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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 1998
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-26944
CALIFORNIA 77-0225590
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
1171 SONORA COURT, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Company's telephone number, including area code: (408) 735-9110
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California, ("SST")
announced today that it had been served with a complaint filed by Intel
Corporation of Santa Clara, California, ("Intel") alleging infringement of four
patents owned by Intel relating to flash memory. Intel had previously filed the
same suit against SST in Delaware, which was dismissed on August 6, 1998.
SST's president and CEO, Bing Yeh, stated that he was disappointed that
Intel chose to refile the suit. However, SST is well prepared to vigorously
defend itself against this suit.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 16, 1998
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
/s/ JEFFREY L. GARON
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Jeffrey L. Garon
Vice President Finance & Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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