DSP GROUP INC /DE/
SC 13D/A, 1999-02-19
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              Amendment Number 1 to
                                  Schedule 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 DSP Group, Inc.
                     --------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.025 per share
            -------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                   233328-10-6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

 Magnum Technology, Ltd.                Henry I. Rothman, Esq.
 c/o Rothschild Corporate Fiduciary     Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
 Services, Ltd.                         1211 Avenue of the Americas
 P.O. Box 472                           New York, New York 10036
 St. Peter's House                      212-704-6000
 Le Bordage
 St. Peter Port, Guernsey
 Channel Islands GY1 6AX
 Attention: Mr. Nicholas Moss

           (Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                February 12, 1999
          ------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]

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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
           Magnum Technology, Ltd.           
      
    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a)[ ]
                                                                      (b)[ ]
    3      SEC USE ONLY
      
    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
           WC
      
    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT    
           TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                                                        [ ]
    
    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
           BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

      NUMBER OF           7     SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY                2,896,500
      OWNED BY
        EACH              8     SHARED VOTING POWER      
      REPORTING                                          
       PERSON                   -0-                      
        WITH                                             
                          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
                                                         
                                2,896,500                
                                                         
                         10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 

                                -0-      
                     
                      ----------------------------------------------------------

    11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON
          2,896,500
          
    12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


    13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        
          24.7%

    14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IV

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!  
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                                  Schedule 13D

Item 1.      Security and Issuer

         This statement relates to the Common Stock of DSP Group, Inc.. ("DSP").
DSP's  executive  offices  are  located at 3120 Scott  Boulevard,  Santa  Clara,
California 95054.

Item 2.           Identity and Background

         This  statement is filed by Magnum  Technology,  Ltd.  ("Magnum" or the
"Reporting Person"), a British Virgin Islands Corporation, Magnum is principally
engaged in making  investments.  The address of the principal business office of
Magnum is St.  Peter's  House,  Le Bordage,  St. Peter Port,  Guernsey,  Channel
Islands.

                  (a)      Not applicable.

                  (b)      Not applicable.

                  (c)      Not applicable.

                  (d)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting  Person  has been  convicted  in a criminal
                           proceeding  (excluding  traffic violations or similar
                           misdemeanors).

                  (e)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting   Person  has  been  a  party  to  a  civil
                           proceeding  of a judicial or  administrative  body of
                           competent  jurisdiction  as a result  of  which  such
                           person or entity  was or is  subject  to a  judgment,
                           decree or final order enjoining future violations of,
                           or  prohibiting or mandating  activities  subject to,
                           Federal or State  securities  laws or findings of any
                           violation with respect to such laws.

                  (f)      Not applicable.

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

         Since the  Reporting  Person's  previous  Schedule  13D  filing,  three
hundred eight  thousand  shares of Common Stock  (308,000) were purchased on the
open  market  between  February  10, 1999 and  February  12,  1999.  None of the
consideration used in making the purchases, or any part of the
                                                                     
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purchase price has been represented by funds or other consideration  borrowed or
otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring,  holding, trading or voting the
securities.  The Reporting Person had previously purchased the balance of shares
of Common Stock of DSP as follows:  165,500 on the open market between June 1998
and  October  1998,  123,000  shares of Common  Stock of DSP on the open  market
between  February 5, 1999 and  February 9, 1999 and  2,300,000  shares of Common
Stock  of DSP  pursuant  to a  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  between  DSP  and the
Reporting Person dated as of February 2, 1999 ("Stock Purchase Agreement").1

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

The  purpose of the  transaction  was to  purchase  the  Shares  for  investment
purposes.  Pursuant  to the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the  Reporting  Person
designated two persons to DSP's Board of Directors and has the right to continue
to  designate  two persons as long as DSP  continues  to own 7% or more of DSP's
outstanding  shares of Common Stock.  In the event that the  Reporting  Person's
ownership  of DSP falls below 7% of the issued and  outstanding  Common Stock of
DSP,  the  Reporting  Person may only  designate  one  director  to its Board of
Directors.  The  Reporting  Person  intends  to  purchase,  from  time to  time,
additional  shares of Common Stock of DSP so that its  aggregate  ownership  may
reach 35% of the  outstanding  Common  Stock of DSP.  Except as may be  provided
herein or in the Stock Purchase  Agreement,  the Reporting  Person does not have
any other  plans or  proposals  which  would  result  in:  (i) an  extraordinary
corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation of DSP or
any of its subsidiaries;  (ii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets
of DSP or any of its  subsidiaries;  (iii) any  change in the  present  board of
directors or management  of DSP,  including any plans or proposals to change the
number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (iv)
any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of DSP; (v)
any other  material  change in DSP's business or corporate  structure,  (vi) any
changes in DSP's charter, by-laws or instruments  corresponding thereto or other
actions which may impede the acquisition of control of DSP by any person;  (vii)
causing a class of securities  of DSP to be delisted from a national  securities
exchange or cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an  inter-dealer  quotation
system of a registered national securities  association;  (viii) causing a class
of equity  securities of DSP to become  eligible for termination of registration
pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or (ix) any
action similar to any of those enumerated above.

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1        The Stock Purchase  Agreement was previously  filed as Exhibit No. 1 to
         the  Reporting  Person's  Schedule  13D filed with the  Securities  and
         Exchange Commission on February 12, 1999.

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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

                                            Number of         Percent of
             Name                            Shares             Class  
             ----                           ---------         ----------  

             Magnum Technology, Ltd.        2,896,500            24.7%

         Other than  pursuant to the Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the  Reporting
Person  purchased the following shares of Common Stock of DSP during the past 60
days on the open market as follows:

         On February 5, 1999 the Reporting Person purchased 500 shares of Common
stock of DSP for $13.50 per share on the open market.

         On February 8, 1999 the  Reporting  Person  purchased  30,000 shares of
Common  Stock  of DSP for  $13.50  per  share on the  open  market  (commissions
excluded).

         On February 9, 1999, the Reporting  Person  purchased  92,000 shares of
Common  Stock  of DSP for  $13.00  per  share on the  open  market  (commissions
excluded).

         On February 11, 1999 the  Reporting  Person  purchased  7,000 shares of
Common  Stock of DSP for $12.6875 per share  (commissions  excluded)  and 10,000
shares of Common Stock of DSP for $12.75 per share (commissions excluded).

         On February 11, 1999 the Reporting  Person  purchased  43,500 shares of
Common Stock of DSP for $13 per share (commissions excluded) and 1,500 shares of
Common Stock of DSP for $12.875 per share (commissions excluded).

         On February 12, 1999, the Reporting  Person purchased 230,000 shares of
Common Stock of DSP for $12.6875 per share (commissions excluded),  5,000 shares
of Common Stock of DSP for $12.75 per share  (commissions  excluded)  and 11,000
shares of Common Stock of DSP for $12.875 per share (commissions excluded).

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
             with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

           The Reporting  Person has agreed that so long as it owns at least 15%
of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock of the Company (without giving effect
to shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of stock  options after  February
2,  1999),  or a designee  of the  Reporting  Person is a director  of DSP,  the
Reporting Person will vote for the slate of nominees recommended by the Board

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of  Directors  of DSP for  election  as  directors  at each  annual  meeting  of
stockholders  of DSP. The  Reporting  Person also agreed,  pursuant to the Stock
Purchase  Agreement,  that  without the prior  written  consent of DSP (i) for a
period  commencing on February 2, 1999 and ending the day  immediately  prior to
the first anniversary of such date, the Reporting Person will not sell, transfer
or  otherwise  dispose of any of the Shares or any other  shares of Common Stock
owned by the Reporting Person and (ii) from the period commencing on February 2,
2000 and ending on August 2, 2000 the  Reporting  Person will dispose the Shares
or any shares of Common  Stock of DSP owned by it only up to the  volume  limits
set forth in Rule 144(e)(i) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided,
however,  the  Reporting  Person has agreed  that it will not dispose any of the
Shares or any other shares of Common Stock of DSP owned by the Reporting  Person
during any period in which  directors of DSP are subject to a "blackout  period"
or other  prohibitions  against the sale or disposition of Common Stock.  To the
knowledge of the Reporting  Person on the date hereof,  except to the extent set
forth herein or in the Exhibit herewith,  the Reporting Person does not have any
other  contracts,   arrangements,   understandings  or  relationship  (legal  or
otherwise) with any person with respect to securities issued by DSP,  including,
but not limited to,  transfer or voting of any such  securities,  finder's fees,
joint  ventures,  loan or  option  arrangements,  puts or calls,  guarantees  or
profits, divisions or profits or loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.

         A summary of the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is incorporated herein
by reference, is provided in Item 4 herein.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

         None

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                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the Reporting  Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 19, 1999

                                      MAGNUM TECHNOLOGY, LTD.

                                      FIRST BOARD LIMITED
                                      (Director of Reporting Person)



                                      By:   /s/ Nicholas Moss   
                                            ------------------------------------
                                          Name: Nicholas Moss
                                          Title: Director of First Board Limited


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