NEOMAGIC CORP
S-8, 1999-10-04
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 1999
                                                    Registration No. 333-_______
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                              NEOMAGIC CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       DELAWARE                                      77-0344424
(State of incorporation)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                                 3260 Jay Street
                              Santa Clara, CA 95054
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

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                       1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                           (Full Titles of the Plans)

                           ---------------------------

                                 Prakash Agarwal
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                              NEOMAGIC CORPORATION
                                 3260 Jay street
                              Santa Clara, CA 95054
                     (Name and address of agent for service)
                                 (408) 988-7020
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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                                    Copy to:

                          ARTHUR F. SCHNEIDERMAN, ESQ.
                            MICHAEL J. DANAHER, ESQ.
                        WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                           Palo Alto, California 94304

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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               TITLE OF                       AMOUNT             PROPOSED            PROPOSED            AMOUNT OF
             SECURITIES TO                     TO BE         MAXIMUM OFFERING    MAXIMUM AGGREGATE     REGISTRATION
             BE REGISTERED                  REGISTERED        PRICE PER SHARE     OFFERING PRICE            FEE
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<S>                                        <C>              <C>                 <C>                   <C>
Additional Common Stock, $0.001 par          2,500,000            $7.80 (1)       $ 19,500,000  (2)       $5,421
value, reserved for issuance upon
exercise of options granted under 1998
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
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Total                                        2,500,000                            $ 19,500,000  (2)       $5,421
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(1)  The estimated Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated
     pursuant to Rule 457(c) whereby the per share price was determined by
     reference to the average between the high and low price of the Registrant's
     stock as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on September 29, 1999,
     which average was $ 7.80.
(2)  The Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was estimated pursuant to
     Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on the proposed maximum offering
     price per share as described in note 1.

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information which have been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:

     (a) The audited financial statements for the Registrant's fiscal year ended
January 31, 1999, contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1999 pursuant to Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

     (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
April 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28,
1999 pursuant to the Exchange Act.

     (c) The Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement dated May 6, 1999 filed in
connection with the Registrant's 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

     (d) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
July 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September
14, 1999 pursuant to the Exchange Act.

     (e) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered hereby
is contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 1997 pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.

     All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

     The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the
maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors
for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The
Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its officers
and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law. The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing
provisions which are in some respects broader than the specific
indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The indemnification agreements require the Registrant, among other things, to
indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities that may
arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other
than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature), to
advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as
to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors' and officers'
insurance, if available on reasonable terms. The Registrant believes that
these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as
directors and officers, and the Registrant has obtained directors' and
officers' insurance.

     Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party
to an action by reason of that fact that he or she was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the
corporation, against expenses actually and reasonable incurred by him or her
in connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she

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reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

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     EXHIBIT NUMBER
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     <S>                   <C>
                4.1*        Form of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate
                4.2*        Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                4.3*        Bylaws
                4.4         1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
                5.1         Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
                            P.C., as to legality of securities being
                            registered
               23.1         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

               23.2         Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
                            (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
               24.1         Power of Attorney (see Page II-3)

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* Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Commission File Number 333-20031) in the form declared effective on
March 13, 1997.

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

     (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.

          (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

          (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

     (b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Santa Clara, State of California,
on October 4, 1999.

                                     NEOMAGIC CORPORATION

                               By:   /s/ Merle Mcclendon
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                                     Merle McClendon, Chief Financial Officer

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Prakash Agarwal and Merle McClendon and
each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of
substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the
undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 and to perform any acts necessary in order to file such amendments, and each
of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and
agents, or their or his or her substitutes, shall 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.

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          SIGNATURE                           TITLE                            DATE
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    <S>                         <C>                                    <C>
      /s/Kamran Elahian                Chairman of the Board            September 24, 1999
     --------------------                    Director
        Kamran Elahian

      /s/Prakash Agarwal         President, Chief Executive Officer     September 24, 1999
     --------------------                  and Director
       Prakash Agarwal             (Principal Executive Officer)

      /s/Merle McClendon              Chief Financial Officer           September 24, 1999
     --------------------       (Principal Financial and Accounting
       Merle McClendon                       Officer)

        /s/James Lally                       Director                   September 24, 1999
     --------------------
         James Lally

      /s/Brian Dougherty                     Director                   September 24, 1999
     --------------------
       Brian Dougherty

       /s/ Klaus Wiemer                      Director                   September 24, 1999
     --------------------
         Klaus Wiemer

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                              NEOMAGIC CORPORATION

                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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      Exhibit
      Number                         Exhibit
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<S>               <C>
            4.1*     Form of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate
            4.2*     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
            4.3*     Bylaws
            4.4      1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
            5.1      Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., as to
                     legality of securities being registered 23.1 Consent
                     of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
           23.2      Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
                     (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
           24.1      Power of Attorney (see page II-3)

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* Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Commission File Number 333-20031) in the form declared effective on
March 13, 1997.



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                                                                 Exhibit 4.4

                                NEOMAGIC CORPORATION

                         1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN


     1.   PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.  The purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Plan are:

          -    to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions
               of substantial responsibility,

          -    to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and
               Consultants, and

          -    to promote the success of the Company's business.

          Options granted under the Plan will be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

     2.   DEFINITIONS.  As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

          (a)  "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or any of its Committees as shall
be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

          (b)  "APPLICABLE LAWS" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options are, or will be, granted under
the Plan.

          (c)  "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (d)  "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (e)  "COMMITTEE"  means a committee of Directors appointed by the
Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

          (f)  "COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock of the Company.

          (g)  "COMPANY" means NeoMagic Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

          (h)  "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by
the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

          (i)  "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.

          (j)  "DISABILITY" means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

          (k)  "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers, employed by the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  A Service Provider shall
not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by
the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.  Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.

          (l)  "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

          (m)  "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:

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               (i)   If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;

               (ii)  If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of
a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked
prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of
determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable;

               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.

          (n)  "NOTICE OF GRANT" means a written or electronic notice evidencing
certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The Notice of Grant
is part of the Option Agreement.

          (o)  "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

          (p)  "OPTION" means a nonstatutory stock option granted pursuant to
the Plan, that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.

          (q)  "OPTION AGREEMENT" means an agreement between the Company and an
Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The
Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

          (r)  "OPTION EXCHANGE PROGRAM" means a program whereby outstanding
options are surrendered in exchange for options with a lower exercise price.

          (s)  "OPTIONED STOCK" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

          (t)  "OPTIONEE" means the holder of an outstanding Option granted
under the Plan.

          (u)  "PARENT" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          (v)  "PLAN" means this 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

          (w)  "SERVICE PROVIDER" means an Employee including an Officer,
Consultant or Director.

          (x)  "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

          (y)  "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

     3.   STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 5,000,000 Shares.  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued,
or reacquired Common Stock.

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          If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the
unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).

     4.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

          (a)  ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by (i) the Board
or (ii) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable
Laws.

          (b)  POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.  Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in
its discretion:

               (i)    to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock;

               (ii)   to select the Service Providers to whom Options may be
granted hereunder;

               (iii)  to determine whether and to what extent Options are
granted hereunder;

               (iv)   to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each Option granted hereunder;

               (v)    to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

               (vi)   to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder.  Such terms and
conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or
times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance
criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and
any restriction or limitation regarding any Option  or the shares of Common
Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall determine;

               (vii)  to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered
by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted;

               (viii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;

               (ix)   to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards
granted pursuant to the Plan;

               (x)    to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans
established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under
foreign tax laws;

               (xi)   to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section
14(b) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the
post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise
provided for in the Plan;

               (xii)  to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the
Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option previously
granted by the Administrator;

               (xiii) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to
Options;

               (xiv)  to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax
obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the amount required to be withheld.  The Fair Market Value of
the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on

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the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.  All
elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be
made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem
necessary or advisable; and

               (xv)   to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.

          (c)  EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION.  The Administrator's
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options.

     5.   ELIGIBILITY.  Options may be granted to Service Providers except
Officers and Directors; provided, however, that Options may be granted to an
Officer in connection with the Officer's initial employment by the Company.

     6.   LIMITATION.  Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon an
Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's relationship as a
Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the
Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate such relationship at any
time, with or without cause.

     7.   TERM OF PLAN.  The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by
the Board.  It shall continue in effect for ten (10) years, unless sooner
terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

     8.   TERM OF OPTION.  The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement.

     9.   OPTION EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION.

          (a)  EXERCISE PRICE.  The per share exercise price for the Shares to
be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator.

          (b)  WAITING PERIOD AND EXERCISE DATES.  At the time an Option is
granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the
Option may be exercised.

          (c)  FORM OF CONSIDERATION.  The Administrator shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment.  Such consideration may consist entirely of:

               (i)    cash;

               (ii)   check;

               (iii)  promissory note;

               (iv)   other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon
exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months
on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said
Option shall be exercised;

               (v)    consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;

               (vi)   a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the
Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee's participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

               (vii)  such other consideration and method of payment for the
issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or

               (viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

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     10.  EXERCISE OF OPTION.

          (a)  PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and
at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator
and set forth in the Option Agreement.  Unless the Administrator provides
otherwise, vestings of Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any
unpaid leave of absence.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share.

               An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives:
(i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option
Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised.  Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by
the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan.  Shares
issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee
or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her
spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on
the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding
the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued)
such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

               Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number
of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale
under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

          (b)  TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER.  If an
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee's
death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only
within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, and only
to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no
event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in
the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option
Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following
the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is
not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the
Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such
Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (c)  DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE.  If an Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may exercise
his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option
Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but
in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Option
Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months
following the Optionee's termination.  If, on the date of termination, the
Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by
the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after
termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such
Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (d)  DEATH OF OPTIONEE.  If an Optionee dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is
specified in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration
of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is
vested on the date of death.  In the absence of a specified time in the
Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months
following the Optionee's termination.  If, at the time of death, the Optionee
is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan.  The
Option may be exercised by the executor or administrator of the Optionee's
estate or, if none, by the person(s) entitled to exercise the Option under
the Optionee's will or the laws of descent or distribution.  If the Option is
not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

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          (e)  BUYOUT PROVISIONS.  The Administrator may at any time offer to
buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted based
on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

     11.  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS .  Unless determined otherwise by
the Administrator, an Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or
by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.  If the Administrator makes
an Option transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and
conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

     12.  ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR
         ASSET SALE.

          (a)  CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.  Subject to any required action by
the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered
by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which
have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options
have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any
other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be
deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration."  Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein,
no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or
price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

          (b)  DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION.  In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify
each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such
proposed transaction.  The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an
Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days
prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.
In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option
applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as
to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes
place at the time and in the manner contemplated.  To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action.

          (c)  MERGER OR ASSET SALE.  In the event of a merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a
Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.  In the event that the
successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option, the
Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option as to
all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not
otherwise be vested or exercisable.  If an Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option
shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.  For the purposes of this
paragraph, the Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or
sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive,
for each Share of Optioned Stock, immediately prior to the merger or sale of
assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or
property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock
for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders
were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by
the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that
if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator
may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
consideration to be received upon the exercise of the

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Option, for each Share of Optioned Stock to be solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per
share onsideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale
of assets.

     13.  DATE OF GRANT.  The date of grant of an Option shall be, for all
purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting
such Option, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator.
Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.

     14.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

          (a)  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.  The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

          (b)  EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.  No amendment, alteration,
suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator's ability to exercise
the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to options granted under the
Plan prior to the date of such termination.

     15.  CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

          (a)  LEGAL COMPLIANCE.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

          (b)  INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS.  As a condition to the exercise of an
Option the Company may require the person exercising such Option  to represent
and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased
only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such
Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required.

     16.  INABILITY TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY.  The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained.

     17.  RESERVATION OF SHARES.  The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

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                                 NEOMAGIC CORPORATION

                         1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


     Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have
the same defined meanings in this Option Agreement.

I.   NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

     [OPTIONEE'S NAME AND ADDRESS]

     You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as
follows:

     Grant Number
                                        -------------------------
     Date of Grant
                                        -------------------------
     Vesting Commencement Date
                                             -------------------------
     Exercise Price per Share           $
                                         ------------------------
     Total Number of Shares Granted
                                        -------------------------
     Total Exercise Price               $
                                         ------------------------

     Type of Option:               Nonstatutory Stock Option

     Term/Expiration Date:              -------------------------


     VESTING SCHEDULE:

     Subject to the Optionee continuing to be a Service Provider on such dates,
this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following
schedule:

     25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest twelve months after the
Vesting Commencement Date, and 1/48th of the Shares subject to the Option shall
vest upon the last day of each month thereafter.

     TERMINATION PERIOD:

     This Option may be exercised for thirty (30) days after Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider.  Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee, this
Option may be exercised for such longer period as provided in the Plan.  In
no event shall this Option be exercised later than the Term/Expiration Date
as provided above.

II.  AGREEMENT

     1.   GRANT OF OPTION.  The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby
grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of
this Agreement (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the
number of Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price
per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise

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Price"), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference.  Subject to Section 14(b) of the Plan, in
the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of
the Plan shall prevail.

     2.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.

          (a)  RIGHT TO EXERCISE.  This Option is exercisable during its term
in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and
the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.

          (b)  METHOD OF EXERCISE.  This Option is exercisable by delivery of
an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise
Notice"), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number
of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised
Shares"), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by
the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.  The Exercise Notice
shall be completed by the Optionee and delivered to the stock administrator.
The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price as to all Exercised Shares.  This Option shall be deemed to be
exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice
accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.

          No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option
unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws.  Assuming
such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be
considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised
with respect to such Exercised Shares.

     3.   METHOD OF PAYMENT.  Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall
be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:

          (a)  cash;

          (b)  check;

          (c)  consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or

          (d)  surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender, AND (ii) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the
Exercised Shares.

     4.   NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION.  This Option may not be transferred
in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee.  The terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding
upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
Optionee.

     5.   TERM OF OPTION.  This Option may be exercised only within the term
set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.

     6.   TAX CONSEQUENCES.  Some of the federal taxes consequences relating
to this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below.  THIS
SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE
EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

          (a)  EXERCISING THE OPTION.  The Optionee may incur regular federal
income tax liability upon exercise of an NSO.  The Optionee will be treated
as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates)
equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares
on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price.  If the Optionee
is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold
from his or her compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to

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a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may
refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding
amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

          (b)  DISPOSITION OF SHARES.  If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for
at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be
treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.

     7.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT; GOVERNING LAW.  The Plan is incorporated herein
by reference.  The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not
be modified adversely to the Optionee's interest except by means of a writing
signed by the Company and Optionee.  This agreement is governed by the
internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California.

  8.   NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.  OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES
HEREUNDER).  OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT,
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH
HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR
AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEE'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT
TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE'S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH
OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

     By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.
Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety,
has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing
this Option Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and
Option Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any
questions relating to the Plan and Option Agreement.  Optionee further agrees
to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated
below.

OPTIONEE                           NEOMAGIC CORPORATION



- ------------------------------------    --------------------------------------
Signature                                    By

- ------------------------------------    --------------------------------------
Print Name                                   Title

- ------------------------------------
Residence Address

- ------------------------------------

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                                  CONSENT OF SPOUSE


     I, ____________________, spouse of ___________________, have read and
approve the foregoing Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement").  In
consideration of the Company's grant to my spouse of the right to purchase
shares of [Company name], as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby appoint my
spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights under the
Agreement and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement insofar as I
may have any rights in said Agreement or any shares issued pursuant thereto
under the community property laws or similar laws relating to marital property
in effect in the state of our residence as of the date of the signing of the
foregoing Agreement.

Dated:                 , 19
     ------------------     ---


                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Signature of Spouse




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                                      EXHIBIT A

                                NEOMAGIC CORPORATION

                         1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                   EXERCISE NOTICE


NeoMagic Corporation
3260 Jay Street
Santa Clara, CA  95054

Attention: Stock Administrator

     1.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.  Effective as of today, ________________,
199__, the undersigned ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase ______________
shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock of NeoMagic Corporation (the
"Company") under and pursuant to the 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") and the Stock Option Agreement dated ______________ , 19___ (the
"Option Agreement").  The purchase price for the Shares shall be $ ___________ ,
as required by the Option Agreement.

     2    DELIVERY OF PAYMENT.  Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price for the Shares.

     3    REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER.  Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser
has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees
to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

     4    RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.  Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Shares so acquired shall
be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.
No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 12 of the
Plan.

     5    TAX CONSULTATION.  Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of
the Shares.  Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

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     6    ENTIRE AGREEMENT; GOVERNING LAW.  The Plan and Option Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference.  This Agreement, the Plan and the Option
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and
agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser's interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser.  This agreement is
governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of
California.


Submitted by:                           Accepted by:

PURCHASER                               NEOMAGIC CORPORATION


- ------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
Signature                                    By


- ------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
Print Name                                   Title


- ------------------------------------
                                             Date Received


ADDRESS:                                     ADDRESS:  NeoMagic Corporation
        ----------------------------                      3260 Jay Street
                                                          Santa Clara, CA 95054




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                                                                   Exhibit 5.1


                                   October 4, 1999


NeoMagic Corporation
3260 Jay Street
Santa Clara, CA  95054

     RE:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF FORM S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 4, 1999 (the
"Registration Statement") in connection with the registration of additional
securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of
2,500,000 shares of your Common Stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance under
the 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the "1998 Plan").  As your legal
counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the
proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance
of the Shares under the 1998 Plan.

     It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in
the 1998 Plan and pursuant to the respective agreements which accompany each
grant under the 1998 Plan, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.

     We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever it appears in the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto.


                              Very truly yours,

                              WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                              Professional Corporation




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                                                                  Exhibit 23.1


                 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 pertaining to the 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan of NeoMagic
Corporation of our report dated February 12, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of NeoMagic Corporation included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                        ------------------------------
                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
September 30, 1999





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