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 *
KOVALIK IRVIN W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR INC [cats]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Sales
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR INC, 2975 STENDER WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2007
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
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

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.25 03/16/2007   D(1)     25,000   (1) 05/18/2010 Common Stock 25,000 (1) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.15 03/16/2007   D(2)     50,000   (2) 11/18/2013 Common Stock 50,000 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.25 03/16/2007   D(3)     25,000   (3) 05/18/2010 Common Stock 25,000 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.35 03/16/2007   A(1)   12,500     (1) 03/16/2017 Common Stock 12,500 (1) 12,500 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.35 03/16/2007   A(2)   25,000     (2) 03/16/2017 Common Stock 25,000 (2) 25,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.35 03/16/2007   A(3)   12,500     (3) 03/16/2017 Common Stock 12,500 (3) 12,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KOVALIK IRVIN W
C/O CATALYST SEMICONDUCTOR INC
2975 STENDER WAY
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
      VP Sales  

Signatures

 /s/ Thomas E. Gay III, as Attorney in Fact for Irvin W. Kovalik   03/20/2007
**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) The reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the old option and the grant of a replacement option. The old option was originally granted on May 18, 2000 and provides for 6,250 shares exercisable on May 1, 2001, with the remainder becoming exercisable in equal monthly installments over the next three years. The new option is granted at an exercise price of $3.35 per share and provides for 1/36th of the shares vesting on April 16, 2007 and each one-month thereafter for so long as the reporting person remains a service provider of the Company.
(2) The reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the old option and the grant of a replacement option. The old option was originally granted on November 19, 2003 and provides for 12/48th of the shares vesting on November 19, 2004 and 1/48th of the total number of shares vesting at the end of each month thereafter. The new option is granted at an exercise price of $3.35 per share and provides for 1/36th of the shares vesting on April 16, 2007 and each one-month thereafter for so long as the reporting person remains a service provider of the Company.
(3) The reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the old option and the grant of a replacement option. The old option was originally granted on May 18, 2000 and provides for 12/48th of the shares vesting on May 18, 2001 and 1/48th of the total number of shares vesting at the end of each month thereafter. The new option is granted at an exercise price of $3.35 per share and provides for 1/36th of the shares vesting on April 16, 2007 and each one-month thereafter for so long as the reporting person remains a service provider of the Company.

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