UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q/A
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(Mark One)
  X      Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
- -----    Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 30, 1997

                                       OR

- -----    Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number:  000-28276

                                   SAWTEK INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Florida                              59-1864440
         (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

                             1818 South Highway 441
                              Apopka, Florida 32703
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Telephone Number (407) 886-8860
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days:

                  Yes     X                      No ______


         As of April 15, 1997, there were 20,362,566  shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock outstanding, par value $.0005.



                                   SAWTEK INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)


                                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                                            March 31,
                                                                      1997           1996
                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                            
Operating activities:                                   
Net income (loss)                                                   $ 9,245       $ (5,629)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                                       1,800            732
  Deferred income taxes                                               3,120             34
  Compensatory stock options                                            553              0
  ESOP allocation                                                       196         11,079
Loss on sale of fixed assets                                            269              0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
  (Increase) decrease in assets:
    Accounts receivable                                                 285            518
    Inventories                                                        (585)        (2,025)
    Other current assets                                               (187)          (390)
  Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                                     73          1,422
    Accrued liabilities                                                (221)          (635)
    Income taxes payable                                              1,787             16
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Net cash provided by operating activities                            16,335          5,122
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, net                       (8,436)       (15,254)
Reduction in industrial revenue bond assets                               0          2,606
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                                       54              0
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Net cash used in investing activities                                (8,382)       (12,648)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt                                              0          8,200
Principal payments on long-term debt                                   (636)        (3,128)
Net proceeds from sale of common stock                                  654            358
Purchase of common stock                                                  0           (191)
Redemption of preferred stock                                             0           (100)
Preferred stock dividends paid                                            0            (27)
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Net cash provided by financing activities                                18          5,112
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                      7,971         (2,414)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                     27,743          2,819
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $ 35,714        $   405
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Interest paid                                                       $   169        $   289
Income taxes paid                                                       765          2,660

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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