SPECTRIAN CORP /CA/
S-8, 1999-08-09
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          As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 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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                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                                77-0023003
(State of Incorporation)                                      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                               350 West Java Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                 (408) 745-5400
   (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                 1992 STOCK PLAN
                            1994 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                      1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plans)

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                                HENRY MONTGOMERY
                    Acting Chief Financial Officer Executive
                              Spectrian Corporation
                               350 West Java Drive
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
                                 (408) 745-5400
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                                    Copy to:
                             CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                        Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
                                 (650) 493-9300

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<TABLE>
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                                                CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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<CAPTION>
                                                            Proposed                Proposed
         Title of                                           Maximum                 Maximum
        Securities                   Amount                 Offering               Aggregate                 Amount of
           to be                      to be                Price Per                Offering               Registration
        Registered                 Registered               Share(1)                Price(1)                    Fee
        ----------                 ----------               --------                --------                    ---
<S>                              <C>                         <C>                  <C>                        <C>
Common Stock,
$.001 par value, to
be issued under the
1992 Stock Plan (2)              450,000 shares              $11.00               $4,950,000.00              $1,376.10

Common Stock,
$.001 par value, to
be issued under the
1994 Director
Option
Plan (2)                          60,000 shares              $11.00               $  660,000.00              $  183.48

Common Stock,
$.001 par value, to
be issued under the
1998 Nonstatutory
Stock Option Plan (2)            250,000 shares              $11.00               $2,750,000.00              $  764.50
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                                                                                      TOTAL:                 $2,324.08

<FN>
(1)      Estimated  in  accordance  with Rule  457(c)  solely for the purpose of
         calculating  the  registration  fee on the basis of the  average of the
         high and low prices per share for the Common  Stock as  reported on the
         Nasdaq National Market System on August 6, 1999.

(2)      Includes Preferred Share Purchase Rights which, prior to the occurrence
         of certain events, will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from
         the Common Stock.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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         The contents of the Registrant's  Form S-8 Registration  Statement Nos.
33-83832,  333-1046 and 333-06385,  as filed with the Commission on September 8,
1994,  February  5,  1996 and  June 20,  1996,  respectively,  the  Registrant's
Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  1  to  Form  S-8  Registration  Statements  No.
333-25435,  as filed with the  Commission  on  October  21,  1997,  the Form S-8
Registration  Statement No.  333-38561,  as filed with the Commission on October
23, 1997, and the Registrant's Form S-8 Registration  Statement Nos.  333-61085,
as filed with the  Commission  on August 10, 1998,  are  incorporated  herein by
reference.


             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits


       Exhibit
       Number                                  Documents
       ------                                  ---------
        4.1                  1992 Stock Plan, as amended
        4.2                  1994 Director Option Plan, as amended
        4.3                  1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended
        5.1                  Opinion  of counsel as to  legality  of  securities
                             being registered
       23.1                  Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
       23.2                  Consent of Independent Auditors
       24.1                  Power of Attorney (see page 5)

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant,  Spectrian  Corporation,  a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware,  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  Sunnyvale,  State of
California, on this 9th day of August, 1999.


                                             SPECTRIAN CORPORATION


                                             By: /s/  HENRY MONTGOMERY
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Henry Montgomery
                                                 Acting Chief Financial Officer
                                                 Executive

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears  below   constitutes  and  appoints  Garrett  A.  Garrettson  and  Henry
Montgomery, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution,  for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits  thereto
and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,   hereby   ratifying   and   confirming   all  that   each  of  said
attorneys-in-fact,  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

<TABLE>
         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.


<CAPTION>
                  Signature                                        Title                                  Date
                  ---------                                        -----                                  ----
<S>                                            <C>                                                   <C>
/s/  GARRETT A. GARRETTSON                     President, Chief Executive Officer                    August 9, 1999
- ---------------------------------              and Director (Principal Executive
(Garrett A. Garrettson)                        Officer)


/s/  HENRY MONTGOMERY                          Acting Chief Financial Officer                        August 9, 1999
- ---------------------------------              Executive (Principal Financial and
(Henry Montgomery)                             Accounting Officer)


/s/  JAMES A. COLE                             Director                                              August 9, 1999
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(James A. Cole)


/s/  MARTIN COOPER                             Director                                              August 9, 1999
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(Martin Cooper)


/s/  ROBERT C. WILSON                          Director                                              August 9, 1999
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(Robert C. Wilson)


/s/  ROBERT W. SHANER                          Director                                              August 9, 1999
- ---------------------------------
(Robert W. Shaner)


/s/  CHARLES D. KISSNER                        Director                                              August 9, 1999
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(Charles D. Kissner)
</TABLE>


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



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                                    EXHIBITS
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                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION


                                 August 9, 1999



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                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
 Number                   Description                                    Page
 ------                   -----------                                    ----
 4.1         1992 Stock Plan, as amended
 4.2         1994 Director Option Plan, as amended
 4.3         1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended
 5.1         Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
             registered
23.1         Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2         Consent of Independent Auditors
24.1         Power of Attorney (contained in page 5)





                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION
                                 1992 STOCK PLAN

                        (as amended through July 1, 1999)

         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to attract
and  retain  the  best   available   personnel  for  positions  of   substantial
responsibility,  to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company  and its  Subsidiaries  and to promote the success of the  Company's
business.  Options  granted  under the Plan may be incentive  stock  options (as
defined  under  Section  422 of the  Code) or  nonstatutory  stock  options,  as
determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to
the  applicable  provisions  of Section  422 of the Code,  as  amended,  and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

         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 legal requirements relating to
the  administration  of stock option plans of Delaware  corporate and securities
laws and of the Code.

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

                  (d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time, and any successor thereto.

                  (e)  "Committee"  means a Committee  appointed by the Board in
accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan.

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

                  (g)  "Company"   means  Spectrian   Corporation,   a  Delaware
corporation.

                  (h)  "Consultant"  means any  person,  including  an  advisor,
engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary  to render  services and who is
compensated for such services. The term "Consultant" shall not include Directors
who are paid only a director's fee by the Company or who are not  compensated by
the Company for their services as Directors.

                  (i)  "Continuous  Status as an Employee or  Consultant"  means
that the employment or consulting  relationship with the Company,  any Parent or
Subsidiary is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant  shall not be considered  interrupted 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. A
leave of absence  approved by the Company  shall  include  sick leave,  military
leave, or any other personal leave. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options,  no
such leave may exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of

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such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract,  including Company policies. If
reemployment  upon  expiration of a leave of absence  approved by the Company is
not so guaranteed, on the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held
by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall
be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

                  (j) "Director" means a member of the Board.

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

                  (l)  "Employee"  means  any  person,  including  Officers  and
Directors,  employed by the Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary of the Company.
Neither  service as a Director nor the payment of Director's  fee by the Company
shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.

                  (m) "Exchange Act" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (n) "Fair Market  Value" means,  as of any date,  the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any  established
stock exchange or a national  market system,  including  without  limitation the
Nasdaq National Market of the National  Association of Securities Dealers,  Inc.
Automated  Quotation  ("NASDAQ")  System,  the Fair  Market  Value of a Share of
Common  Stock  shall be the  closing  sales price for such stock (or the closing
bid, if no sales were  reported)  as quoted on such  system or exchange  (or the
exchange with the greatest volume of trading in 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;

                           (ii) If the  Common  Stock is  quoted  on the  NASDAQ
System (but not on the Nasdaq National Market thereof) or 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 and
low asked prices for the Common Stock or 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 thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Administrator.

                  (o)  "Incentive  Stock  Option"  means an Option  intended  to
qualify as an incentive  stock  option  within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (p)  "Nonstatutory  Stock  Option" means an Option that is not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

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                  (q)  "Notice  of  Grant"  means a  written  notice  evidencing
certain terms and  conditions of an  individual  Option.  The Notice of Grant is
part of the Option Agreement.

                  (r) "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.

                  (s)  "Option"  means a stock  option  granted  pursuant to the
Plan.

                  (t) "Option  Agreement" means a written  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.

                  (u)  "Option   Exchange   Program"  means  a  program  whereby
outstanding  options  are  surrendered  in  exchange  for  options  with a lower
exercise price.

                  (v)  "Optioned  Stock"  means the Common  Stock  subject to an
Option.

                  (w)  "Optionee"  means an Employee or Consultant  who holds an
outstanding Option.

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

                  (y) "Plan" means this 1992 Stock Plan.

                  (z) "Rule  16b-3"  means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as  in effect when  discretion is being  exercised with
respect to the Plan.

                  (aa) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 11 of the Plan.

                  (bb) "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 11
of the Plan, the total number of Shares reserved and available for  distribution
pursuant to awards made under the Plan shall be  3,750,886  (as  adjusted  for a
one-for-two reverse stock split approved by the Board of Directors in May 1994).
The Shares may be authorized, but unissued or reacquired Common Stock.

                  If an Option  should  expire or become  unexercisable  for any
reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased  Shares which were
subject  thereto  shall,  unless  the Plan shall  have been  terminated,  become
available for future grant or sale under the Plan.  Should the Company reacquire
vested  Shares  which were issued  pursuant to the  exercise of an Option,  such
Shares shall

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not become  available  for future  grant  under the Plan.  However,  if unvested
Shares are repurchased by the Company at their original  purchase price, and the
original  purchaser  of such Shares did not receive any benefits of ownership of
such Shares, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.
For purposes of the preceding sentence,  voting rights shall not be considered a
benefit of Share ownership.

         4. Administration of the Plan.

                  (a) Procedure.

                           (i)  Administration  With  Respect to  Directors  and
Officers.  With respect to grants of Options to Employees  who are also Officers
or Directors of the Company,  the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if
the Board may  administer  the Plan in  compliance  with Rule 16b-3  promulgated
under the Exchange Act or any  successor  rule ("Rule  16b-3") with respect to a
plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary  plan, or (B) a Committee
designated  by the  Board to  administer  the  Plan,  which  Committee  shall be
constituted  in such a manner as to permit  the Plan to comply  with Rule  16b-3
with respect to a plan intended to qualify  thereunder as a discretionary  plan.
Once  appointed,  such  Committee  shall  continue  to serve  in its  designated
capacity until otherwise  directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase  the size of the  Committee  and appoint  additional  members  thereof,
remove members (with or without  cause) and appoint new members in  substitution
therefor,  fill  vacancies,  however  caused,  and  remove  all  members  of the
Committee  and  thereafter  directly  administer  the  Plan,  all to the  extent
permitted by Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as
a discretionary plan.

                           (ii)  Administration  With Respect to Consultants and
Other  Employees.  With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants
who are  neither  Directors  nor  Officers  of the  Company,  the Plan  shall be
administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee  designated by the Board, which
Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy  Applicable  Laws.
Once  appointed,  such  Committee  shall  continue  to serve  in its  designated
capacity until otherwise  directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may
increase  the size of the  Committee  and appoint  additional  members  thereof,
remove members (with or without  cause) and appoint new members in  substitution
therefor,  fill  vacancies,  however  caused,  and  remove  all  members  of the
Committee  and  thereafter  directly  administer  the  Plan,  all to the  extent
permitted by the Applicable Laws.

                           (iii) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by
Rule 16b-3,  the Plan may be  administered  by different  bodies with respect to
Directors,  non-Director  Officers and Employees  who are neither  Directors nor
Officers and Consultants who are not Directors.

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

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                           (i) to determine  the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock, in accordance with Section 2(n) of the Plan;

                           (ii)  to  select  the   Officers,   Consultants   and
Employees to whom Options may from time to time 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 award 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
(including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  share  price  and any  restriction  or
limitation or waiver of forfeiture  restrictions regarding any Option and/or the
shares of Common Stock relating  thereto,  based in each case on such factors as
the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion);

                           (vii)   to   determine   whether   and   under   what
circumstances  an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of
Common Stock;

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

                           (ix) to provide for the early exercise of Options for
the purchase of unvested  Shares,  subject to such terms and  conditions  as the
Administrator may determine; and

                           (x) to  modify  or  amend  each  Option  (subject  to
Section 13(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;

                           (xi) 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;

                           (xii) to institute an Option Exchange Program; and

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

                           (xiv) in no event  shall any issued  and  outstanding
option be repriced at a lower  option price at any time during the terms of such
option,  without the prior  affirmative vote of a majority of shares of stock of
the Company present at a stockholder  meeting in person or by proxy and entitled
to vote  thereon.  Any amendment or repeal of this  provision  shall require the
affirmative  vote of a majority of shares of stock of the  Company  present at a
stockholders meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.


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                  (c)  Effect  of  Administrator's   Decision.   All  decisions,
determinations  and  interpreta  tions of the  Administrator  shall be final and
binding.

         5. Eligibility.

                  (a)  Nonstatutory   Stock  Options  may  be  granted  only  to
Employees  and  Consultants.  Incentive  Stock  Options  may be granted  only to
Employees.  An Employee or Consultant  who has been granted an Option may, if he
or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options.

                  (b)  Each  Option  shall  be  evidenced  by a  written  Option
agreement, which shall expressly identify the Options as Incentive Stock Options
or as  Nonstatutory  Stock Options,  and which shall be in such form and contain
such provisions as the  Administrator  shall from time to time deem appropriate.
However,  notwithstanding  such  designations,  to the extent that the aggregate
Fair Market  Value of the Shares with  respect to which  Options  designated  as
Incentive  Stock  Options  are  exercisable  for the first time by any  Optionee
during  any  calendar  year  (under  all plans of the  Company  or any Parent or
Subsidiary)   exceeds  $100,000,   such  excess  Options  shall  be  treated  as
Nonstatutory Stock Options.

                  (c) For  purposes  of  Section  5(b)  above,  Incentive  Stock
Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and
the Fair  Market  Value of the  Shares  shall be  determined  as of the time the
Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

                  (d)  Neither  the Plan nor any Option  shall  confer  upon any
Optionee any right with respect to  continuation  of  employment  or  consulting
relationship  with  the  Company,  nor  shall it  interfere  in any way with the
Optionee's  right or the Company's right to terminate the Optionee's  employment
or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.

                  (e) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options
to Employees:

                           (i) No Employee shall be granted,  in any fiscal year
of the Company, Options to purchase more than 200,000 Shares.

                           (ii) The  foregoing  limitations  shall  be  adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 11.

                           (iii)  If  an  Option  is  canceled  (other  than  in
connection with a transaction  described in Section 11, the canceled Option will
be counted against the limit set forth in Section 5(e)(i).  For this purpose, if
the exercise price of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.

         6. Term of Plan.  Subject to  Section  17 of this Plan,  the Plan shall
become  effective  upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its
approval by the shareholders of the Company as

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described  in  Section  17. It shall  continue  in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 13 of this Plan.

         7. Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Notice of Grant;  provided,  however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option,  the term  shall be no more than ten (10)  years  from the date of grant
thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant. However,
in the case of an Option  granted to an Optionee  who, at the time the Option is
granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary,  the term of
the  Option  shall be five (5)  years  from  the date of grant  thereof  or such
shorter term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant.

         8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

                  (a) The per  Share  exercise  price  for the  Shares  issuable
pursuant to an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator,
but shall be subject to the following:

                           (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                                    (A) granted to an Employee  who, at the time
of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option,  owns stock  representing more than
ten  percent  (10%) of the voting  power or value of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary,  the per Share  exercise price shall be no
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                                    (B) granted to any other  Employee,  the per
Share  exercise  price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair  Market  Value per
Share on the date of grant.

                           (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

                                    (A)  granted to a person who, at the time of
the grant of such Incentive Stock Option,  owns stock representing more than ten
percent  (10%) of the  voting  power or  value  of all  classes  of stock of the
Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary,  the per Share  exercise price shall be no
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                                    (B)  granted  to any  person,  the per Share
exercise  price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.

                  (b) The  consideration  to be paid for the Shares to be issued
upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined
by the  Administrator  (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option,  shall be
determined  at the time of grant)  and may  consist  entirely  of (1) cash,  (2)
check,  (3)  promissory  note,  (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired  upon  exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for
more than six months on the date of surrender or were not acquired,  directly or
indirectly,  from the  Company,  and (y) have a Fair

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Market Value on the date of surrender  equal to the aggregate  exercise price of
the  Shares as to which  said  Option  shall be  exercised,  (6)  delivery  of a
properly  executed  exercise notice together with irrevocable  instructions to a
broker to promptly  deliver to the  Company the amount of sale or loan  proceeds
required to pay the exercise price, (7) a reduction in the amount of any Company
liability  to  the  Optionee,  including  any  liability  attribut  able  to the
Optionee's participation in any Company-sponsored  deferred compensation program
or arrangement;  (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (9)
such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the
extent permitted under Applicable Laws.

         9. Exercise of Option.

                  (a)  Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights as a  Shareholder.  Any
Option  granted  hereunder  shall be  exercisable  at such  times and under such
conditions as determined by the  Administrator and as shall be permissible under
the terms of the Plan.

                           An Option may not be  exercised  for a fraction  of a
Share.

                           An  Option  shall  be  deemed  to be  exercised  when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with
the terms of the Option by the person  entitled to exercise  the Option and full
payment for the Shares with  respect to which the Option is  exercised  has been
received by the Company.  Full payment may, as authorized by the Adminis  trator
(and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, determined at the time of grant)
and permitted by the Option Agreement consist of any consideration and method of
payment  allowable  under  subsection  8(b) of the Plan.  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 stock  certificate  evidencing
such  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. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the stock  certificate is issued,
except as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.

                           Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter  shall be 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) Rule 16b-3.  Options granted to persons who are subject to
Section 16 of the  Exchange  Act  ("Insiders")  must comply with the  applicable
provisions  of Rule  16b-3 and  shall  contain  such  additional  conditions  or
restrictions as may be required  thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption
from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

                  (c) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. Upon
termination  of an  Optionee's  Continuous  Status as an Employee or  Consultant
(other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability), the Optionee may, but only
within  thirty (30) days (or such other period of time as is

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determined by the  Administrator)  after the date of such termination,  exercise
his or her  Option to the  extent  that it was  exercisable  at the date of such
termination.  If after termination the Optionee does not exercise such Option to
the  extent so  entitled  within the time  specified  herein,  the Option  shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (d) Disability of Optionee.  In the event of termination of an
Optionee's  Continuous  Status as an Employee or  Consultant  as a result of the
Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from
the date of such  termination  (but in no event later than the expiration of the
term of such Option as set forth in the Option  Agreement),  exercise the Option
to the extent that the  Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination.  If after termination the Optionee does not exercise such Option to
the  extent so  entitled  within the time  specified  herein,  the Option  shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (e) Death of Optionee.  In the event of an  Optionee's  death,
the Option may be exercised at any time within six (6) months following the date
of death by the  Optionee's  estate  or by a person  who  acquired  the right to
exercise  the Option by bequest  or  inheritance,  but only to the extent of the
right to exercise that had accrued at the date of the  Optionee's  death (but in
no event  later than the  expiration  of the term of such Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant).  If, after death,  the  Optionee's  estate or a person who
acquires  the right to exercise  the Option by bequest or  inheritance  does not
exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate
and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (f) 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 such offer is made.

         10.  Non-Transferability of Options.  Options 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.

         11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.

                  (a) Subject to any required action by the  shareholders of the
Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option, and the number
of Shares  which have been  autho  rized 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
covered by each such outstanding Option,  shall be proportionately  adjusted for
any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares  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 aggregate  number of
issued  Shares  effected  without  receipt  of  consideration  by  the  Company;
provided,  however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company
shall not be deemed

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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 subject to an Option.

                  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to
such proposed action.  To the extent it has not been previously  exercised,  the
Option will  terminate  immediately  prior to the consumma tion of such proposed
action.  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 shall be substituted
by such  successor  corporation  or a parent  or  subsidiary  of such  successor
corporation.  For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option confers the right
to purchase,  for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option 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 was 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 Option,  for each
Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option,  to be solely common stock of the
successor  corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration  received  by  holders  of Common  Stock in the  merger or sale of
assets.

         12. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes,  be the date on which the  Administrator  makes the  determination
granting such Option, or such later date as is determined by the  Administrator.
Notice of the  determination  shall be given to each  Employee or  Consultant to
whom an Option so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

         13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                  (a)  Amendment  and  Termination.  The  Board  may at any time
amend, alter,  suspend,  or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment,  alteration,
suspension,  or  discontinuation  shall be made which would impair the rights of
any Optionee under any grant  theretofore made,  without his or her consent.  In
addition,  to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act or under Section 422 of the Code (or any other  applicable  law
or  regulation),  the  Company  shall  obtain  shareholder  approval of any Plan
amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

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                  (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Any such amendment or
termination  of the Plan  shall not  affect  Options  already  granted  and such
Options  shall  remain  in full  force  and  effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated.

         14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an Option  unless the  exercise of such Option and the  issuance  and
delivery  of such  Shares  pursuant  thereto  shall  comply  with  all  relevant
provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed,
and shall be further  subject to the  approval of counsel  for the Company  with
respect to such compliance.

                   As a condition  to the  exercise of an Option or the issuance
of Shares  on  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 by any of the  aforementioned
relevant provisions of law.

         15. 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.

              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  non-issuance  or sale of
such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

         16.  Agreements.  Options  shall be evidenced by written  agreements in
such form as the Board shall approve from time to time.

         17. Shareholder  Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the  shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted as  provided  in Section 6. Such  shareholder
approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner  required  under  applicable
state and federal law.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2


                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                            1994 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN

                         As Amended through June 7, 1999


         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 1994 Director Option Plan
are to attract and retain the best  available  personnel  for service as Outside
Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide additional incentive to
the Outside  Directors  of the Company to serve as  Directors,  and to encourage
their continued service on the Board.

                  All options  granted  hereunder  shall be  nonstatutory  stock
options.

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

                  (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

                  (c) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

                  (d)  "Company"   means  Spectrian   Corporation,   a  Delaware
corporation.

                  (e) "Continuous Status as a Director" means the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as a Director.

                  (f) "Director" means a member of the Board.

                  (g)  "Employee"  means  any  person,  including  officers  and
Directors,  employed by the Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of
itself to constitute "employment" by the Company.

                  (h) "Exchange Act" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (i) "Fair Market  Value" means,  as of any date,  the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any  established
stock exchange or a national  market system,  including  without  limitation the
Nasdaq National Market of the National  Association of Securities Dealers,  Inc.
Automated  Quotation  ("Nasdaq")  System,  the Fair  Market  Value of a Share of
Common  Stock  shall be the  closing  sales price for such stock (or the closing
bid, if no sales were  reported)  as quoted on such  system or exchange  (or the
exchange  with the  greatest  volume of trading in Common  Stock) on the date of
grant,  as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board
deems reliable;



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                           (ii) If the  Common  Stock is  quoted  on the  Nasdaq
System  (but not on the  National  Market  thereof)  or  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 day of  determination,  as
reported  in The Wall  Street  Journal or such other  source as the Board  deems
reliable, or;

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

                  (j)  "Option"  means a stock  option  granted  pursuant to the
Plan.

                  (k)  "Optioned  Stock"  means the Common  Stock  subject to an
Option.

                  (l)  "Optionee"  means an Outside  Director  who  receives  an
Option.

                  (m)  "Outside  Director"  means a  Director  who is neither an
Employee nor a representative of a shareholder owning more than one percent (1%)
of the outstanding shares of the Company.

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

                  (o) "Plan" means this 1994 Director Option Plan.

                  (p) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock,  as adjusted in
accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.

                  (q) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.

         3. Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the  provisions of Section 10
of the Plan,  the maximum  aggregate  number of Shares which may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 145,000  Shares (as  adjusted for a  one-for-two  reverse
stock split  approved  by the Board of  Directors  in May 1994) (the  "Pool") of
Common Stock.  The Shares may be authorized but unissued,  or reacquired  Common
Stock.

                  If an Option  should  expire or become  unexercisable  for any
reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased  Shares which were
subject  thereto  shall,  unless  the Plan shall  have been  terminated,  become
available for future grant under the Plan.

         4. Administration and Grants of Options under the Plan.

                  (a) Procedure  for Grants.  The  provisions  set forth in this
Section 4(a) shall not be amended more than once every six months, other than to
comport with changes in the Code, the

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Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974,  as  amended,  or the rules
thereunder.  All grants of Options to Outside Directors under this Plan shall be
automatic and  non-discretionary  and shall be made strictly in accordance  with
the following provisions:

                           (i) No person  shall  have any  discretion  to select
which Outside  Directors  shall be granted Options or to determine the number of
Shares to be covered by Options granted to Outside Directors.

                           (ii) Each  Outside  Director  shall be  automatically
granted an Option to purchase  5,000 Shares (the "First  Option") on the date on
which such person first becomes an Outside Director, whether through election by
the  shareholders  of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy,
following  the effective  date of this Plan as  determined  in  accordance  with
Section 6 hereof.

                           (iii) After the First  Option has been  granted to an
Outside  Director,  such Outside  Director  shall  thereafter  be  automatically
granted an Option to purchase 5,000 Shares (a  "Subsequent  Option") at the next
meeting of the Board of Directors  following the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders
in each year commencing with the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, if on such
date, he shall have served on the Board for at least six (6) months.

                           (iv)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subsections
(ii) and (iii)  hereof,  any  exercise  of an Option made before the Company has
obtained  shareholder  approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof
shall be conditioned  upon obtaining  such  shareholder  approval of the Plan in
accordance with Section 16 hereof.

                           (v) The  terms of a First  Option  granted  hereunder
shall be as follows:

                                    (A) the term of the  First  Option  shall be
ten (10) years.

                                    (B) the First  Option  shall be  exercisable
only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set
forth in Section 8 hereof.

                                    (C) the  exercise  price per Share  shall be
100% of the fair  market  value  per  Share  on the  date of grant of the  First
Option.

                                    (D)   the   First    Option   shall   become
exercisable in installments  cumulatively as to 25% of the Shares subject to the
First Option on each anniversary of its date of grant.

                           (vi)  The  terms  of  a  Subsequent   Option  granted
hereunder shall be as follows:

                                    (A) the term of the Subsequent  Option shall
be ten (10) years.

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                                    (B)   the   Subsequent   Option   shall   be
exercisable  only while the Outside  Director remains a Director of the Company,
except as set forth in Section 8 hereof.

                                    (C) the  exercise  price per Share  shall be
100% of the fair market  value per Share on the date of grant of the  Subsequent
Option.

                                    (D)  the  Subsequent   Option  shall  become
exercisable as to 2.08% of the Shares  subject to the Subsequent  Option on each
monthly anniversary of its date of grant.

                           (vii) In the event that any Option  granted under the
Plan would cause the number of Shares  subject to  outstanding  Options plus the
number of Shares previously purchased under Options to exceed the Pool, then the
remaining  Shares  available  for Option grant shall be granted under Options to
the Outside Directors on a pro rata basis. No further grants shall be made until
such time,  if any, as additional  Shares  become  available for grant under the
Plan through action of the  shareholders  to increase the number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan or through  cancellation  or  expiration of Options
previously granted hereunder.

         5. Eligibility.  Options may be granted only to Outside Directors.  All
Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth in
Section 4 hereof.  An Outside Director who has been granted an Option may, if he
is otherwise eligible,  be granted an additional Option or Options in accordance
with such provisions.

                  The Plan shall not  confer  upon any  Optionee  any right with
respect to  continuation  of service as a Director or  nomination  to serve as a
Director,  nor shall it  interfere in any way with any rights which the Director
or the Company may have to terminate his or her directorship at any time.

         6. Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become  effective  upon the earlier to
occur of its  adoption by the Board or its approval by the  shareholders  of the
Company as described in Section 16 of the Plan. It shall  continue in effect for
a term of ten (10) years unless sooner term inated under Section 11 of the Plan.

         7. Form of  Consideration.  The consideration to be paid for the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of an Option,  including the method of payment, shall
consist of (i) cash,  (ii) check,  (iii) other  shares  which (x) 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 (y) 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,  (iv) delivery of a properly
executed  exercise notice together with such other  documentation as the Company
and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option
and  delivery  to the Company of the sale or loan  proceeds  required to pay the
exercise price, or (v) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

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         8. Exercise of Option.

                  (a)  Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights as a  Shareholder.  Any
Option granted  hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in
Section 4 hereof; provided,  however, that no Options shall be exercisable until
shareholder  approval of the Plan in accordance  with Section 16 hereof has been
obtained.

                  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

                  An Option shall be deemed to be exercised  when written notice
of such exercise has been given to the Company in  accordance  with the terms of
the Option by the person  entitled to exercise  the Option and full  payment for
the Shares with  respect to which the Option is exercised  has been  received by
the Company. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment
allowable  under Section 7 of the Plan.  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 stock certificate  evidencing such 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.
A share  certificate for the number of 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 the stock  certificate  is issued,  except as provided in Section 10 of the
Plan.

                  Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease
in the number of Shares which thereafter may be 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) Rule  16b-3.  Options  granted to Outside  Directors  must
comply  with the  applicable  provisions  of Rule  16b-3  promulgated  under the
Exchange  Act or  any  successor  thereto  and  shall  contain  such  additional
conditions  or  restrictions  as may be  required  thereunder  to  qualify  Plan
transactions,  and other  transactions by Outside Directors that otherwise could
be matched with Plan transactions,  for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of
the Exchange Act.

                  (c)  Termination  of Continuous  Status as a Director.  In the
event an Optionee's  Continuous Status as a Director terminates (other than upon
the  Optionee's  death or total and permanent  disability (as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code)),  the Optionee  may exercise his or her Option,  but only
within  three  (3)  months  from the date of such  termination,  and only to the
extent  that  the  Optionee  was  entitled  to  exercise  it at the date of such
termination  (but in no event  later  than the  expiration  of its ten (10) year
term). To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option at
the date of such  termination,  and to the  extent  that the  Optionee  does not
exercise  such  Option (to the extent  otherwise  so  entitled)  within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

                  (d) Disability of Optionee. In the event Optionee's Continuous
Status as a Director  terminates as a result of total and  permanent  disability
(as defined in Section  22(e)(3) of the

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Code), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option,  but only within twelve (12)
months  from  the date of such  termination,  and  only to the  extent  that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such  termination (but in no
event later than the  expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that
the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of  termination,
or if he or she does not  exercise  such  Option  (to the  extent  otherwise  so
entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

                  (e) Death of Optionee.  In the event of an  Optionee's  death,
the Optionee's  estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance  may exercise the Option,  but only within twelve (12)
months following the date of death, and only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled  to  exercise  it on the date of death (but in no event  later than the
expiration  of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not
entitled to exercise an Option at the date of death,  and to the extent that the
Optionee's  estate or a person who  acquired  the right to exercise  such Option
does not exercise such Option (to the extent  otherwise so entitled)  within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

         9. Non-Transferability of Options. The 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.

         10.  Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,  Dissolution,  Merger,
Asset Sale or Change of Control.

                  (a) Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action
by the  shareholders  of the  Company,  the  number  of Shares  covered  by each
outstanding  Option and the  number of Shares  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 covered by each such outstanding  Option,
shall be proportionately  adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued Shares 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   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."  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
subject to an Option.

                  (b) Dissolution or  Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company,  to the extent that an Option has not
been  previously   exercised,   it  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 shall be substituted by the successor  corporation or a

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Parent  or  Subsidiary  of the  successor  corporation.  In the  event  that the
successor  corporation  does not agree to assume the Option or to  substitute an
equivalent  option,  each  outstanding  Option  shall  become  fully  vested and
exercisable,  including  as to  Shares  as to which it would  not  otherwise  be
exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in the event of a
merger or sale of assets,  the Board shall notify the  Optionee  that the Option
shall be fully  exercisable  for a period of  thirty  (30) 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,  for each Share of Optioned  Stock  subject to the Option  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).

         11. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                  (a) Amendment and Termination.  Except as set forth in Section
4, the Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or discontinue the Plan, but
no amendment,  alteration,  suspension,  or discontinuation  shall be made which
would  impair  the  rights of any  Optionee  under any grant  theretofore  made,
without his or her consent.  In addition,  to the extent necessary and desirable
to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any other applicable law or
regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment
in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

                  (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Any such amendment or
termination  of the Plan  shall not  affect  Options  already  granted  and such
Options  shall  remain  in full  force  and  effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated.

         12. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

         13.  Conditions  Upon  Issuance of Shares.  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  pursuant  thereto  shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933,  as amended,  the  Exchange  Act,  the rules and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder,  state  securities  laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange
upon which the Shares  may then be listed,  and shall be further  subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

                  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 by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

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                  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.

         14. 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.

         15.  Option  Agreement.  Options  shall be evidenced by written  option
agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

         16. Shareholder  Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval  by the  shareholders  of the  Company at or prior to the first  annual
meeting of shareholders  held subsequent to the granting of an Option hereunder.
Such  shareholder  approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner  required
under applicable state and federal law.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                       1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                         (as amended through July, 1999)

         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Plan are:

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

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

                  o    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  Spectrian   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.



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                  (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) "Executive Officer" means an individual who is named as an
executive  officer in the  Company's  annual  report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.

                  (n) "Fair Market  Value" means,  as of any date,  the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (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.

                  (o)  "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.

                  (p) "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.

                  (q)  "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.

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                  (r) "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.

                  (s)  "Option   Exchange   Program"  means  a  program  whereby
outstanding  options  are  surrendered  in  exchange  for  options  with a lower
exercise price.

                  (t)  "Optioned  Stock"  means the Common  Stock  subject to an
Option.

                  (u)  "Optionee"  means  the  holder of an  outstanding  Option
granted under the Plan.

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

                  (w) "Plan" means this 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

                  (x) "Service Provider" means an Employee including an Officer,
Consultant or Director.

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

                  (z) "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  250,000  Shares.  The  Shares  may be  authorized,  but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

         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;

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                           (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 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

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                           (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; provided,
however,  that  notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in the Plan,
Options may not be granted to Executive Officers and Directors.

         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 con ditions 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;

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                           (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.

         10. Exercise of Option.

                  (a)  Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights as a  Stockholder.  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.  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  stockholder  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

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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 shall
fully vest in and have the right to exercise  his or her Option as to all of the
Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable,  for 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 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,  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,  his or her Option shall fully vest and be immediately  exercisable as
to all of the  Optioned  Stock,  including  Shares  as to  which  it  would  not
otherwise be vested or  exercisable,  for 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.  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 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.

                  (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 stockholders 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

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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 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
consideration  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.

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         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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                              SPECTRIAN 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:

         [100% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest on June 30, 1998.]



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         Termination Period:

         This Option may be exercised for three months 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  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  [Title].  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;

                                       -2-

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               (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 tax 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 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.

                                       -3-

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         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                                   SPECTRIAN CORPORATION


____________________________________       _____________________________________
Signature                                  By

____________________________________       _____________________________________
Print Name                                 Title

____________________________________
Residence Address

____________________________________



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                                    EXHIBIT A
                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                       1998 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                 EXERCISE NOTICE


Spectrian Corporation
350 West Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA  94089

Attention:  Secretary

         1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today,  ________________,  ____,
the undersigned  ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase  ______________  shares
(the  "Shares")  of the Common Stock of Spectrian  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  Stockholder.  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  stockholder  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.

         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



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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                                  SPECTRIAN CORPORATION


____________________________________       _____________________________________
Signature                                  By

____________________________________       _____________________________________
Print Name                                 Title


                                           _____________________________________
                                           Date Received



Address:  ____________________________     Address: 350 West Java Drive
                                                    Sunnyvale, CA 94089
          ____________________________

          ____________________________

                                       -2-




                        WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI             Exhibit 5.1
                            PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION


                               650 PAGE MILL ROAD
                        PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1050
                  TELEPHONE 650-493-9300 FACSIMILE 650-493-6811


                                 August 9, 1999


Spectrian Corporation
350 West Java Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089


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 August 9, 1999, in
connection with the  registration  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
of 450,000  additional  shares of your Common Stock  reserved for issuance under
the 1992  Stock  Plan,  and of 60,000  additional  shares of your  Common  Stock
reserved  for  issuance  under  the 1994  Director  Option  Plan, and of 250,000
additional  shares of your Common Stock  reserved  for  issuance  under the 1998
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (which plans are collectively  referred to herein
as the  "Plans"  and which  shares are  collectively  referred  to herein as the
"Shares").

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

         We  consent  to  the  use  of  this  opinion  as  an  exhibit  to  said
Registration  Statement  and  further  consent  to the use of our name  wherever
appearing in said Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.


                                            Sincerely,

                                            WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                            Professional Corporation


                                            /s/ WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                            ------------------------------------





                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


To the Board of Directors
Spectrian Corporation:



We consent to  incorporation  herein by reference of our reports dated April 29,
1999, relating to the consolidated  balance sheets of Spectrian  Corporation and
subsidiaries  as of  March  31,  1999 and  1998,  and the  related  consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss),  stockholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended March 31,
1999,  and the related  schedule,  which reports appear or are  incorporated  by
reference  in the  March 31,  1999,  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  Spectrian
Corporation.



/s/  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Mountain View, California
August 9, 1999




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