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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2005

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE	000-23193	94-2586591
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6290 Sequence Drive, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(858) 450-9333

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 3, 2005, we entered into a Separation and Release of Claims Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Ramakrishna Sudireddy, our former Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Sudireddy’s employment terminated on March 31, 2005. The Separation Agreement provides that we will pay Mr. Sudireddy $202,000, less applicable withholdings and deductions, and continue to provide him with medical benefits until June 30, 2005. The Separation Agreement also contains Mr. Sudireddy’s release of claims, including employment-related claims. Mr. Sudireddy has seven days from his execution of the Separation Agreement to revoke the agreement.

The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Separation and Release of Claims Agreement by and between Ramakrishna Sudireddy and Applied Micro Circuits Corporation

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION
Date: May 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Jeffrey A. Blazevich
		Jeffrey A. Blazevich
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

99.1 Separation and Release of Claims Agreement by and between Ramakrishna Sudireddy and Applied Micro Circuits Corporation

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