Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Woodall Neil D.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PIXELWORKS, INC [PXLW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP DSP Eng. & Chief Architect
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110		 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 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 4,548
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 10/06/2018 Common Stock 5,000 $ 1.13 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 02/05/2018 Common Stock 2,000 $ 2.28 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 02/09/2018 Common Stock 25,000 $ 2.36 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 07/28/2016 Common Stock 15,000 $ 3.26 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 09/30/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 3.38 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 02/12/2017 Common Stock 2,333 $ 6.09 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 12/04/2013 Common Stock 6,048 $ 7.47 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 02/08/2016 Common Stock 5,333 $ 13.95 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 07/16/2012 Common Stock 13,064 $ 21.06 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 09/23/2013 Common Stock 16,666 $ 21.06 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 07/28/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 27.45 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Woodall Neil D.
224 AIRPORT PARKWAY
SUITE 400
SAN JOSE, CA 95110		       VP DSP Eng. & Chief Architect  

Signatures

Neil D Woodall 03/19/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Becomes exercisable on a monthly basis over 3 years, commencing the last day of the month of the date of grant.
(2) Options become exercisable over 18 months as follows: 33.3% on June 30, 2007 and 66.7% becoming exercisable at a rate of 5.56% on a monthly basis thereafter over 12 months, or through June 30, 2008.
(3) The options become exercisable on a monthly basis at a rate of 10% in year 1, 20% in year 2, 30% in year 3 and 40% in year 4, which commences on the last day of the month the option is granted.
(4) 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.
(5) The option became exercisable on the grant date.

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