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: March 30, 2006
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                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                       AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          DELAWARE                      1-9125                   11-2113382
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(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)               File Number)            Identification No.)


                  ONE NORDEN LANE, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (631) 622-4700
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 1.01  ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

     On March 30, 2006, American Technical Ceramics Corp. (the "Company") was
notified that General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital") approved the
renewal of an existing line of credit and increased the Company's borrowing
availability by $6,000,000. The line of credit is subject to a review by GE
Capital of the Company's finances in six months and will expire on March 24,
2007, subject to renewal for an additional 12 months upon a satisfactory review
by GE Capital of the Company's updated financial information.




                                   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.





                                        AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.
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                                                  (Registrant)







                                                  /S/ ANDREW R. PERZ
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Date: April 4, 2006                               Andrew R. Perz
                                                  Vice President, Finance
                                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)