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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                                PIXELWORKS, INC.

                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

The following constitute the provisions of the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
of Pixelworks, Inc.

     1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company
and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of
the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the
Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of
the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of
the Code.

     2. DEFINITIONS.

       (a)    "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

       (b)    "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

       (c)    "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the common stock of the Company.

       (d)    "COMPANY" shall mean Pixelworks, Inc., an Oregon corporation, and
              any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.

       (e)    "COMPENSATION" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings
and commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium,
incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation.

       (f)    "DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any Subsidiary which has been
designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to
participate in the Plan.

       (g)    "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of the
Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to re-employment is not guaranteed either by statute or
by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on
the 91st day of such leave.

       (h)    "ENROLLMENT DATE" shall mean the first Trading Day of each
Offering Period.


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       (i)    "EXERCISE DATE" shall mean the last Trading Day of each Purchase
              Period.

       (j)    "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

         (1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or
a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National
Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market
Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no
sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market
trading day on or before the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

         (2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities
dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the
mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock for the last
quotation day on or before the date of such determination, as reported in The
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

         (3) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the
Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board; or

         (4) For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first Offering Period
under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the public
as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration statement
in Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial
public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the "Registration Statement").


         (k) "OFFERING PERIODS" shall mean the periods of approximately
twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may
be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after February 1 and
August 1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods
ending twenty-four months later, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before
January 31, 2002. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed
pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

         (l) "PLAN" shall mean this 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         (m) "PURCHASE PERIOD" shall mean the approximately six month period
commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date,
except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall commence on
the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.

         (n) "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is
lower; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Board
pursuant to Section 20.


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         (o) "RESERVES" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock covered
by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number
of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but not yet placed under option.

         (p) "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

         (q) "TRADING DAY" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges
and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.

3.       ELIGIBILITY

         (a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

         (b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock
under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of
stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option
is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time.

         4. OFFERING PERIODS. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after February 1 and August 1 each year, or on such other date
as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 20 hereof, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before
January 31, 2002. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of
Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to
future offerings without shareholder approval if such change is announced at
least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter.


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         5. PARTICIPATION.

         (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll. deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.

         (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first
payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the
Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.

         (a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription agreement,
he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the
Offering Period in one percent (1%) increments of not less than two percent (2%)
or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Compensation which he or she receives
on each pay day during the Offering Period.

         (b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be credited to
his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages
only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

         (c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan
as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of his or
her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or filing with
the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's
subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods
unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a participant's
payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during a
Purchase Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in
such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         (e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the
time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed
of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's federal,
state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the
Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any


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withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the
Employee.

         7. GRANT OF OPTION. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employees payroll deductions accumulated prior
to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period more than two
thousand five hundred (2,500) shares of the Company's Common Stock (subject to
any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided further that such purchase
shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b), 8(b) and 12
hereof. The Board may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its
absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
an Employee may purchase during each Purchase Period of such Offering Period.
Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the
participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The option shall expire
on the last day of the Offering Period.

         8. EXERCISE OF OPTION.

         (a) Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section
10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares shall be exercised
automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares
subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the applicable
Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her account;
provided that in no event shall an Employee be permitted to purchase during each
Purchase Period more than two hundred percent (200%) of the number of shares
that the Employee could purchase if the Purchase Price was limited to eight-five
percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
Enrollment Date. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section l0 hereof. Any other monies leftover in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

         (b) If the Board determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the number
of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the
number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on
the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of
shares available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Board may in
its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall make a pro rata
allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such
Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall
be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable
among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such
Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) provide
that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available for
purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date,


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as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall
determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants
exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and
terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20
hereof. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the shares available on
the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the
preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares
for issuance under the Plan by the Company's shareholders subsequent to such
Enrollment Date.

         9. DELIVERY. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.

         10. WITHDRAWAL.

         (a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll
deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or
her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in
the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participants payroll deductions
credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participants option for the Offering
Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.

         (b) A participants withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have
any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which
may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which
commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant
withdraws.

         11. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

         Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee, for any reason, he or
she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll
deductions credited to such participant's account during the Offering Period but
not yet used to exercise the option shall be returned to such participant or, in
the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 15 hereof, and such participant's option shall be automatically
terminated. The preceding sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives
payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment shall be treated as
continuing to be an Employee for the participant's customary number of hours per
week of employment during the period in which the participant is subject to such
payment in lieu of notice.

         12. INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.

         13. STOCK.


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         (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company
as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of the Company's
Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be one
million (1,000,000) shares, plus an annual increase to be added on the first day
of the Company's fiscal year beginning in 2005 equal to the lesser of (i) the
number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan during the
immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company, (ii) two percent (2%) of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock on the first day of the Company's fiscal year
for which the increase is being made or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the
Board.

         (b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in shares
covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

         (c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.

         14. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claim filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

         15. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

         (a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who
is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant' s account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an Exercise Date
on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such participant of
such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation
of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's account under
the Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to exercise of the
option. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the
spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective.

         (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant
at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in
the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at
the time of such participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares
and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant,
or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or
cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
participant or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then
to such other person as the Company may designate.

         16. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
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distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

         17. USE OF FUNDS. All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

         18. REPORTS. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         19. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION,
LIQUIDATION, MERGER OF ASSET SALE

         (a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action by the
shareholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each
participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well
as the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each
option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company, provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.

         (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution or
liquidation. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten
(10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for
the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.


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         (c) MERGER OR ASSET SALE. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any Purchase Periods
then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date") and any Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New
Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's
proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         20. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.

         (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for any
reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof, no
such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that an
Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date
if the Board determines that the termination of the Offering Period or the Plan
is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Except as provided
in Section 19 and this Section 20 hereof, no amendment may make any change in
any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any
participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or
any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock
exchange rule), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.

         (b) Without shareholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.

         (c) In the event the Board determines that the ongoing operation of the
Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Board may,
in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the
Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not
limited to:

                  (1) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period
         including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in
         Purchase Price;


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                  (2) shortening any Offering Period so that Offering Period
         ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at
         the time of the Board action; and

                  (3) allocating shares.

                  Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder
approval or the consent of any Plan participants.

         21. NOTICES.  All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the
location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         22. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

         23. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof

         24. AUTOMATIC TRANSFER TO LOW PRICE OFFERING PERIOD.  To the extent
permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules if the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period
is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date
of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.


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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                PIXELWORKS, INC.

                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

__________Original Application                   Enrollment Date:______________
__________Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
__________Change of Beneficiary(ies)



1.       __________________hereby elects to participate in the Pixelworks, Inc.
         2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan")
         and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in
         accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock
         Purchase Plan.

2.       I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
         of ______% of my Compensation on each payday (from 2% to 10%) during
         the Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase
         Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

3.       I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
         purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
         determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
         understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
         accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise
         my option.

4.       I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
         understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
         in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
         ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is
         subject to shareholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5.       Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should
         be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):
         ____________________________________________________________________.

6.       I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
         the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
         Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after
         the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
         having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an
         amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at
         the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid
         for the shares. I AGREE TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS
         AFTER THE DATE OF ANY DISPOSITION OF MY SHARES AND I WILL MAKE ADEQUATE
         PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS, IF
         ANY, WHICH ARISE UPON THE DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON STOCK. The Company
         may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the
         amount necessary to meet any applicable


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         withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make
         available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable
         to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of
         such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year and
         1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for
         federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the
         time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as
         ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser
         of (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time
         of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the
         shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the
         first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any,
         recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.

7.       I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
         Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
         upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

8.       In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
         beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

NAME: (Please print) _________________________________________________________
                           (First)          (Middle)               (Last)

______________________  ______________________________________________________
Relationship

                         _____________________________________________________
                               (Address)

Employee's Social Security Number:____________________________________________


Employee's Address:___________________________________________________________

                   ___________________________________________________________

                   ___________________________________________________________


I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:___________       _____________________________________________________
                        Signature of Employee

                        ______________________________________________________
                        Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)


EXHIBIT A-2
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                PIXELWORKS, INC.

                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL


         The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Pixelworks,
Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ________________ _____,
20___ (the "Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby
withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay
to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The
undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering
Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further
that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in
the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.

                                            Name and Address of Participant:

                                            ________________________________

                                            ________________________________

                                            ________________________________

                                            Signature:

                                            ________________________________

                                            Date: __________________________