U.S. 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):       April 16, 2001


                      California Micro Devices Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


California                            0-15449                         94-2672609
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                    (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                   File Number)             Identification No.)


       215 Topaz Street, Milpitas,                        CA 95035-5430
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       (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (408)263-3214
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.           Selection of New Officer

                  On April 16, 2001,  California Micro Devices  Corporation (the
"Company"), announced Robert Dickinson as the Company's new President and CEO.




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.

Dated:  April 16, 2001                      CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORPORATION



                                            By:  /s/ SCOTT HOVER-SMOOT
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                                                 Scott Hover-Smoot
                                                 Secretary




Corporate Press Release

                                              For More Information Contact:
                                              Robert V. Dickinson, President/CEO
                                              408.934.3172

                                              John Trewin, VP, Finance
                                              408.934.3103
                                              johnt@calmicro.com


                California Micro Devices Announces CEO Transition

April 16,  2001,  Milpitas,  California  (Nasdaq NMS:  CAMD) - California  Micro
Devices  Corporation (CAMD) announced today that Robert Dickinson has joined the
company  as  President  and CEO and  member  of  Board of  Directors.  Dickinson
replaces  Jeffrey  Kalb who will  continue  with the  Company  as an  advisor on
technology  development  and other  matters on a  part-time  basis due to health
considerations, and will also continue as a member of the Board of Directors.

According to Wade Meyercord, Chairman of the CAMD Board, "We welcome Bob to CAMD
and  believe  that with his  leadership  the  company  can  build on its  strong
position in the market for  integrated  passive  devices and  capitalize  on the
substantial opportunities for growth available to it. We also want to thank Jeff
for  everything  he has  accomplished  at CAMD  over the past six  years and are
extremely  pleased  that  he  will be  able  to  continue  to make an  important
contribution on an on-going basis."

Dickinson comes to CAMD with a strong record of  accomplishment  in the computer
and semiconductor industries. He has spent the past eight years at Cirrus Logic,
Inc., most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Optical Storage
Division,  as well as, several other senior executive roles including  President
of the Cirrus Logic subsidiary in Japan. Prior to Cirrus Logic, he held a number
of senior positions at Western Digital Corporation  following its acquisition of
Verticom,  Inc., where he served as President and CEO.  Dickinson has an AB from
UC Berkeley and an MS from the University of Washington, both in physics. He was
also a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Dickinson  commented  that "I see a  tremendously  exciting  opportunity at CAMD
whose unique ability to combine  passive and active  semiconductor  devices will
help to enable  innovative new products that push performance and portability to
new levels.  Jeff has done an admirable job of bringing CAMD to this point and I
am delighted to have the chance to build on the foundation that he has created."

Mr. Kalb indicated that "I look forward to a continuing, productive relationship
with the  Company.  I'll be doing  what I  perhaps  do best,  anticipate  market
requirements and conceive technical solutions to some of them. I can do that and
still achieve my goal of having a less demanding position."

Headquartered  in  Milpitas,  California,   California  Micro  Devices  designs,
manufactures  and  markets  integrated  thin  film,  silicon-based  termination,
filtering, and active electronic circuitry. Built in ISO 9000-registered quality
system environments,  California Micro Devices' products target the requirements
of computer,  networking,  and  communication-based  customers for smaller, high
density devices that operate at high frequencies  with superior  performance and
functionality.

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