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): November 16, 2001

                                 ANADIGICS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

       Delaware                     0-25662                     22-2582106
   (State Or Other               (Commission                  (IRS Employer
   Jurisdiction Of                File Number)               Identification No.)
   Incorporation)

                 141 Mt. Bethel Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (908) 668-5000






Item 5.  Other Events.

          The Company  disseminated  the attached  press release on November 16,
2001, announcing its proposed $75 million Convertible Senior Note offering.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits

          99.1 Press Release of the Company dated November 16, 2001,  announcing
its proposed $75 million Convertible Senior Note offering.





                                    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.

                                              ANADIGICS, INC.



                                              By:      /s/ Thomas C. Shields
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Name:   Thomas C. Shields
                                              Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Date:  November 19, 2001






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press  Release of the Company  dated  November  16,  2001,  announcing  its
     proposed $75 million Convertible Senior Note offering.





                                  EXHIBIT 99.1





                                   FOR:      ANADIGICS, INC.
                                             141 Mt. Bethel Road
                                             Warren, NJ 07059

                                             908-668-5000

                              CONTACT:       Thomas Shields
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             908-412-5995

                                             Richard Hantke
                                             Director, Investor Relations
                                             908-791-6043

                        MEDIA CONTACT:       Tim Blanke
                                             Corporate Communications Mgr.
                                             908-668-5000

    ANADIGICS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED $75 MILLION CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTE OFFERING

WARREN, NJ--November 16, 2001--ANADIGICS,  Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) announced that it
intends  to offer,  subject  to market  and other  conditions,  $75  million  of
Convertible  Senior Notes due November 2006 in a Rule 144A offering to qualified
institutional  investors. The interest rate, conversion rate, and offering price
are to be determined by negotiation  between ANADIGICS and the initial purchaser
of the Notes.  ANADIGICS  expects to offer the  initial  purchaser  an option to
purchase an additional $25 million of such Notes to cover  over-allotments.  The
offering is expected to close by the end of November  2001. The net proceeds may
be used for working capital, strategic acquisitions, and other general corporate
purposes.

The Notes and the common stock  issuable  upon  conversion of the Notes have not
been  registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  or applicable
state  securities  laws,  and may not be offered  or sold in the United  States,
absent   registration   or  an  applicable   exemption  from  the   registration
requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and applicable  state
securities laws.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the  solicitation  of
an offer to buy  securities.  This press release is being issued pursuant to and
in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Except for historical  information contained herein, this press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks
detailed  from time to time in the Company's  reports filed with the  Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  including  the report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000.  Actual  results could differ  materially  from the Company's
forward-looking   statements.   Forward-looking   statements  can  generally  be
identified as such because the context of the statement  will include words such
as the Company "believes", "anticipates", "expects", or words of similar import.
Similarly,  statements  that  describe the Company's  future plans,  objectives,
estimates, or goals are forward-looking statements.