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): October 18, 2005



                          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 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On October 18, 2005, Linear Technology Corporation issued a press release titled
"Linear Technology reports increased sales and pro forma profit over the similar
quarter in the prior  year," the text of which is  furnished  as Exhibit 99.1 to
this report.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        (c)      Exhibits.



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

         99.1         Text of press  release,  dated  October 18,  2005,  titled
                      "Linear  Technology  reports increased sales and pro forma
                      profit over the similar quarter in the prior year."


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                                    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:  October 18, 2005                          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  October  18,  2005  titled
                      "Linear  Technology  reports increased sales and pro forma
                      profit over the similar quarter in the prior year."



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