SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


               Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
                           The Securities Act of 1934


          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 6, 2001





                               SIMTEK CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




   Colorado                          0-19027                    84-1057605
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(State or other                    (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction                       File Number)              Identification No.)
of incorporation)


                       4250 Buckingham Dr. #100
                      Colorado Springs, Colorado                80907
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                (Address of principal executive offices)       Zip Code


          Registrant's telephone, including area code: (719) 531-9444



                          1465 Kelly Johnson Boulevard
                        Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920
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          Former name or former address, if changed since last report



Item 5.  Other Information

         The following press release "Simtek Announces Financial Results for
2000" was released on March 29, 2001.

                           SIMTEK ANNOUNCES 57% GROWTH

                                FINANCIAL RESULTS
                                    FOR 2000

     COLORADO SPRINGS,  Colorado - March 29, 2001 -- Simtek Corporation (OTC BB:
SRAM),  provider of high  performance  nonvolatile  memory and logic  integrated
circuits,  announced  financial  results for the fourth  quarter and year ending
December 31, 2000.

     The company posted record annual revenue of $12,150,750  for 2000,  growing
57% over 1999 revenue of  $7,754,952.  Fourth  quarter  revenue was  $2,929,978,
compared to $2,311,593 from the same period in 1999.

     Proforma income from operations for the year (excluding non-cash charges of
$3,962,645  for  purchasing  WebGear  intellectual   property  and  $301,000  of
amortized  costs  related  to  investor  relations  services  performed  by  two
investment bank firms) was $884,819,  up from a loss of $149,470 in 1999. In the
fourth  quarter  non-cash  adjustments  were  made to the  WebGear  IP  contract
resulting  in a return of  500,000  shares to  Simtek's  treasury  at a value of
$421,900.  $257,000 of  non-cash  expense  was  recorded  in the fourth  quarter
against amortized investor relations activities.

     Demand for Simtek  products  remained  strong through 2000 with  increasing
orders  resulting in a backlog valued at $7.9M at year end, up from $1.4M a year
earlier.  Simtek's  book-to-bill  ratio  for 2000 was 1.54,  with new  customers
added. Limited wafer availability in the second half of 2000 restricted Simtek's
ability to satisfy a portion of its customer demand during this period.

     Simtek supports a wide range of customers on an international basis. 43% of
2000 sales were in North  America,  while 17% were in Europe and 40% were in the
far east. Approximately 15% of the sales outside of North America are shipped to
subcontractors  who are manufacturing  systems for companies based in the United
States.

     During 2000 Simtek made several  investments  designed to expand technology
and product  capabilities  into new markets and  applications.  Integrated Logic
Systems,  Inc.  and  Macrotech  Semiconductor  were  acquired  in May and  June,
respectively,   with  stock  exchange   agreements  using  pooling  of  interest
accounting  methods.  Legal and accounting fees associated with the transactions
were  expensed,  but there were no  charges to income as a direct  result of the
share  exchanges.   In  September  Simtek  acquired  intellectual  property  and
incomplete  research and development from WebGear,  Inc. in a stock  transaction
valued at approximately  $4M that will be used to develop products  intended for
the wireless  Bluetooth  market.  This expense was taken as a charge  during the
year.


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     "During  the second  half of 2000 our  customer  demand  continued  to grow
beyond the availability of processed silicon wafers, limiting our revenue growth
to 57% year over year," stated  Douglas  Mitchell,  Simtek's  president and CEO.
"Fortunately,  we have been able to maintain our customer relationships and have
built  substantial  backlog that we are starting to fill as more product becomes
available in the first  quarter of 2001. I believe that Simtek has used the past
year  to  build  infrastructure  with  the  addition  of  new  technologies  and
capabilities  ideally  suited  to grow our  business  over the next two to three
years in application  segments with great promise.  The  combination of our core
memory  business  with the new logic  and data  communications  businesses  will
strengthen  the company,  reduce risk and create  value as demand in  technology
continues to rise."

     Joseph Safina,  World Trade Partners' CEO and financial  advisor to Simtek,
said  "Simtek's  activities  during the past year have proven to be very timely,
building  the  infrastructure   required  to  establish  new  leaders  when  the
technology sector works its way through the current  downturn.  I'm very pleased
with the way the company has executed  towards its long term strategy and expect
strong performance over the next two years."



     FINANCIAL RESULTS
                                                        Three Months ended Dec 31                 Year ended Dec 31
                                                         2000               1999               2000               1999
                                                         ----               ----               ----               ----
                                                                                                   
Net Sales                                             2,929,978          2,311,593          12,150,750          7,754,952

Cost of Goods Sold                                    2,063,378          1,264,238           7,728,095          4,826,266

Gross Margin                                            866,600          1,047,355           4,422,655          2,928,686

Total Operating Expenses                                799,281            753,035           7,937,776          3,029,370

Income (loss) from Operations                            67,319            294,320          (3,515,121)          (100,684)

Other Income (Expense)                                   60,054             10,301             136,295            (48,786)

Net Income (loss) Before Tax                            127,373            304,621          (3,378,826)          (149,470)

Provision for Income Taxes                              (11,600)                 0                   0                  0

Net Income (Loss) After Tax                             138,973            304,621          (3,378,826)          (149,470)

Basic and diluted Earnings per Share                       0.00               0.01               (0.08)                 *

Dilutive Shares Outstanding                          48,151,702         33,173,966          43,165,436         33,173,966
* Less than $0.01 per share


Simtek  Corporation  delivers the world's  fastest  re-programmable  nonvolatile
semiconductor  memories  and the  industry's  most  cost-effective  FPGA to ASIC
conversions.  Information on Simtek  products can be obtained from its web page:
www.simtek.com;  email: info@simtek.com; by calling (719) 531-9444; or fax (719)
531-9481.  The company is  headquartered  in Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  with
international  sales and marketing  channels.  Simtek is listed under the symbol
SRAM on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This press release contains  forward-looking  statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements predicting the
availability  of new  products  during  2000  and  statements  by  Mr.  Mitchell
predicting  the  Company's  future  growth.  Such  statements  involve risks and
uncertainties,  and actual  results  could  differ  materially  from the results
anticipated  in such  forward-looking  statements  as a result  of a  number  of
factors,  including,  but not limited to, the risk of delays in the availability
of new products due to technological,  market or financial factors including the
availability of necessary working capital, or the other factors described in the
Company's  most recent Form 10-KSB and Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                    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 and hereunto duly authorized.

                                              SIMTEK CORPORATION


April 6, 2001                                By: /s/Douglas Mitchell
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                                                  DOUGLAS MITCHELL
                                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                                  President and Chief Financial
                                                  Officer (acting)



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