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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0201 |
Document Type: 3 |
Period of Report: 3/18/04 |
No Securities Owned: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1107194 |
| Issuer Name: CENTILLIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CTLM |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1182383 |
| | Owner Name: MADAVI SYRUS P |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 47211 LAKEVIEW BLVD. |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: FREMONT |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 94538 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 50,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Footnotes: |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Darrel Slack, Attorney-in-fact for Syrus Madavi |
| Signature Date: 3/18/04 |