[SST Letterhead]


October 10, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Re:     Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Commission File No. 333-47036 Application for Withdrawal

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned registrant (the "Registrant") hereby applies for an
order granting the immediate withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form
S-3, together with all exhibits and amendments thereto, Commission File No.
333-47036 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"). The Registration
Statement was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on September 29, 2000.

Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Registrant proposed to register
5,750,000 shares of its Common Stock, no par value per share (the "Shares"), for
issuance to the public. The Registrant believes that terms obtainable in the
marketplace at this time are not sufficiently attractive to warrant proceeding
with the sale of the Shares. The offering of the Shares would be a discretionary
financing for the Registrant, and the Registrant does not believe that
completing a discretionary financing on unfavorable terms would be in the best
interests of the Registrant and its shareholders. No securities have been sold
under the Registration Statement and all activity in pursuit of the offering has
been discontinued.

Accordingly, we request an order granting the withdrawal of the Registration
Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding the foregoing application for withdrawal,
please contact Mark P. Tanoury of Cooley Godward LLP, legal counsel to the
Registrant in connection with the Registration Statement, at (650) 843-5000.

                                         Sincerely,

                                         Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

                                         /s/ Bing Yeh

                                         Bing Yeh
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer

Cc:      Mark P. Tanoury, Esq.
         Jeffrey L. Garon