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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
BENCHMARQ MICROELECTRONICS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
__________
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
081603 10 2
(CUSIP Number)
__________
ROBERT J. WILD, ESQ.
SAITLIN, PATZIK, FRANK & SAMOTNY LTD.
150 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 900
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(312) 551-8300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
__________
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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 (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 081603 10 2 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Austin Ventures, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF None
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
None
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING None
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
None
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
None
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not Applicable [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 081603 10 2 13G PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
AV PARTNERS, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
DELAWARE
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
NONE
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
NONE
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
NOT APPLICABLE [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 081603 10 2 13G PAGE 4 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
JOSEPH C. ARAGONA
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
U.S.A.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
NONE
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
NOT APPLICABLE [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 081603 10 2 13G PAGE 5 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
KENNETH P. DeANGELIS
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
U.S.A.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
NONE
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
NOT APPLICABLE [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 081603 10 2 13G PAGE 6 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
JEFFERY C. GARVEY
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
U.S.A.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
NONE
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
NOT APPLICABLE [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 081603 10 2 13G PAGE 7 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WILLIAM P. WOOD
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
U.S.A.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
NONE
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
NONE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
NOT APPLICABLE [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 081603 10 2 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
BENCHMARQ Microelectronics, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
17919 Waterview Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75252
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by (i) Austin Ventures, L.P. ("Austin"),
(ii) AV Partners, L.P., as sole general partner of Austin ("AVP")
and (iii) Joseph C. Aragona ("Aragona"), Kenneth P. DeAngelis
("DeAngelis"), Jeffery C. Garvey ("Garvey") and William P. Wood
("Wood"), as the sole general partners of AVP (collectively, the
"Reporting Persons").
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The principal business address of the Reporting Persons is
114 West 7th Street, Suite 1300, Austin, Texas 78701.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Each of Austin and AVP is a limited partnership organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Messrs. Aragona,
DeAngelis, Garvey and Wood is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share.
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 981603 10 2
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-
2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
This statement is not being filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b).
Item 4 Ownership:
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 5.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 5.
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5.
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CUSIP No. 081603 10 2 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5.
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
See Item 5.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 5.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [X].
Shares held by Austin have been sold in the market or distributed
to its partners including AVP. The aggregate amount beneficially
owned by the Reporting Persons is not more than five percent of
the class of securities.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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 Group:
Not Applicable. The reporting persons expressly disclaim
membership in a "group" as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H)
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable.
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CUSIP No. 081603 10 2 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages
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.
February 14, 1997
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Date
AUSTIN VENTURES, L.P.
By: AV PARTNERS, L.P.
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ William B. Wood
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William B. Wood, a
general partner
/s/ Joseph C. Aragona
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Joseph C. Aragona
/s/ Kenneth P. DeAngelis
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Kenneth P. DeAngelis
/s/ Jeffery C. Garvey
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Jeffery C. Garvey
/s/ William B. Wood
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William B. Wood
