SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


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


                         Date of Report: April 24, 2002


                               Semtech Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                1-6395            95-2119684
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)  File Number)

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

                                 (805) 498-2111
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Item 5.  Other Events.

The Registrant issued the press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, on April
24, 2002.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number             Description of Document

99.1                       Press Release of the Registrant dated April 24, 2002.


                                    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: April 24, 2002                      SEMTECH CORPORATON



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



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number             Description of Document

99.1                       Press Release of the Registrant dated April 24, 2002.