Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 2, 2006

 


Power Integrations, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

  000-23441   94-3065014

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5245 Hellyer Avenue

San Jose, California 95138-1002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 414-9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2006, Power Integrations, Inc. issued a press release announcing its 2006 third quarter preliminary financial results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this current report and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in this current report and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by Power Integrations, Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated November 2, 2006, announcing Power Integrations’ 2006 Preliminary Third Quarter Financial Results.

 


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.

 

Power Integrations, Inc.

By:

  /s/ Balu Balakrishnan
   
  Name:   Balu Balakrishnan
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 2, 2006


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated November 2, 2006, announcing Power Integrations’ 2006 Preliminary Third Quarter Financial Results.