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)         April 20, 2006



                                 Ultratech, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                 0-22248                 94-3169580
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)          File Number)          Identification No.)

            3050 Zanker Road, San Jose, California             95134
           (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

  Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (408) 321-8835

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 20, 2006 Ultratech, Inc. ("the Registrant") issued a press release to
report its financial results for its first quarter ended April 1, 2006. The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in
its entirety by reference.

The information contained herein and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before
or after the date hereof, where such incorporation is provided for, and shall be
specifically incorporated by reference into our currently effective registration
statements on Form S-3 and Form S-8. Except as provided in the previous
sentence, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto,
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section or Sections 11 and 12(a) (2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.


Item 9.01    Exhibits

(c)        Exhibits.


Exhibit    Description

99.1       Press release announcing Ultratech's First Quarter 2006 Results.






                                   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.


                                       ULTRATECH, INC.
                                         (Registrant)


Date: April 20, 2006          By: /s/ BRUCE R. WRIGHT
                                  -------------------
                              Bruce R. Wright
                              Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
                              Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal
                              Financial and Accounting Officer)






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit    Description

99.1       Ultratech Announces First Quarter 2006 Results