As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 1996
                                             Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           --------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           --------------------------

                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        California                                           95-3654013
 (State of Incorporation)                                 (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)

                           3625A S.W. Murray Boulevard
                             Beaverton, Oregon 97005
                                 (503) 644-3535
   (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

                        ---------------------------------

                        1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                            (Full Title of the Plans)

                       ---------------------------------

                                Edward C.V. Winn
              Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration,
                           and Chief Financial Officer
                          TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
                           3625A S.W. Murray Boulevard
                             Beaverton, Oregon 97005
                                 (503) 644-3535
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                       ---------------------------------

                                    Copy to:

                             CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
                       WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                           Palo Alto, California 94304

                       ---------------------------------

================================================================================
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
=========================================================================================================================
                                            CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
=========================================================================================================================

<CAPTION>

                                                            Proposed                 Proposed
         Title of                                            Maximum                 Maximum
        Securities                   Amount                 Offering                Aggregate                Amount of
           to be                      to be                 Price Per                Offering              Registration
        Registered                 Registered               Share(1)                 Price(1)                   Fee
=========================================================================================================================
<S>                              <C>                          <C>                   <C>                      <C>  
Common Stock, no                
par value, to be issued
under the 1992                                              
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan                    150,000 shares              16.82                  2,523,000                $870.00
=========================================================================================================================
<FN>

(1)      Estimated  in  accordance  with Rule  457(c)  solely for the purpose of
         calculating  the  registration  fee on the basis of the  average of the
         high and low price  for the  Common  Stock as  reported  on the  Nasdaq
         National Market on July 24, 1996.
=========================================================================================================================

</FN>
</TABLE>
                                       -2-

<PAGE>
         The  contents  of the  Registrant's  Form  S-8  Registration  Statement
(Registration  No.  33-75464) dated February 18, 1994 is incorporated  herein by
reference.


             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits



   Exhibit                         
   Number                             Documents         
- -------------   ----------------------------------------------------------------
    4.1         1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
    5.1         Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered
    23.1        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
    23.2        Consent of Independence Auditors
    24.1        Power of Attorney (see page 5)


                                       -3-
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant,  TriQuint Semiconductor,  Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under  the laws of the State of  California,  certifies  that it has  reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the  requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beaverton,  State of
Oregon, on this 26th day of July, 1996.


                      TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.


                      By: /s/  EDWARD C.V. WINN
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                          Edward C.V. Winn
                          Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration,
                          and Chief Financial Officer

                                       -4-

<PAGE>

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints  Steven J. Sharp and Edward C.V.  Winn,
jointly  and  severally,  his or her  attorneys-in-fact,  each with the power of
substitution,  for him or her in any and all capacities,  to sign any amendments
to this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact,  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

<TABLE>

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

<CAPTION>
                  Signature                                        Title                                  Date        
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>                                                   <C> 
                                               President, Chief Executive Officer                    July 26, 1996
/s/ STEVEN J. SHARP                            and Chairman (Principal Executive
- ----------------------------------             Officer)
(Steven J. Sharp)                              

                                               
                                               Executive Vice President, Finance                     July 26, 1996 
/s/ EDWARD C.V. WINN                           and Administration, and Chief                                       
- ----------------------------------             Financial Officer (Principal Financial                              
(Edward C.V. Winn)                             and Accounting Officer)                              
                            
                                               
/s/ PAUL GARY                                  Director                                              July 26, 1996
- ----------------------------------
(Paul Gary)


/s/ CHARLES SCOTT GIBSON                       Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
(Charles Scott Gibson)


/s/ E. FLOYD KVAMME                            Director                                              July 26, 1996
- ----------------------------------
(E. Floyd Kvamme)


/s/ DR. WALDEN C. RHINES                       Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -------------------------------
(Dr. Walden C. Rhines)


/s/ EDWARD F. TUCK                             Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -------------------------------------
(Edward F. Tuck)

</TABLE>

                                      -5-
<PAGE>

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                       ----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       ----------------------------------


                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

                                  July 26, 1996



<PAGE>

<TABLE>


                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<CAPTION>

    Exhibit                                                                           Sequentially
    Number                          Description                                       Numbered Page
    -------                         -----------                                       -------------
      <C>              <C>                                                            
      4.1              1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended . . . . . . . 
      
      5.1              Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
                       registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
      
      23.1             Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1). . . . . . . .
      
      23.2             Consent of Independent Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      
      24.1             Power of Attorney (contained in page 5). . . . . . . . . . .
      
</TABLE>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 1996
                                             Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           --------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           --------------------------

                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        California                                           95-3654013
 (State of Incorporation)                                 (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)

                           3625A S.W. Murray Boulevard
                             Beaverton, Oregon 97005
                                 (503) 644-3535
   (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

                        ---------------------------------

                        1992 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                            (Full Title of the Plans)

                       ---------------------------------

                                Edward C.V. Winn
              Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration,
                           and Chief Financial Officer
                          TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
                           3625A S.W. Murray Boulevard
                             Beaverton, Oregon 97005
                                 (503) 644-3535
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                       ---------------------------------

                                    Copy to:

                             CHRIS F. FENNELL, ESQ.
                       WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                           Palo Alto, California 94304

                       ---------------------------------

================================================================================
=========================================================================================================================
                                            CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
=========================================================================================================================
Proposed                 Proposed
         Title of                                            Maximum                 Maximum
        Securities                   Amount                 Offering                Aggregate                Amount of
           to be                      to be                 Price Per                Offering              Registration
        Registered                 Registered               Share(1)                 Price(1)                   Fee
=========================================================================================================================
Common Stock, no                
par value, to be issued
under the 1992                                              
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan                    150,000 shares              16.82                  2,523,000                $870.00
=========================================================================================================================
(1)      Estimated  in  accordance  with Rule  457(c)  solely for the purpose of
         calculating  the  registration  fee on the basis of the  average of the
         high and low price  for the  Common  Stock as  reported  on the  Nasdaq
         National Market on July 24, 1996.
=========================================================================================================================
-2-
The  contents  of the  Registrant's  Form  S-8  Registration  Statement
(Registration  No.  33-75464) dated February 18, 1994 is incorporated  herein by
reference.

             PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits

   Exhibit                         
   Number                             Documents         
- -------------   ----------------------------------------------------------------
    4.1         1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
    5.1         Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered
    23.1        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
    23.2        Consent of Independence Auditors
    24.1        Power of Attorney (see page 5)

                                       -3-
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant,  TriQuint Semiconductor,  Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under  the laws of the State of  California,  certifies  that it has  reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the  requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beaverton,  State of
Oregon, on this 26th day of July, 1996.

                      TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

                      By: /s/  EDWARD C.V. WINN
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                          Edward C.V. Winn
                          Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration,
                          and Chief Financial Officer

                                       -4-
POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints  Steven J. Sharp and Edward C.V.  Winn,
jointly  and  severally,  his or her  attorneys-in-fact,  each with the power of
substitution,  for him or her in any and all capacities,  to sign any amendments
to this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact,  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                        Title                                  Date        
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
President, Chief Executive Officer                    July 26, 1996
/s/ STEVEN J. SHARP                            and Chairman (Principal Executive
- ----------------------------------             Officer)
(Steven J. Sharp)                              

                                               
                                               Executive Vice President, Finance                     July 26, 1996 
/s/ EDWARD C.V. WINN                           and Administration, and Chief                                       
- ----------------------------------             Financial Officer (Principal Financial                              
(Edward C.V. Winn)                             and Accounting Officer)                              
                            
                                               
/s/ PAUL GARY                                  Director                                              July 26, 1996
- ----------------------------------
(Paul Gary)

/s/ CHARLES SCOTT GIBSON                       Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -----------------------------
(Charles Scott Gibson)

/s/ E. FLOYD KVAMME                            Director                                              July 26, 1996
- ----------------------------------
(E. Floyd Kvamme)

/s/ DR. WALDEN C. RHINES                       Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -------------------------------
(Dr. Walden C. Rhines)

/s/ EDWARD F. TUCK                             Director                                              July 26, 1996
- -------------------------------------
(Edward F. Tuck)
-5-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       ----------------------------------

                                    EXHIBITS

                       ----------------------------------

                       Registration Statement on Form S-8

                          TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

                                  July 26, 1996
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit                                                                           Sequentially
    Number                          Description                                       Numbered Page
    -------                         -----------                                       -------------
4.1              1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended . . . . . . . 
      
      5.1              Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
                       registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
      
      23.1             Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1). . . . . . . .
      
      23.2             Consent of Independent Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      
      24.1             Power of Attorney (contained in page 5). . . . . . . . . . .