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): March 3, 2006

TRANSWITCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	0-25996	06-1236189
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Three Enterprise Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 929-8810

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 8.01 – Other Events

On March 3, 2006, TranSwitch Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the completion of its offering for shares of its common stock which resulted in the total sale of 13,766,667 shares, with proceeds to TranSwitch, after placement agency fees and expenses, of $18.9 million. The Company’s press release announcing the completion of its offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1     Press release dated March 3, 2006

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.

	TRANSWITCH CORPORATION
March 3, 2006	By:	/S/    PETER J. TALLIAN
		Name: Peter J. Tallian Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 3, 2006