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 25, 2007
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)
(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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On April 25, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (the “Company”) elected Donald Colvin as a member of the Board. The Board also named Mr. Colvin to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Company is not aware of any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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: April 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ CYNTHIA J. MORELAND | ||
Cynthia J. Moreland Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
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