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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): July 7, 2006
ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
000-22594
(Commission File Number)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  77-0057842
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2575 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054-2914
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 855-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On July 7, 2006, Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (Alliance) entered into a settlement agreement with Prabhakara Balla and Trit Tek Research Ltd. (collectively, the Plaintiffs) that resolved the Plaintiffs’ lawsuit against Alliance. In 1985, the Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against a number of defendants, including Alliance, alleging without specificity intellectual property infringement. Alliance agreed to pay the Plaintiffs $3.5 million in exchange for full settlement of all proceedings and a mutual general release of all related claims. The parties agreed to deliver such further documents as may be needed to effectuate the settlement, including a dismissal of the suit with prejudice (or the Canadian equivalent of a consent dismissal).
     A copy of a press release dated July 13, 2006, describing the settlement, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
    
99.1
  Press Release dated July 13, 2006.

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SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 		  
Date: July 13, 2006  By:   /s/ Melvin L. Keating    
    Melvin L. Keating   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
    
99.1
  Press Release dated July 13, 2006.

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