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): July 20, 2004



                          LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                      0-14864                94-2778785
 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)



                             1630 McCarthy Boulevard
                           Milpitas, California 95035
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                          (408) 432-1900 (Registrant's
                     telephone number, including area code)





ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
        (c)      Exhibits.



    Exhibit
     Number                              Description
     ------                              -----------
     99.1      Text of press  release,  dated  July  20,  2004,  titled  "Linear
               Technology  reports  a strong  year  with  annual  and  quarterly
               increases in sales and profits."


ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.


On July 20, 2004,  Linear Technology  Corporation  issued a press release titled
"Linear Technology reports a strong year with annual and quarterly  increases in
sales and  profits,"  the text of which is  furnished  as  Exhibit  99.1 to this
report.






                                    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.


                                      LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)


Date:    July 20, 2004                By:      /s/ Paul Coghlan
       ----------------------            -----------------------------------
                                               Paul Coghlan
                                               Vice President, Finance and Chief
                                               Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit
     Number                              Description
     ------                              -----------
     99.1      Text of  press  release,  dated  July  20,  2004  titled  "Linear
               Technology  reports  a strong  year  with  annual  and  quarterly
               increases in sales and profits."