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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*

Trident Microsystems, Inc

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

895919-10-8

(CUSIP Number)

Not Applicable

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o      Rule 13d-1(b)

o      Rule 13d-1(c)

o      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Frank C. Lin
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a)  o (b)  þ
3	SEC Use Only
4	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with	5	Sole Voting Power 3,113,181
	6	Shared Voting Power 87,512
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 3,113,181
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 87,512
9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person. 3,200,693
10	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 13.54%
12	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

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Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer: Trident Microsystems, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1090 East Arques Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing: Frank C. Lin
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 1090 East Arques Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 95051
	(c)	Citizenship: United States of America
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
	(e)	CUSIP Number: 895919-10-8
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

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(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.	Ownership.
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 3,200,693
	(b)	Percent of class: 13.54% based on 22,616,483 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 2003 plus the 1,027,500 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock underlying options held by Mr. Lin exercisable within sixty (60) days of December 31, 2003 that are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of calculating beneficial ownership.
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
		(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,113,181
		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 87,512
		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,113,181
		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 87,512
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
	Not Applicable
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
	Not Applicable.

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Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
	Not Applicable.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
	Not Applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
	Not Applicable.
Item 10.	Certification
	Not Applicable.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 13, 2004

Date

/s/ Frank C. Lin

Signature

Frank C. Lin

Name

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