U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Peasenell, Dennis A.
   c/o Unitrode Corporation
   7 Continental Boulevard
   Merrimack,  NH  03054
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Unitrode Corporation
   (UTR)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   July, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
   (specify below)
   Executive Vice President- Operations
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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2100              |A  |$5.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2300              |A  |$5.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2300              |A  |$5.75      |50522              |D     |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |1    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |2    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |3    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |4    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2100       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2100   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/92  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2300       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2300   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/93  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2300       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2300   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/94  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Dennis A. Peasenell
DATE
July 30, 1996
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Peasenell, Dennis A.
   c/o Unitrode Corporation
   7 Continental Boulevard
   Merrimack,  NH  03054
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Unitrode Corporation
   (UTR)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   July, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
   (specify below)
   Executive Vice President- Operations
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|3750              |A  |$4.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2100              |A  |$5.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2300              |A  |$5.75      |                   |      |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |7/26/9|M   |V|2300              |A  |$5.75      |50522              |D     |                           |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |1    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |2    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |3    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$4.75   |7/26/|M   |V|3750       |D  |1/2/9|7/2/0|Common Stock|3750   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |4    |0    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2100       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2100   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/92  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2300       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2300   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/93  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$5.75   |7/26/|M   |V|2300       |D  |10/15|4/15/|Common Stock|2300   |       |0           |   |            |
(right to buy)        |        |96   |    | |           |   |/94  |01   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Dennis A. Peasenell
DATE
July 30, 1996