SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 26, 2007

                          HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                    000-51448                 04-2854672
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification Number)

                 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (978) 250-3343
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On  April  26,  2007,  Hittite  Microwave  Corporation  issued  a press  release
announcing its financial  results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The full
text of the press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and
is incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General  Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1,  shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or otherwise  subject to the  liability of that
section,  and shall  not be  incorporated  by  reference  into any  registration
statement or other  document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the  Exchange  Act,  except  as  shall be  expressly  set  forth by  specific
reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1.  Press  Release,   dated  April  26,  2007,  entitled  "Hittite  Microwave
Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2007."


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION


                                        By:     /s/ William W. Boecke
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                                            William W. Boecke
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 26, 2007


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                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.    Description
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   99.1        Press Release of Hittite  Microwave  Corporation, dated April 26,
               2007.


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