SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 30, 2002
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                        MULTILINK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)




          California                      000-31851              95-4522566
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(State or Other Jurisdiction             (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)        File Number)        Identification No.)



300 Atrium Drive, 2nd Floor, Somerset, New Jersey                    08873
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 537-3700
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)



Item 7.    Exhibits.

           (a)      Not Applicable.

           (b)      Not Applicable.

           (c)      Exhibits.

                    Exhibit 99.1
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                    Press Release dated April 30, 2002 of the Registrant.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On April 30, 2002, Multilink Technology Corporation issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

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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.

                                MULTILINK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


Date:  April 30, 2002           By:   /s/  Richard N. Nottenburg
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                                   Name:   Richard N. Nottenburg
                                   Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number    Description
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     99.1         Press Release dated April 30, 2002, of the Registrant.