Item 8.01 - OTHER INFORMATION

On August 6, 2009, TranSwitch Corporation's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2005 ESPP") to increase the maximum number of shares of the Corporation's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") that may be purchased in any purchase segment, pursuant to the terms of the 2005 ESPP, from 1,000 shares to 10,000 shares. The amendment is effective immediately following the close of the current purchase segment on December 31, 2009 and the ESPP, as amended, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.
99.1 TranSwitch Corporation 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (filed herewith).

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