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): January 25, 2006

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.)

215 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, California	94089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(858) 450-9333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 25, 2006, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (“AMCC”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

AMCC reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP and additionally on a non-GAAP basis referred to as pro forma. These pro forma measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for, GAAP measures and may not be consistent with the presentation used by other companies. AMCC uses the pro forma financial measures to evaluate and manage its operations. AMCC is providing this information to investors to allow for the performance of additional financial analysis and because it is consistent with the financial models and estimates published by analysts who follow AMCC.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
99.1	Press release dated January 25, 2006.

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: January 25, 2006	By:	/s/ Robert G. Gargus
		Robert G. Gargus
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated January 25, 2006.

1.