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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: October 27, 2005


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


         Colorado                    0-19027                      84-1057605
State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                   (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)             File Number)                 Identification #)

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

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

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
     (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))








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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD

(c)   Exhibits

      Exhibit
      Number         Description
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       99.1          Press release of the Company dated October 26, 2005, titled
                     "Simtek Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results"

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

On October 26, 2005, the Company issued a press release updating investors for
2005 third quarter financial results. A copy of the press release is included
herewith as Exhibit 99.1.



     LIMITATION ON INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. In accordance with General
Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 9 shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.

     CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. Except for historical
information contained in the press release attached as an exhibit hereto, the
press release contains forward-looking statements which involve certain risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary
note in the press release regarding these forward-looking statements. This
information has been, or in the future may be, included in reliance on the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.











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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
                                          and Vice President

October 27, 2005




























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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number        Description
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 99.1         Press release of the Company, dated October 26, 2005, announcing
              its Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results.































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