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 *
ALLEY ALLEN H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PIXELWORKS, INC [PXLW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
16760 SW UPPER BOONES FERRY RD, SUITE 101		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2010
(Street)

PORTLAND, OR 97224		 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
Common Stock 05/18/2010   A   8,000 A (1) 611,561 D  

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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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.37               (2) 05/19/2016 Common Stock 6,000   6,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.43               (2) 05/20/2018 Common Stock 3,333   3,333 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.14               (2) 05/22/2017 Common Stock 3,333   3,333 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.06               (3) 02/15/2016 Common Stock 16,666   16,666 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.71               (4) 01/31/2013 Common Stock 33,333   33,333 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.44               (5) 03/04/2015 Common Stock 33,333   33,333 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 46.23               (6) 03/09/2014 Common Stock 33,333   33,333 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ALLEY ALLEN H
16760 SW UPPER BOONES FERRY RD
SUITE 101
PORTLAND, OR 97224		   X      

Signatures

 By: \s\ Shelley Hilderbrand For: Allen H Alley   05/19/2010
**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) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock. The restricted stock units will vest in full on the first to occur of (1) the day before the next annual meeting of the registrant's shareholders that follows the grant date or (2) the first anniversary of the grant date. The restricted stock units will be paid upon vesting, subject to any election by the reporting person to defer payment of the units to a later date.
(2) 25% vest on the last day of the month of the first anniversary of the date of grant, with the remaining 75% vesting ratably on a monthly basis thereafter over three years.
(3) The options become exercisable on a monthly basis over a 4-year period which commences February 15, 2006, as follows: 10% exercisable as of February 15, 2007, 20% exercisable as of February 15, 2008, 30% as of February 15, 2009 and 40% exercisable as of February 15, 2010.
(4) The options become exercisable on a monthly basis over a 4-year period which commenced on January 31, 2002, as follows: 10% exercisable as of January 31, 2003, 20% exercisable as of January 31, 2004, 30% exercisable as of January 31, 2005 and 40% exercisable as of January 31,2006.
(5) The options become exercisable monthly over a 4-year period which commenced on March 4, 2005, with 10% becoming exercisable by March 4, 2006, 20% becoming exercisable by March 4, 2007, 30% becoming exercisable by March 4, 2008, and 40% becoming exercisable by March 4, 2009.
(6) The option becomes exercisable on a monthly basis over a four year period which commences on March 31, 2004 as follows: 10% exercisable as of March 31, 2005, 20% exercisable as of March 31, 2006, 30% exercisable as of March 31, 2007, and 40% exercisable as of March 31, 2008.

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