Filed pursuant to Rule No. 424(b)(3)
                                                          File Number 333-105740

                           PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 3

      (to Prospectus dated June 10, 2003, Prospectus Supplement No. 1 dated
       June 24, 2003, and Prospectus Supplement No. 2 dated June 27, 2003)

                                2,887,425 SHARES

                         AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

                                  COMMON STOCK

This Prospectus Supplement No. 3 supplements our prospectus dated June 10, 2003,
Prospectus Supplement No. 1 dated June 24, 2003, and Prospectus Supplement No. 2
dated  June 27,  2003.  The  prospectus  relates  to the resale of shares of our
common stock by the selling stockholders identified in the prospectus (including
their transferees,  pledgees, donees or other successors).  You should read this
Prospectus  Supplement  No. 3 in  conjunction  with the prospectus and the prior
prospectus supplements listed above.

AMENDMENTS TO SELLING STOCKHOLDER TABLE

         The information  relating to NGHK Holdings,  LLC and certain  footnotes
contained in the first table of selling stockholders listed in the prospectus is
hereby amended as follows:



                          COMMON       COMMON
                          STOCK        STOCK                      TOTAL COMMON      MAXIMUM
                        UNDERLYING   UNDERLYING                      STOCK         NUMBER OF
                         SERIES E      COMMON                     BENEFICIALLY       SHARES         SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                        PREFERRED      STOCK       OUTSTANDING    OWNED BEFORE      OFFERED           BENEFICIALLY OWNED
SELLING STOCKHOLDER       STOCK       WARRANT     COMMON STOCK      OFFERING         HEREBY             AFTER OFFERING
-------------------       -----       -------     ------------      --------         ------             --------------

                           (1)          (2)           (27)            (3)             (4)

         NAME             NUMBER       NUMBER        NUMBER          NUMBER          NUMBER          NUMBER          %
         ----             ------       ------        ------          ------          ------         -------         ---
                                                                                                  
NGHK Holdings, LLC          --           --          350,115        423,685         350,115 (18)    299,041         1.9%



(1)      Represents  shares of  common  stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of an
         aggregate  of 263,250  shares of Series E  Preferred  Stock  assuming a
         conversion price of $2.00 per share and assuming the shares are held to
         the December 31, 2006 end of their term. The holders of our outstanding
         shares of Series E Preferred Stock may convert these shares into shares
         of our common stock at a  conversion  price equal to the lower of $3.25
         or 90% of  volume-weighted  average  price of our common  stock for the
         five  trading  days prior to  conversion.  The  conversion  rate cannot
         however be lower than $3.25 before  September  30, 2003,  or lower than
         $2.00 after such date. The  conversion  value of the Series E Preferred
         Stock is the original  purchase price,  increased by $.60 per year from
         February 28, 2003. The actual number of shares of common stock issuable
         upon  conversion  of the Series E Preferred  Stock may be less than set
         forth in the chart depending on when conversion occurs.

(18)     Kwok Hung Ng is believed by us to have sole voting and investment power
         with respect to the  securities  held.  Includes  125,000 common shares
         issued to  selling  stockholder  upon the  exercise  of a common  stock
         warrant described in footnote (2) and 22,000




         common  shares  issued to the selling  stockholder  upon  exercise of a
         common stock warrant  described in footnote (5). Also includes  150,602
         common shares issued upon conversion of a convertible subordinated note
         with  a  principal  balance  of  $250,000.   The  selling   stockholder
         voluntarily  converted  75,000 shares of Series E Preferred  Stock into
         237,615  common shares on August 26, 2003,  and exercised  common stock
         warrants to purchase  112,500  common shares at $3.25 per share on June
         27, 2003.

(27)     Represents  shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of warrants
         to  purchase  common  shares and the  conversion  of Series E Preferred
         Stock into common shares (See Notes 1 and 2).

          The date of this prospectus supplement is September 4, 2003.