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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0607</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-03-18</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001329394</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Silicon Motion Technology CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SIMO</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002014102</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LIN KUAN-MING</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>FLAT C, 19/F, WING CHEONG COMMERCIAL BLD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HONG KONG ISLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>F5</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00000</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>TAIWAN</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>American depositary shares</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10500</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each American depositary share represents four ordinary shares, US$0.01 par value per share, of Silicon Motion Technology Corp.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kuan-Ming Lin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-03-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
