UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of November 2015

Commission File Number 000-20860

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1 Hatamar Street, P.O.B. 527, Yokneam 20692, Israel

 (Address of principal executive office)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

On November 10, 2015, EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled “EZchip’s Counsel Responds to Raging Capital’s False and Misleading Allegations.” A copy of the press release is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this explanatory note shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference to Form 6-K.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.

By: /S/ Dror Israel

Name: Dror Israel

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 10, 2015

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated November 10, 2015, titled “EZchip’s Counsel Responds to Raging Capital’s False and Misleading Allegations.”

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