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Exhibit 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Wilfred J. Corrigan, certify that:



|1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of LSI Logic
Corporation;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
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|3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of LSI Logic Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in
this quarterly report;            
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|4. |  | LSI Logic Corporations other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for LSI Logic Corporation
and we have:                                                                                       



| |  | a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to LSI Logic Corporation, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
is being prepared;
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| |  | b. | evaluated the effectiveness of LSI Logic Corporations disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and                                                                                                  
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| |  | c. | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                               



|5. |  | LSI Logic Corporations other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to LSI Logic Corporations auditors
and the audit committee of LSI Logic Corporations board of directors:
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| |  | a. | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect LSI Logic Corporations ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified
for LSI Logic Corporations auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and
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| |  | b. | any fraud, whether or nor material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in LSI Logic Corporations
internal controls; and                                                                                                                                               



|6. |  | LSI Logic Corporations other certifying officers and I have indicated
in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.
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Date: November 12, 2002



|By:                                                                 | /s/ Wilfred J. Corrigan | 
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|Name: Wilfred J. Corrigan
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |