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
   MacDonald, S. Kelley
   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
   June, 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)
   Vice President- Corporate Communications
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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>
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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 |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |7    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |8    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |9    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/0|6/3/0| Common Stoc|1000   |       |4000 *      |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |0    |6    |k           |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |7    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |8    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |9    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/0|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |6000  *     |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |0    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
*  Separate lines in Column 6 are used to indicate various vesting dates; 
however, such dates relate to a single 
option grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ S. Kelley MacDonald
DATE
June 20, 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
   MacDonald, S. Kelley
   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
   June, 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)
   Vice President- Corporate Communications
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 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)|                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
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)|            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |7    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |8    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1000   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |9    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1000       |A  |6/3/0|6/3/0| Common Stoc|1000   |       |4000 *      |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |0    |6    |k           |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |7    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |8    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/9|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |            |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |9    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Employee Stock Option |$28.50  |6/3/9|A   |V|1500       |A  |6/3/0|6/3/0|Common Stock|1500   |       |6000  *     |D  |            |
(right to buy)        |        |6    |    | |           |   |0    |6    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses:
*  Separate lines in Column 6 are used to indicate various vesting dates; 
however, such dates relate to a single 
option grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ S. Kelley MacDonald
DATE
June 20, 1996