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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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 1999
  
  
                                SYMMETRICOM, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
             California                  0-2287                  95-1906306
    (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)    File Number)          Identification No.)
  
  
    2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California                  95131-1017
     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-943-9403
  
  
                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  ITEM 2. ACQUISTION OR DISPOSITON OF ASSETS
  
  Agreement for Disposition of Linfinity Microelectronics Inc., a subsidiary of
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  Symmetricom, Inc.
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       On April 14, 1999, Symmetricom, Inc., a California corporation,
  ("Symmetricom" or "Registrant"), Linfinity Microelectronics Inc., a Delaware
  corporation which is a subsidiary of Symmetricom, ("Linfinity"), Microsemi
  Corporation, a Delaware corporation, ("Purchaser")and Micro-Linfinity
  Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
  Purchaser, ("Purchaser Sub") completed an agreement in which the Purchaser Sub
  was merged with and into Linfinity. Following the merger, the separate
  corporate existence of Purchaser Sub ceased and Linfinity continues as the
  surviving corporation.
  
       Symmetricom issued a news release concerning the Merger, which is
  attached as Exhibit 99.4 hereto.
  
       The aggregate purchase price payable for all the capital stock of
  Linfinity in the Merger is $24,125,001 (the "Purchase Price") of which
  $1,125,000 shall be held in escrow for a period of two years. The
  consideration to be paid to shareholders of Linfinity is $2.96 (the "Preferred
  Price Per Share") and $1.46 (the "Common Price Per Share"). The outstanding
  capital stock of Linfinity is comprised of 6,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock
  and 4,197,824 shares of Common Stock. There are stock options outstanding to
  purchase 121,449 and 109,000 shares of Linfinity's Common Stock at $0.50 and
  $0.80 per share, respectively. The holders of these options are entitled to
  receive in cash the difference between $1.46 and the option exercise price.
  
  ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired
  
       Not applicable.
  
  (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information
  
       Not applicable.
   
  (c)  Exhibits
  
       99.4  News release dated April 14, 1999, relating to the Merger in
  accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization By and Among Linfinity
  Microelectronics Inc., Symmetricom, Inc., Micro-Linfinity Acquisition
  Corporation, and Microsemi Corporation dated as of February 10, 1999.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                              SYMMETRICOM, INC.
                                              (Registrant)
  
  DATE:  April 29, 1999                       By: /s/ Thomas W. Steipp
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 Thomas W. Steipp
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer
                                                 (for Registrant and as  
                                                 Principal Financial and 
                                                 Accounting Officer)
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text: 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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 1999
  
                                SYMMETRICOM, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             California                  0-2287                  95-1906306
    (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)    File Number)          Identification No.)
  
    2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California                  95131-1017
     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-943-9403
  
                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 2. ACQUISTION OR DISPOSITON OF ASSETS
  
  Agreement for Disposition of Linfinity Microelectronics Inc., a subsidiary of
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Symmetricom, Inc.
  -----------------
  
       On April 14, 1999, Symmetricom, Inc., a California corporation,
  ("Symmetricom" or "Registrant"), Linfinity Microelectronics Inc., a Delaware
  corporation which is a subsidiary of Symmetricom, ("Linfinity"), Microsemi
  Corporation, a Delaware corporation, ("Purchaser")and Micro-Linfinity
  Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
  Purchaser, ("Purchaser Sub") completed an agreement in which the Purchaser Sub
  was merged with and into Linfinity. Following the merger, the separate
  corporate existence of Purchaser Sub ceased and Linfinity continues as the
  surviving corporation.
  
       Symmetricom issued a news release concerning the Merger, which is
  attached as Exhibit 99.4 hereto.
  
       The aggregate purchase price payable for all the capital stock of
  Linfinity in the Merger is $24,125,001 (the "Purchase Price") of which
  $1,125,000 shall be held in escrow for a period of two years. The
  consideration to be paid to shareholders of Linfinity is $2.96 (the "Preferred
  Price Per Share") and $1.46 (the "Common Price Per Share"). The outstanding
  capital stock of Linfinity is comprised of 6,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock
  and 4,197,824 shares of Common Stock. There are stock options outstanding to
  purchase 121,449 and 109,000 shares of Linfinity's Common Stock at $0.50 and
  $0.80 per share, respectively. The holders of these options are entitled to
  receive in cash the difference between $1.46 and the option exercise price.
  
  ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired
  
       Not applicable.
  
  (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information
  
       Not applicable.
   
  (c)  Exhibits
  
       99.4  News release dated April 14, 1999, relating to the Merger in
  accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization By and Among Linfinity
  Microelectronics Inc., Symmetricom, Inc., Micro-Linfinity Acquisition
  Corporation, and Microsemi Corporation dated as of February 10, 1999.
  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.
  
                                              SYMMETRICOM, INC.
                                              (Registrant)
  
  DATE:  April 29, 1999                       By: /s/ Thomas W. Steipp
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 Thomas W. Steipp
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer
                                                 (for Registrant and as  
                                                 Principal Financial and 
                                                 Accounting Officer)