<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Alliance Semiconductor Corporation Financial Data Schedule </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000913293 <NAME> Alliance Semiconductor <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <CURRENCY> US Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-1-2000 <PERIOD-START> APR-4-1999 <PERIOD-END> Oct-2-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 14,538 <SECURITIES> 47,436 <RECEIVABLES> 9,912 <ALLOWANCES> 298 <INVENTORY> 26,084 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 101,632 <PP&E> 23,198 <DEPRECIATION> 14,567 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 275,295 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 22,566 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 421 <OTHER-SE> 237,758 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 275,295 <SALES> 36,823 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 36,823 <CGS> 24,774 <TOTAL-COSTS> 24,774 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 13,303 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25 <INCOME-PRETAX> 53,900 <INCOME-TAX> 367 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 53,533 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 4,328 <NET-INCOME> 57,861 <EPS-BASIC> 1.39 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.36