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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060502211450
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001345063-06-000041
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060428
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060502

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000711065
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				942586591
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6290 SEQUENCE DR
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8584509333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GARGUS ROBERT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001181062

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23193
		FILM NUMBER:		06801323

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SILICON IMAGE
		STREET 2:		1060 E ARQUES AVE
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94085
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8584509333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121
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        <footnote id="F1">Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments from the grant date of April 28, 2006, but only becomes exercisable on Oct. 10, 2006, at which time all vested
installments become exercisable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">April 27, 2016</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Exercise Price is equal to 110% of the closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported on The National Nasdaq Market.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Claudia Baranowski, Atty. in Fact  For: Robert G. Gargus</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-05-02</signatureDate>
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