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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
713831 10 5
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(CUSIP Number)
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP No. 713831 10 5 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Tay Thiang Phong
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Singapore
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 395,000
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 342,500
EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 395,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
342,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
737,500
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.87%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Schedule 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
Tay Thiang Phong
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2380 Bering Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Tay Thiang Phong
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
No, 1, Chuan Walk
Singapore 558407
(c) Citizenship: Singapore
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 713831105
Item 3.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
737,500 shares, as of December 31, 1998. Includes 342,500 shares held
by Chye Seng Tannery (Pte) Ltd. of which Mr. Tay is a Director. Mr. Tay
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of
his pecuniary interest therein.
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Schedule 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
Tay Thiang Phong
(b) Percent of Class: 7.87%, as of December 31, 1998.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
395,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
342,500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
395,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
342,500
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
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Schedule 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
Tay Thiang Phong
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 11, 1999
/s/ Tay Thiang Phong
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Tay Thiang Phong
