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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEE FRANCIS F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYNAPTICS INC [SYNA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3120 SCOTT BLVD., STE. 130 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/28/2008 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/28/2008   M   15,000 A $ 0.67 168,336 (1) D   Common Stock               104,853 (1) I By Trust (2) Common Stock               129,427 (1) I By Trust (3) Common Stock               129,427 (1) I By Trust (4) Common Stock               6,000 (1) I As Custodian (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 0.67 (6)

10/28/2008

M

15,000 (6)

(7)

12/22/2008

Common Stock

15,000 (6)

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEE FRANCIS F 3120 SCOTT BLVD., STE. 130 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Francis F. Lee		10/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	This total reflects the 3-for-2 stock split effected as a stock dividend to each stockholder of record on August 15, 2008 and paid on August 29, 2008.
(2)	The shares are held by Francis F. Lee and Evelyn C. Lee as Co-Trustees of the Lee 1999 Living Trust dated March 16, 1999.
(3)	The shares are held by Francis F. Lee, Trustee of the Francis Lee 2002 Irrevocable Trust.
(4)	The shares are held by Evelyn C. Lee, the reporting person's spouse, Trustee of the Evelyn Lee 2002 Irrevocable Trust.
(5)	The shares are held by the reporting person as custodian for his child.
(6)	This option was previously reported as covering 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 stock split effected as a stock dividend to each stockholder of record on August 15, 2008 and paid on August 29, 2008.
(7)	25% of the total number of shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on the twelve month anniversary of the December 22, 1998 vesting commencement date, and 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable each month thereafter.

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