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): April 18, 2006



                          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 April 18, 2006, Linear Technology  Corporation  issued a press release titled
"Linear  Technology  reports  increased  revenues  and  profits  over the  prior
quarter," 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 April 18,  2006,  titled
                         "Linear   Technology  reports  increased  revenues  and
                         profits over the prior quarter."



                                    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:  April 18, 2006                  By:  /s/ Paul Coghlan
                                            ------------------------
                                            Paul Coghlan
                                            Vice President, Finance and Chief
                                            Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


        Exhibit
        Number                     Description
        ------                     -----------
        99.1             Text of press  release  dated  April  18,  2006  titled
                         "Linear   Technology  reports  increased  revenues  and
                         profits over the prior quarter."