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): March 17, 1997

                                   SAWTEK INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                     Florida
                          (State or other jurisdiction
                                of incorporation)


                                     0-28276
                              (Commission File No.)


                                    59-1864440
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                             1818 South Highway 441
                              Apopka, Florida 32703
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (407) 886-8860








Item 5.           Other Events.

     On March 17, 1997, the shareholders of Sawtek Inc. (the "Company") voted to
amend the  Articles of  Incorporation  of the Company to increase  the number of
authorized  shares of Common Stock, par value $.0005 per share,  from 40,000,000
shares  to  120,000,000  shares.  This  amendment  was  adopted  pursuant  to  a
recommendation  by the Board of Directors to the shareholders of the Corporation
and approved by the required  majority of the shareholders on March 17, 1997, at
a  special  meeting  of the  shareholders.  


Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  (99)     Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of
                           Sawtek Inc. as adopted March 17, 1997


                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                   SAWTEK INC.



                                   By:  /s/ Raymond A. Link
                                        Vice President Finance and
                                        Chief Financial Officer



March 24, 1997