SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MCWILLIAMS BRUCE M (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3099 ORCHARD DRIVE (Street) SAN JOSE CA 95134 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC [ TSRA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, CEO and President	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	133,332	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(1)	10/15/2011	Common Stock	200,000	$2.1	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	03/19/2011	Common Stock	200,000	$2.1	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(3)	06/05/2010	Common Stock	233,333	$2.63	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(4)	10/07/2009	Common Stock	1,300,001	$1.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option is exercisable as it vests: 1/48 of the total number of the option shares is exercisable cumulatively for each month elapsed since from October 15, 2001 over a period of 48 months, so that the entire number of option shares will become fully vested and exercisable on October 15, 2005.

2. The option is exercisable as it vests: 1/48 of the total number of the option shares is exercisable cumulatively for each month elapsed since from March 20, 2001 over a period of 48 months, so that the entire number of option shares will become fully vested and exercisable on March 20, 2005.

3. The option is exercisable as it vests: 1/48 of the total number of the option shares is exercisable cumulatively for each month elapsed since from June 6, 2000 over a period of 48 months, so that the entire number of option shares will become fully vested and exercisable on June 6, 2004.

4. The option is exercisable as it vests: 1/48 of the total number of the option shares is exercisable cumulatively for each month elapsed since from June 1, 1999 over a period of 48 months, so that the entire number of option shares will become fully vested and exercisable on June 1, 2003.

	Bruce M McWilliams, Ph.D.	11/12/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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