FORM 3     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION     OMB APPROVAL
     WASHINGTON,  D.C.  20549            OMB  NUMBER    3235-0104
           EXPIRES:    SEPTEMBER  30,  1998
     INITIAL  STATEMENT  OF  BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES      ESTIMATED
AVERAGE  BURDEN
(Print  or  Type  Responses)                      HOURS  PER  RESPONSE    0.5
     Filed  pursuant  to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section  17(a)  of  the  Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f)  of  the  Investment  Company  Act  of  1940
1.    Name  and  Address of Reporting Person*     2.  Date of Event Re-quiring
Statement  (Month/Day/Year)       4.  Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol
          TRIKON  TECHNOLOGIES,  INC.
      DAWSON-SAMBERG  CAPITAL  MANAGEMENT,  INC.                        TRKN
  (Last)    (First)  (Middle)          5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to  Issuer          6.    If  Amendment,  Date  of  Original  (Month/Day/Year)
                             6/10/98     (Check all applicable)
     3.    IRS  or  Social  Se-curity  Number  of         Director 10% Owner
354  PEQUOT  AVENUE                      Officer  (give  X Other  (specify
(Street)         Reporting Person (Voluntary)        title below)  below)1    
7.    Individual  or  Joint/Group  Filing  (Check  Applicable  Lines)
                 X_  Form  Filed  by  One  Reporting  Person
SOUTHPORT,                                 CT                                
06490                     ___  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
   (City)  (State)  (Zip)     TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY
                                    OWNED
1.   Title of Security     2.  Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned     3. 
Ownership  Form:    Direct (D) or Indirect (I)    (Instr. 5)     4.  Nature of
Indirect  Beneficial  Ownership    (Instr.  5)
(Instr.  4)          (Instr.  4)

COMMON  STOCK  -  NO  PAR  VALUE              4,696,758 (1)     I      
INVESTMENT  ADVISER