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)     August 24, 2004
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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 240.13e-4(c))



Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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            On August 24, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release
            announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter
            ended July 25, 2004. 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 August 24, 2004, 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 August
                                    24, 2004. (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: August 24, 2004                     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 August 24, 2004