UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        May 30, 2006
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                               Semtech Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

          1-6395                                          95-2119684
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  (Commission File Number)                   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

            200 Flynn Road
         Camarillo, California                                  93012-8790
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

                                  805-498-2111
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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           On May 30, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its
           financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2006. A copy
           of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

           The information contained in this Item 2.02 (including the exhibit
           hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the
           purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
           amended, or otherwise subject to the amended, or otherwise subject to
           the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 2.02
           (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be incorporated by reference
           into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the
           Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set
           forth by specific reference to this Item 2.02 in such filing.


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
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           On May 30, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release containing
           forward looking statements, including with respect to its future
           performance and financial results. A copy of the press release is
           attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

           The information contained in this Item 7.01 including the exhibit
           hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the
           purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
           amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
           The information in this Item 7.01 (including the exhibit hereto)
           shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
           statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
           as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
           reference to this Item 7.01 in such filing


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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           (c)  Exhibits
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                Exhibit 99.1           Press Release of the Registrant dated May
                                       30, 2006. (This Exhibit 99.1 is being
                                       furnished and shall not be deemed "filed"
                                       as set forth in Items 2.02 and 7.01
                                       hereof.)

                The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being
                furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
                Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
                or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The
                information in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by
                reference into any registration statement or other document
                pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
                shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to Exhibit
                99.1 in such filing.




                                    SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 30, 2006                                   SEMTECH CORPORATION


                                                     By: /s/ David G. Franz, Jr.
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                                                         David G. Franz, Jr.
                                                         Chief Financial Officer




INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number             Description of Document
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99.1                       Press Release of the Registrant dated May 30, 2006