UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2005
SILICON STORAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1171 Sonora Court |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 735-9110
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 30, 2005, Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., or SST, entered into a settlement and mutual release with Atmel Corporation, or Atmel. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, SST has agreed to pay Atmel a settlement payment. The amount of the settlement payment is not material to SST. In addition, Atmel and SST agreed to jointly submit a stipulation order agreeing to dismiss with prejudice all claims, counterclaims and affirmative defenses in the patent litigation pending before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C96-00039 SC, encaptioned: Atmel Corporation v. Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. The settlement agreement concludes all outstanding litigation between SST and Atmel.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated July 11, 2005
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| By: | /s/ Bing Yeh |
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| Bing Yeh | |
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