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                                  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: January 11, 2007


                               Simtek Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                    0-19027                   84-1057605
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)             Identification No.)



      4250 Buckingham Dr. #100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



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



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Item 8.01:  Other Events

     On January 11, 2007 Simtek Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing to investors that it filed ten new patent applications with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the press release is
included herewith as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01:  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)  Exhibits

         Exhibit Number    Description
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              99.1         Press release of the Company dated January 11, 2007,
                           titled "Simtek Corporation Files 10 New Patents"































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                                    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.


                                      SIMTEK CORPORATION


                                      By: /s/Brian Alleman
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                                          Brian Alleman, Chief Financial Officer


January 12, 2007
































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number      Description
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    99.1            Press release of the Company dated January 11, 2007, titled
                    "Simtek Corporation Files 10 New Patents".










































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