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5
1
<SROS>NASD
<REPORTING-OWNER>
  0001192391
  Director
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<SUBJECT-COMPANY>
  Centillium Communications, Inc.
  0001107194
  <IRS-NUMBER>94-3263530
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<PERIOD>12/31/02
5
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported

[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Federman, Irwin
   47211 Lakeview Blvd.
   Fremont, CA 94538
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Centillium Communications, Inc. (CTLM)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [X] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Board Member
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code     Amount        D  Price        End of Year    I
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<S>                                           <C>         <C>      <C>           <C><C>          <C>            <C><C>

Common Stock                                                                                     40,891         D  Direct

<CAPTION>
Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code      A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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<S>                            <C>             <C>            <C>       <C>              <C>              <C>          <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $4.1200         08/01/02       A         5,000                             08/01/03     08/01/12
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $5.1500                                                                       (1)          10/30/11
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $13.1000        03/15/02       A         2,000                             03/15/03     03/15/12
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $19.0000                                                                       (2)          05/23/10
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $37.1500                                                                       (3)          04/12/11
(right to buy)

<CAPTION>
Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Year
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<S>                            <C>       <C>                            <C>           <C>         <C>           <C> <C>

Non-Qualified Stock Option     08/01/02  Common Stock                   5,000                     5,000         D   Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option               Common Stock                   40,000                    40,000        D   Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option     03/15/02  Common Stock                   2,000                     2,000         D   Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option               Common Stock                   20,000                    20,000        D   Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option               Common Stock                   20,000                    20,000        D   Direct
(right to buy)

<FN>
Explanation of Responses:

-
(1)
1/4th vest on 10/30/02, 1/4th vest each year thereafter.

(2)
1/4th vest on 5/23/01, 1/4th vest each year thereafter.

(3)
1/4th vest on 4/12/02, 1/4th vest each year thereafter.


</FN>
</TABLE>
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON


/S/ Darrel Slack
_____________________________________
Darrel Slack, Attorney-in-fact for Irwin Federman
DATE 02/11/03

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