UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of 1934 ~~earliest event reported): November 30, 2012~~

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2012

TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

0-20784

Delaware

0-20784

77-0156584

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

(Commission File Number)

Delaware		77-0156584
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320

Santa Clara, CA 95054-1140

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(408) 850-7208

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 81.0103. ~~Other~~Bankruptcy ~~Events~~of Receivership.

As previously disclosed, on January 4, 2012, Trident Microsystems, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trident Microsystems (Far East) Ltd., a Cayman Islands ~~corporation,~~exempt company, (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Subsequently, the Company conducted a series of Section 363 sales under which it sold substantially all of its assets, all as disclosed on previous Form 8-Ks.

OnThe ~~November~~Company is filing this Form 8-K to report that on December 3013, 2012, the Debtors’ ~~filed~~Modified ~~their~~Second ~~monthly~~Amended ~~operating~~Joint ~~report~~Plan ~~for~~of ~~the~~Liquidation ~~reporting~~under ~~period~~Chapter 11 of ~~October~~the ~~2012~~Bankruptcy ~~with~~Code (the “Plan”) was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court (the “Confirmation Order”). The ~~October~~Debtors fixed December 19, 2012 ~~monthly~~as ~~operating~~the ~~report~~Effective isDate ~~furnished~~of ~~with~~the ~~this~~Plan. ~~Current~~A ~~Report~~copy onof ~~Form~~the ~~8-K~~Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 992.1. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

The ~~monthly~~TMI ~~operating report~~Responsible ~~contains~~Person ~~unaudited financial information which~~ has ~~not~~set ~~been~~December ~~reviewed~~21, ~~by independent accountants~~2012, isas ~~limited to~~ the ~~Debtors~~Date ~~and is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws~~of Presentment. ~~The~~As ~~financial~~of ~~information~~close ~~related~~of tobusiness ~~the~~on ~~Debtors included in~~ the ~~monthly~~Date ~~operating~~of ~~report~~Presentment, ~~has~~trading ~~been~~of ~~prepared~~the toCompany’s ~~conform~~shares ~~with~~of ~~specific~~common ~~instructions~~stock ~~from~~on the ~~U.S.~~OTC ~~Trustee~~Markets ~~and~~will isbe ~~not~~discontinued ~~presented~~and inHolders ~~accordance~~of ~~with~~record ~~generally~~of ~~accepted~~such ~~accounting~~shares ~~principles~~will ~~(“GAAP”)~~be orentitled ~~SEC regulations applicable~~ to ~~financial~~ ~~statements~~receive ~~contained~~Distributions inas ~~periodic reports filed with the SEC~~described below. All ~~Preparation~~outstanding shares of the ~~Debtors~~Company’s ~~financial~~stock, ~~statements~~whether inthey ~~accordance~~be ~~with~~common, ~~GAAP~~preferred, ~~could~~or ~~result~~otherwise, inshall ~~material~~be ~~reconciliations~~canceled ~~and~~as ~~adjustments~~of tothe ~~certain~~Date ~~financial~~of ~~information~~Presentment ~~presented~~ in ~~the~~accordance ~~monthly~~with ~~operating~~the ~~reports~~Plan.

~~The~~Immediately ~~monthly~~prior ~~operating~~to ~~report~~entry ~~also~~of ~~contains~~the ~~information~~Confirmation ~~for~~Order, ~~periods~~the ~~that~~Company ~~are~~had ~~different~~issued ~~from~~and ~~those~~outstanding ~~contained in~~180,154,297 shares of common stock. Under the ~~reports~~Plan, the holder of the Company’s ~~has~~Series ~~filed~~B ~~pursuant~~preferred tostock will ~~the~~not ~~Securities~~receive ~~Exchange~~any ~~Act~~distribution ofwith ~~1934,~~respect to such preferred shares as ~~amended~~part (of the ~~“Exchange Act”)~~Plan.

~~Such information~~The ~~also~~following ~~may~~summary ~~not be indicative~~ of the ~~financial~~Plan condition or operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods reflected in the Company’s financial statements or in its reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, or of future results. The financial information in the monthly operating report is not intended ~~presented~~to onbe a ~~consolidated~~complete ~~basis~~description ~~and does not present the consolidated results~~ of the ~~Company~~Plan. ~~Accordingly,~~The ~~the~~summary ~~financial~~is ~~statements~~qualified in ~~the~~its ~~monthly~~entirety ~~operating~~by ~~reports cannot~~reference beto ~~compared with~~ the ~~consolidated financial condition and results of operations that the Company has reported in its Exchange Act filings~~Plan.

~~While~~Following ~~every effort has been made to assure~~ the ~~accuracy and completeness of the monthly operating report, errors or omissions may have inadvertently occurred and the Company reserves the right to amend~~Effective ~~the~~Date: ~~monthly operating report as necessary.~~

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All of the Company’s assets will be transferred to the TMI Responsible Person, who shall be responsible for liquidating claims and remaining assets and making Distributions to the creditors and equity holders, all as contemplated by the Plan. Also, the TMI Responsible Person will also serve to settle the final taxes after the Effective Date.

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The holders of Allowed Secured Claims, General Unsecured Claims and Equity Interests in the Company will receive Distributions from the Responsible Person as described in the Plan;

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Holders of Allowed Administrative, Tax, Secured and General Unsecured Claims in the Company are expected to receive 100% of their Allowed Claims;

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NXP B.V. and affiliated entities will receive no payment for their Series B shares of preferred stock but will receive a distribution with respect to their 104,204,348 shares of common stock in the same amount as other common stockholders, less certain specified amounts totaling approximately $4.2 million, as more specifically defined in the Plan;

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Holders of common stock are expected to receive an initial distribution of $0.22 per share of common stock after payment of all Allowed Claims and provisions of taxes, and may receive additional Distributions in the future in accordance with the Plan; and

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The Company will be dissolved at the earlier of: (i) all of the Company assets having been distributed pursuant to the Plan or (ii) the TMI Responsible Person determining, in its sole discretion, that the administration of the Company assets is not likely to yield sufficient additional proceeds to justify further pursuit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be dissolved later than three years from the Effective Date.

The Confirmation Order constitutes an order under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code rejecting all remaining prepetition executory contracts and unexpired leases to which the Company are a party, unless such contract or lease (a) previously shall have been assumed, assumed and assigned, or rejected by the Company; (b) previously shall have expired or terminated pursuant to its own terms before the Effective Date; or (c) is the subject of a pending motion to assume or reject on the Confirmation Date.

On November 30, 2012, the Debtors filed their monthly operating report for the reporting period of October 2012 with the Bankruptcy Court. The October 2012 monthly operating report was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2012.

Further information about the bankruptcy process is available at the Claims Agent’s website at www.kccllc.net/trident.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

Pursuant to the Plan, upon receipt of a Distribution by a holder of common stock of the Company, such holder shall be deemed to have forfeited all other rights, interest and claims (except as otherwise provided in the Plan) and such issued shares of common stock shall be deemed extinguished, cancelled and of no force or effect.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit 992.1 ~~Operating~~Debtors’ ~~results~~Modified ~~for~~Second ~~the~~Amended ~~period~~Joint ~~from~~Plan ~~October~~of 1,Liquidation ~~2012~~under toChapter ~~October~~11 31of the Bankruptcy Code, dated December 10, 2012.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 419, 2012

TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. /sS/ DAVID L. TEICHMANN David L. Teichmann Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

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