UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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 27, 2004

                        PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   California
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        0-27026                                          77-0254621
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

               3345 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (408) 435-0800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.

Exhibit
Number                 Description
- ------                 -----------

99.1                   Press Release issued by Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
                       dated July 27, 2004.


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 27,  2004,  Pericom  Semiconductor  Corporation  issued a press  release
announcing  earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2004.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item
12 and 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
liability of that section.


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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.

                                               PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

                                               By: /s/ Michael D. Craighead
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Michael D. Craighead
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 27, 2004


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