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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SEMTECH CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000088941
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [3674
]		IRS NUMBER:				952119684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131
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			FORM TYPE:		8-K
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			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06395
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		652 MITCHELL RD
				CITY:			NEWBURY PARK
				STATE:			CA
				ZIP:			91320
				BUSINESS PHONE:		8054982111
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					STREET 1:		652 MITCHELL ROAD
					STREET 2:		652 MITCHELL ROAD
					CITY:			NEWBURY PARK
					STATE:			CA
					ZIP:			91320
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                      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: August 31, 2000


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


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          652 Mitchell Road
       Newbury Park, California                                        91320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


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

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Item 5.  Other Events.
         ------------

            The Registrant issued the press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1
hereto, on August 22, 2000.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
         ---------------------------------

Exhibit Number    Description of Document
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99.1              Press Release of the Registrant dated August 22, 2000.

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                                   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: August 31, 2000                    SEMTECH CORPORATON



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

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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number    Description of Document
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99.1              Press Release of the Registrant dated August 22, 2000.

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                                                            Exhibit 99.1
                                                            ------------

[SEMTECH LOGO]

NEWS RELEASE

                   SEMTECH ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT

                                         1:15 p.m. PDT
                                         Tuesday, August 22, 2000

NEWBURY PARK, CALIFORNIA, August 22, 2000 - SEMTECH CORPORATION (Nasdaq NMS:
SMTC) a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for
communications, computers, and industrial systems, today announced a two-for-one
stock split.

   Semtech's Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split in the
form of a 100 percent stock dividend.  Shareholders of record on September 5,
2000, will be issued a certificate representing one additional share of common
stock for each share of common stock held on the record date.  The additional
shares will be mailed or delivered on or about September 25, 2000, by the
Company's transfer agent.  It is expected that the outstanding common stock will
begin to trade on a post-split basis on September 26, 2000.

   Separately,  Semtech today announced record net sales, gross margin and net
income for the second quarter ended July 30, 2000.  Second quarter net sales
were up 59 percent and net income was up 121 percent, year-over-year.  New
orders for the second quarter of fiscal year 2001 increased 16 percent over the
prior quarter.


About Semtech

   Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of power management, transient
protection, system management, high-performance, and advanced communications
semiconductor products for portable and high-speed communications applications.
Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol SMTC.

Investor Relations Contact
   John Baumann, Treasurer
   Telephone: 805-480-2010

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