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UNITED\ue000 STATES
SECURITIES\ue000 AND\ue000 EXCHANGE\ue000 COMMISSION
Washington,\ue000 D.C.\ue000 20549

FORM\ue000 8-K
CURRENT\ue000 REPORT
Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934
Date\ue000 of\ue000 Report\ue000 (Date\ue000 of\ue000 earliest\ue000 event\ue000 reported):\ue000February\ue000 18,\ue000 2009
Zilog,\ue000 Inc.
(Exact\ue000 name\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\ue000 as\ue000 specified\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 charter)
\ue000
Delaware
001-13748
13-3092996
\ue000(State\ue000 of\ue000 other\ue000 jurisdiction\ue000 of\ue000 incorporation)
\ue000(Commission\ue000 File\ue000 Number)
(I.R.S.\ue000 Employer\ue000 Identification\ue000 Number)
6800\ue000 Santa\ue000 Teresa\ue000 Boulevard
San\ue000 Jose,\ue000 California\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 95119
(Address\ue000 of\ue000 principal\ue000 executive\ue000 offices\ue000 including\ue000 zip\ue000 code)
(408)\ue000 513-1500
(Registrant's\ue000 telephone\ue000 number,\ue000 including\ue000 area\ue000 code)
532\ue000 Race\ue000 Street,\ue000 San\ue000 Jose,\ue000 California\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 95126
(Former\ue000 name\ue000 or\ue000 former\ue000 address,\ue000 if\ue000 changed\ue000 since\ue000 last\ue000 report)
Check\ue000 the\ue000 appropriate\ue000 box\ue000 below\ue000 if\ue000 the\ue000 Form\ue000 8-K\ue000 filing\ue000 is\ue000 intended\ue000 to\ue000 simultaneously\ue000 satisfy\ue000 the\ue000 filing\ue000 obligation\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 under\ue000 any\ue000 of
the\ue000 following\ue000 provisions:

o\ue000 \ue000 Written\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 425\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 230.425)
o\ue000 \ue000 Soliciting\ue000 material\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 14a-12\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.14a-12)
o\ue000 \ue000 Pre-commencement\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 14d-2(b)\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.14d-2(b))
o\ue000 \ue000 Pre-commencement\ue000 communications\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Rule\ue000 13e-4(c)\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 (17\ue000 CFR\ue000 240.13e-4(c))

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Item\ue000 1.01\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Entry\ue000 into\ue000 a\ue000 Material\ue000 Definitive\ue000 Agreement.
Asset\ue000 Purchase\ue000 Agreement

On\ue000 February\ue000 18,\ue000 2009,\ue000 ZiLOG,\ue000 Inc.\ue000 (the\ue000 "Company")\ue000 entered\ue000 into\ue000 an\ue000 asset\ue000 purchase\ue000 agreement\ue000 (the\ue000 "APA")\ue000 with\ue000 Maxim\ue000 Integrated\ue000 Products,
Inc,\ue000 a\ue000 Delaware\ue000 corporation\ue000 ("Maxim"),\ue000 UEI\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Inc.,\ue000 a\ue000 company\ue000 incorporated\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 laws\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Islands\ue000 (the\ue000 "Cayman
Entity"),\ue000 UEI\ue000 Singapore\ue000 PTE.\ue000 LTD.,\ue000 a\ue000 company\ue000 incorporated\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 laws\ue000 of\ue000 Singapore\ue000 (the\ue000 "Singapore\ue000 Entity"\ue000 and\ue000 collectively,\ue000 the
"Purchasers")\ue000 and\ue000 Universal\ue000 Electronics\ue000 Inc.,\ue000 a\ue000 Delaware\ue000 corporation\ue000 ("UEI").\ue000 Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 APA,\ue000 the\ue000 Purchasers\ue000 purchased\ue000 from\ue000 the
Company\ue000 the\ue000 assets\ue000 of\ue000 its\ue000 remote\ue000 control\ue000 and\ue000 point-of-sale\ue000 secured\ue000 transaction\ue000 businesses\ue000 (the\ue000 "Sale\ue000 Business")\ue000 for\ue000 an\ue000 aggregate\ue000 purchase
price\ue000 of\ue000 approximately\ue000 $31.2\ue000 million\ue000 in\ue000 cash,\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 adjustment\ue000 as\ue000 described\ue000 below.\ue000 The\ue000 acquisition\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 was\ue000 structured\ue000 as\ue000 a
simultaneous\ue000 sign\ue000 and\ue000 close.

The\ue000 APA\ue000 includes\ue000 customary\ue000 representations\ue000 and\ue000 warranties,\ue000 covenants\ue000 and\ue000 indemnification\ue000 obligations,\ue000 including\ue000 an\ue000 escrow\ue000 fund\ue000 for\ue000 the
benefit\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Purchasers\ue000 of\ue000 $3.1\ue000 million\ue000 for\ue000 a\ue000 twelve\ue000 month\ue000 period\ue000 after\ue000 closing\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 acquisition\ue000 to\ue000 satisfy\ue000 any\ue000 indemnification\ue000 obligations
that\ue000 may\ue000 arise,\ue000 half\ue000 of\ue000 which\ue000 amount\ue000 will\ue000 be\ue000 released\ue000 after\ue000 6\ue000 months,\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 outstanding\ue000 indemnification\ue000 claims.\ue000 The\ue000 APA\ue000 provides\ue000 that\ue000 the
purchase\ue000 price\ue000 will\ue000 be\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 certain\ue000 post-closing\ue000 adjustments,\ue000 including\ue000 the\ue000 amount\ue000 of\ue000 inventory\ue000 delivered\ue000 to\ue000 Maxim\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 at
closing\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 apportionment\ue000 of\ue000 certain\ue000 taxes\ue000 among\ue000 the\ue000 Seller\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 Purchasers.\ue000 The\ue000 APA\ue000 also\ue000 restricts\ue000 the\ue000 ability\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 to
compete\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 for\ue000 a\ue000 period\ue000 of\ue000 four\ue000 years\ue000 or\ue000 to\ue000 solicit\ue000 customers\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 and\ue000 employees\ue000 that\ue000 transferred\ue000 to\ue000 the
Purchasers\ue000 for\ue000 a\ue000 two\ue000 year\ue000 period.

The\ue000 foregoing\ue000 description\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 APA\ue000 does\ue000 not\ue000 purport\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 complete\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 qualified\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 entirety\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 full\ue000 text\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 APA,\ue000 a\ue000 copy\ue000 of
which\ue000 is\ue000 filed\ue000 herewith\ue000 as\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 10.1\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 incorporated\ue000 herein\ue000 by\ue000 reference.
Transition\ue000 Services\ue000 Agreement

On\ue000 February\ue000 18,\ue000 2009,\ue000 in\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 APA,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 entered\ue000 into\ue000 a\ue000 transition\ue000 services\ue000 agreement\ue000 (the\ue000 "Transition\ue000 Services
Agreement")\ue000 in\ue000 order\ue000 to\ue000 provide\ue000 certain\ue000 ongoing\ue000 services\ue000 to\ue000 Maxim\ue000 during\ue000 a\ue000 transition\ue000 period\ue000 of\ue000 up\ue000 to\ue000 one\ue000 year\ue000 (the\ue000 "Transition\ue000 Period").\ue000 In
exchange\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 services,\ue000 Maxim\ue000 has\ue000 agreed\ue000 to\ue000 pay\ue000 the\ue000 Company's\ue000 fees\ue000 for\ue000 providing\ue000 these\ue000 services\ue000 during\ue000 the\ue000 Transition\ue000 Period,\ue000 as\ue000 well\ue000 as
its\ue000 costs\ue000 related\ue000 to\ue000 certain\ue000 arrangements\ue000 it\ue000 has\ue000 with\ue000 third\ue000 parties\ue000 related\ue000 to\ue000 these\ue000 products\ue000 and\ue000 services.\ue000 As\ue000 Maxim\ue000 begins\ue000 to\ue000 perform\ue000 each\ue000 of
these\ue000 services\ue000 itself,\ue000 the\ue000 payments\ue000 may\ue000 be\ue000 prorated\ue000 downward\ue000 to\ue000 reflect\ue000 the\ue000 amount\ue000 of\ue000 services\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 no\ue000 longer\ue000 has\ue000 to\ue000 provide\ue000 to
Maxim.\ue000 The\ue000 Transition\ue000 Services\ue000 Agreement\ue000 also\ue000 grants\ue000 Maxim\ue000 a\ue000 limited\ue000 license\ue000 with\ue000 respect\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Company's\ue000 trademarks.\ue000 The\ue000 Transition
Services\ue000 Agreement\ue000 includes\ue000 customary\ue000 representations\ue000 and\ue000 warranties,\ue000 including\ue000 among\ue000 other\ue000 things,\ue000 the\ue000 quality\ue000 of\ue000 service\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 provided
by\ue000 the\ue000 Company.

Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement

On\ue000 February\ue000 18,\ue000 2009,\ue000 in\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 APA,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 entered\ue000 into\ue000 a\ue000 license\ue000 agreement\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 (the\ue000 "Cayman\ue000 Entity
License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 ").\ue000 Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 granted\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 non-exclusive\ue000 licenses
under\ue000 certain\ue000 of\ue000 its\ue000 patents\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 relating\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 granted\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 non-
exclusive\ue000 licenses\ue000 under\ue000 certain\ue000 of\ue000 its\ue000 patents\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 (including,\ue000 without\ue000 limitation,\ue000 certain\ue000 patents\ue000 and\ue000 other
intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 assigned\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 APA)\ue000 (a)\ue000 for\ue000 use\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 in\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the
Company's\ue000 purchase\ue000 of\ue000 integrated\ue000 circuits\ue000 from\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 or\ue000 an\ue000 affiliate\ue000 thereof\ue000 and\ue000 (b)\ue000 to\ue000 enable\ue000 Company\ue000 to\ue000 use\ue000 and\ue000 exploit
products\ue000 and\ue000 services\ue000 outside\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 field.\ue000 The\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 includes\ue000 customary\ue000 representations\ue000 and
warranties,\ue000 limitation\ue000 of\ue000 liability,\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 ownership,\ue000 indemnification\ue000 provisions\ue000 and\ue000 reservations\ue000 of\ue000 rights.

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The\ue000 licenses\ue000 granted\ue000 by\ue000 either\ue000 party\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 other\ue000 party\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 are\ue000 royalty-free,\ue000 provided\ue000 that\ue000 the
Company\ue000 is\ue000 obligated\ue000 to\ue000 pay\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 or\ue000 an\ue000 affiliate\ue000 thereof\ue000 fees\ue000 for\ue000 integrated\ue000 circuits\ue000 incorporating\ue000 technology\ue000 licensed\ue000 by\ue000 the
Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 and\ue000 associated\ue000 quarterly\ue000 maintenance\ue000 fees.\ue000 The\ue000 licenses\ue000 granted
by\ue000 either\ue000 party\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 other\ue000 party\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 are\ue000 worldwide\ue000 and\ue000 perpetual,\ue000 provided\ue000 that\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity
may\ue000 terminate\ue000 licenses\ue000 granted\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 relating\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 purchase\ue000 of\ue000 integrated\ue000 circuits\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 event\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company's
material\ue000 breach\ue000 or\ue000 non-payment\ue000 of\ue000 amounts\ue000 due\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Cayman\ue000 Entity\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement.

The\ue000 Maxim\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement

On\ue000 February\ue000 18,\ue000 2009,\ue000 in\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 APA,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 entered\ue000 into\ue000 a\ue000 license\ue000 agreement\ue000 with\ue000 Maxim\ue000 (the\ue000 "Maxim\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement ").\ue000 Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Maxim\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 granted\ue000 Maxim\ue000 non-exclusive\ue000 license\ue000 rights\ue000 under\ue000 certain\ue000 of\ue000 its\ue000 patents\ue000 and\ue000 other intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 relating\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 and\ue000 a\ue000 limited\ue000 exclusive\ue000 license\ue000 under\ue000 certain\ue000 non-patent\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property\ue000 exclusively related\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Sale\ue000 Business\ue000 and\ue000 Maxim\ue000 granted\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 non-exclusive\ue000 licenses\ue000 under\ue000 certain\ue000 patents\ue000 and\ue000 other\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property assigned\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 to\ue000 Maxim\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 APA\ue000 to\ue000 enable\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 to\ue000 use\ue000 and\ue000 exploit\ue000 products\ue000 and\ue000 services\ue000 outside\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Sale Business\ue000 field.\ue000 The\ue000 Maxim\ue000 License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 includes\ue000 customary\ue000 representations\ue000 and\ue000 warranties,\ue000 limitation\ue000 of\ue000 liability,\ue000 intellectual\ue000 property ownership,\ue000 indemnification\ue000 provisions\ue000 and\ue000 reservations\ue000 of\ue000 rights.\ue000 The\ue000 licenses\ue000 granted\ue000 by\ue000 either\ue000 party\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 other\ue000 party\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Maxim License\ue000 Agreement\ue000 are\ue000 royalty-free,\ue000 worldwide\ue000 and\ue000 irrevocable.

Item\ue000 2.01\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Completion\ue000 of\ue000 Acquisition\ue000 or\ue000 Disposition\ue000 of\ue000 Assets.
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The\ue000 information\ue000 contained\ue000 in\ue000 Item\ue000 1.01\ue000 under\ue000 "Asset\ue000 Purchase\ue000 Agreement"\ue000 is\ue000 incorporated\ue000 hereto\ue000 by\ue000 reference.
Item\ue000 5.02\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Departure\ue000 of\ue000 Directors\ue000 or\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;\ue000 Election\ue000 of\ue000 Directors;\ue000 Appointment\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers;\ue000 Compensatory
Arrangements\ue000 of\ue000 Certain\ue000 Officers.
In\ue000 connection\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 transaction\ue000 Norman\ue000 G.\ue000 Sheridan,\ue000 the\ue000 Company's\ue000 Executive\ue000 Vice\ue000 President,\ue000 Operations\ue000 and\ue000 Technology,\ue000 terminated\ue000 his
employment\ue000 with\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 effective\ue000 as\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 closing\ue000 and\ue000 is\ue000 now\ue000 an\ue000 employee\ue000 of\ue000 UEI.
Item\ue000 5.03.\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Amendments\ue000 to\ue000 Articles\ue000 of\ue000 Incorporation\ue000 or\ue000 Bylaws;\ue000 Change\ue000 in\ue000 Fiscal\ue000 Year.

On\ue000 February\ue000 19,\ue000 2009,\ue000 the\ue000 Board\ue000 of\ue000 Directors\ue000 (the\ue000 "Board")\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 amended\ue000 Section\ue000 2.2\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company's\ue000 Amended\ue000 and\ue000 Restated Bylaws\ue000 (the\ue000 "Bylaws")\ue000 to\ue000 remove\ue000 the\ue000 ability\ue000 of\ue000 stockholders\ue000 holding\ue000 at\ue000 least\ue000 25%\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 outstanding\ue000 shares\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 to\ue000 call\ue000 a\ue000 special meeting\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 stockholders.\ue000 The\ue000 Board\ue000 determined\ue000 that\ue000 this\ue000 amendment\ue000 was\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 best\ue000 interest\ue000 of\ue000 shareholders\ue000 as\ue000 it\ue000 provides\ue000 the\ue000 Board\ue000 with sufficient\ue000 time,\ue000 without\ue000 the\ue000 potential\ue000 cost\ue000 and\ue000 distraction\ue000 of\ue000 a\ue000 special\ue000 meeting,\ue000 to\ue000 evaluate\ue000 the\ue000 use\ue000 of\ue000 proceeds\ue000 from\ue000 the\ue000 transactions\ue000 described in\ue000 Item\ue000 1.01\ue000 above\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 Company's\ue000 strategic\ue000 alternatives\ue000 post\ue000 transaction.\ue000 A\ue000 copy\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 amendment\ue000 is\ue000 attached\ue000 hereto\ue000 as\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 3.1\ue000 and incorporated\ue000 herein\ue000 by\ue000 reference.

Item\ue000 7.01.\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Regulation\ue000 FD\ue000 Disclosure.

On\ue000 February\ue000 19,\ue000 2009,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 issued\ue000 a\ue000 press\ue000 release\ue000 announcing\ue000 the\ue000 closing\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 transaction\ue000 described\ue000 in\ue000 Item\ue000 1.01\ue000 above.\ue000 A\ue000 copy\ue000 of
the\ue000 press\ue000 release\ue000 is\ue000 furnished\ue000 as\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 99.1\ue000 to\ue000 this\ue000 Current\ue000 Report\ue000 on\ue000 Form\ue000 8-K.\ue000 Exhibit\ue000 99.1\ue000 shall\ue000 not\ue000 be\ue000 deemed\ue000 "filed"\ue000 for\ue000 purposes\ue000 of
Section\ue000 18\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934,\ue000 as\ue000 amended\ue000 (the\ue000 "Exchange\ue000 Act"),\ue000 or\ue000 otherwise\ue000 subject\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 liabilities\ue000 under\ue000 that\ue000 Section
and\ue000 shall\ue000 not\ue000 be\ue000 deemed\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 incorporated\ue000 by\ue000 reference\ue000 into\ue000 any\ue000 ZiLOG\ue000 filing\ue000 under\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1933,\ue000 as\ue000 amended,\ue000 or\ue000 the\ue000 Exchange

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