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) March 6, 2006

                               Semtech Corporation

             (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

On March 6, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial
results for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 that ended January 29, 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
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

On March 6, 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.

     (c)  Exhibits

          Exhibit 99.1   Press Release of the Registrant dated March 6, 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

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: March 6, 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

          99.1                Press Release of the Registrant dated
                              March 6, 2006