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                       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): FEBRUARY 15, 2007

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

            Delaware                   000-51448               04-2854672
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  (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 February 15, 2007, Hittite Microwave Corporation issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. 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 February 15, 2007, entitled "Hittite Microwave
Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2006."

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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: February 15, 2007

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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   99.1         Press Release of Hittite Microwave Corporation, dated
                February 15, 2007.

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