SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): July 24, 2008

HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		000-51448		04-2854672
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(978) 250-3343

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below).

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 24, 2008, Hittite Microwave Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1. Press Release, dated July 24, 2008, entitled “Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2008.”

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ William W. Boecke

		William W. Boecke Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 24, 2008

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release of Hittite Microwave Corporation, dated July 24, 2008.