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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
  
  
                                    FORM  8 - K
  
  
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(b) of
                            THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
  
  
  
         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) DECEMBER 8, 1997
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                             TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
                                      Delaware
                                      --------
                   (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
  
  
  
       0-26312                                    94-3186995
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       (Commission                                (IRS Employer
       File Number)                               Identification Number)
  
  
  
       1300 Terra Bella Avenue
       Mountain View, California                  94039-7267
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       (Address of principal executive offices)   Zip Code
  
  
           Registrants telephone number, including area code (415) 968-9252
                                                             --------------
  
                                        N.A.
                                        ----
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  ITEM 8    CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
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  On December 8, 1997, the Company's board of directors approved a change in the
  Company's fiscal year end from the last Friday of December to the Friday closest
  to December 31 of each year. The change will be effective for calendar year 1997
  starting with the period beginning December 28, 1996. The Company's Annual
  Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1997 (the transition period) will be filed
  in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements.
  
                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                 TelCom Semiconductor, Inc.
  
  Dated : December 16, 1997      By:  /s/ R. MICHAEL O' MALLEY
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                                 R. Michael O' Malley
                                 Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
                                 and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
                                 Financial Officer)
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                    FORM  8 - K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(b) of
                            THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
  
         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) DECEMBER 8, 1997
                                                          ----------------
  
                             TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Delaware
                                      --------
                   (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
  
       0-26312                                    94-3186995
       -------                                    ----------
       (Commission                                (IRS Employer
       File Number)                               Identification Number)
  
       1300 Terra Bella Avenue
       Mountain View, California                  94039-7267
       -------------------------                  ----------
       (Address of principal executive offices)   Zip Code
  
           Registrants telephone number, including area code (415) 968-9252
                                                             --------------
  
                                        N.A.
                                        ----
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 8    CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
  ------    ---------------------
  
  On December 8, 1997, the Company's board of directors approved a change in the
  Company's fiscal year end from the last Friday of December to the Friday closest
  to December 31 of each year. The change will be effective for calendar year 1997
  starting with the period beginning December 28, 1996. The Company's Annual
  Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 1997 (the transition period) will be filed
  in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements.
  
                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                 TelCom Semiconductor, Inc.
  
  Dated : December 16, 1997      By:  /s/ R. MICHAEL O' MALLEY
                                      ------------------------
  
                                 R. Michael O' Malley
                                 Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
                                 and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
                                 Financial Officer)