I>Purchase
Plan</I>")
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$3.55</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$532,500.00</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$43.08</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">815,703</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$3.55</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$2,895,745.65</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">$234.27</P>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>(1) &nbsp; This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the Option
Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases
the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.<br>

<P>(2) &nbsp; Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required
by Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c)
under the Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices
of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 24,
2003.</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This registration statement relates to the registration of
additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a
registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the 2001 Employee Stock Option
Plan and the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Sigma Designs, Inc. is
effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the
earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed June 29, 2001 (Registration No.
333-64234) hereby are incorporated by reference.</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 Milpitas, State of
California, on this <U>28<SUP>th</U></SUP> day of February 2003.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.</B></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By: <U>/s/ Thinh Q. Tran</U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Thinh Q. Tran</TD>
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<P>President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Thinh Q. Tran and
Kit Tsui, and each of them, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)
act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement
on Form S-8 together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign
and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may
be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all
actions that may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving,
ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any
of his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.</P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on this
<U>28<SUP>th</SUP></U> day of February 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated:</P>

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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/ Thinh Q. Tran<br>
</U>                   Thinh Q. Tran</TD>
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<P>Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
and&nbsp;President<br>
                   (<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/ Kit Tsui<br>
</U>                  Kit Tsui</TD>
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<P>Chief&nbsp;Financial Officer and Secretary<br>
                      (<I>Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</I></TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/ William J. Almon<br>
</U>                   William J. Almon</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/ Julien Nguyen<br>
</U>                  Julien Nguyen</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">/s/ William Wang<br>
</U>                   William Wang</TD>
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<P>Director</TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Index to Exhibits</P></B>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit<br>
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<B><U><P>Description </B></U></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">5.1</TD>
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<P>Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.</TD>
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<P>Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">23.2</TD>
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<P>Independent Auditors' Consent.</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">24.1</TD>
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<P>Powers of Attorney (see page 3).</TD>
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062901 S8 DOC
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2003
Registration No. 333-________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
Sigma Designs, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
94-2848099
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1221 California Circle
Milpitas, California    95035-3024
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
2001 Employee Stock Option Plan
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Thinh Q. Tran
Chief Executive Officer
Sigma Designs, Inc.
1221 California Circle
Milpitas, CA   95035
(408) 262-9003
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code,
of agent for service)
Copy to:
Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA   94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
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
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, no par value:
Issuable under the 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "
Option
Plan
")
665,703
$3.55
$2,363,245.65
$191.19
Issuable under the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "
Purchase
Plan
")
150,000
$3.55
$532,500.00
$43.08
Total
815,703
$3.55
$2,895,745.65
$234.27
(1)   This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the Option
Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases
the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required
by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c)
under the Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices
of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 24,
2003.
This registration statement relates to the registration of
additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a
registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the 2001 Employee Stock Option
Plan and the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Sigma Designs, Inc. is
effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the
earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed June 29, 2001 (Registration No.
333-64234) hereby are incorporated by reference.
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 Milpitas, State of
California, on this
28
th
day of February 2003.
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
By:
/s/ Thinh Q. Tran
Thinh Q. Tran
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Thinh Q. Tran and
Kit Tsui, and each of them, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)
act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement
on Form S-8 together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign
and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may
be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all
actions that may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving,
ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any
of his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on this
28
th
day of February 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated:
Signatures
Title
/s/ Thinh Q. Tran
Thinh Q. Tran
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
and President
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
/s/ Kit Tsui
Kit Tsui
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ William J. Almon
William J. Almon
Director
/s/ Julien Nguyen
Julien Nguyen
Director
/s/ William Wang
William Wang
Director
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Independent Auditors' Consent.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see page 3).