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 1, 2005
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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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         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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         Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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               On March 1, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release
               announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter
               ended January 30, 2005. 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
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               On March 1, 2005, 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 March
                                    1, 2005.  (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: March 1, 2005                    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 March 1, 2005