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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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 5, 2006


                               Simtek Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Colorado                    0-19027                    84-1057605
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                 (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)               Identification #)



              4250 Buckingham Dr. #100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)


                                 (719) 531-9444
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
     (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))








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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On April 5, 2006, Simtek Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release
titled, "Simtek Pre-Announces First Quarter 2006 Revenue", announcing that it
expects revenues for the first quarter 2006 to exceed the upper end of the range
of previously announced guidance. The full text of the press release issued in
connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The press release
contains forward-looking information regarding the Company and includes
cautionary statements about such forward-looking information.

     The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)   Exhibits.

           Exhibit Number    Description
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                 99.1        Press  Release, dated April 5, 2006, titled "Simtek
                             Pre-Announces First Quarter 2006 Revenue".






















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                                    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.


                                      SIMTEK CORPORATION


                                      By: /S/ BRIAN ALLEMAN
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                                          Brian Alleman, Chief Financial Officer


April 10, 2006




























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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number        Description

     99.1             Press Release, dated April 5, 2006, titled  "Simtek
                      Pre-Announces First Quarter 2006 Revenue".

































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