Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DECKER DWIGHT W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC [CNXT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4000 MACARTHUR BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/20/2008
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               49,782 D  
Common Stock               10,140 I CNXT Savings Plan (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.97 08/20/2008   A   2,000   08/20/2009(2) 08/20/2018 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 2,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.8               (3) 12/03/2007 Common Stock 16,391   16,391 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.69               (3) 01/04/2009 Common Stock 77,640   77,640 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.17               (3) 11/04/2010 Common Stock 30,651   30,651 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 26.31               (3) 03/29/2011 Common Stock 49,173   49,173 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.47               (3) 04/03/2012 Common Stock 122,946   122,946 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.17               (3) 11/03/2012 Common Stock 18,522   18,522 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.9             06/14/2006(4) 06/14/2013 Common Stock 47,334   47,334 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.5               (5) 07/01/2013 Common Stock 30,000   30,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27             02/07/2007(2) 02/07/2014 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.9             02/20/2009(2) 02/20/2018 Common Stock 2,000   2,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 14.1             05/15/2008(6) 05/15/2015 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DECKER DWIGHT W
4000 MACARTHUR BLVD.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
  X      

Signatures

 By: Terri A. Aprati, Attorney-in-fact   08/20/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares represented by Company stock fund units under the Conexant Systems, Inc. Savings Plan which were acquired on a periodic basis pursuant to the Plan, based on the latest information furnished by the Plan Administrator. The shares represented by Company stock fund units under the Plan are held in the employee benefit plan trust established thereunder.
(2) Options become exercisable in whole or part (but only for a whole number of shares) as to one-fourth of the option shares beginning on this date and as to an additional one-fourth of the option shares beginning on the first, second and third anniversaries thereof.
(3) Exercise date and vesting details previously disclosed.
(4) Options become exercisable in whole or part (but only for a whole number of shares) as to one-third of the option shares beginning on the first anniversary of the re-grant date, and one-third of option shares on the second and third anniversaries of the re-grant date thereafter.
(5) Options become exercisable in whole or part (but only for a whole number of shares) as to one half of the option shares beginning on November 8, 2005 and the remaining one half beginning on November 8, 2006.
(6) Options become exerciseable in whole or part (but only in whole number shares) as to 50% of the option shares on the first anniversary of the grant and 25% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant.

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