MICROSEMI CORP
SC 13G/A, 1995-02-10
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
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                            UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                
                                
                          SCHEDULE 13G
                                
                                
            UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934
                   (AMENDMENT NO.      3    )*
                                
                      Microsemi Corporation
                        (NAME OF ISSUER)
                                
                          Common Stock, $.20 par value
                 (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                                
                               595137100
                         (CUSIP NUMBER)
                                
                                
Check  the  following  box  if a fee  is  being  paid  with  this
statement  |__|.   (A  fee is not required  only  if  the  filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership  of  more than five percent of the class of  securities
described  in  Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The  remainder  of this cover page shall be  filled  out  for  a
reporting  person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The  information  required in the remainder of  this  cover  page
shall  not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section  18
of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject  to the liabilities of that section of the Act but  shall
be  subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see  the
Notes).









CUSIP NO. 595137100    13G       PAGE   2   OF   5 PAGES




1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
  S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
       Rockefeller & Co., Inc.
       I.R.S. Identification No.: 13-3006584

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
       Not applicable.          (a)       |_|
                           (b)  |_|

3 SEC USE ONLY


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       New York


                           5      SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF                  671,349

SHARES                6      SHARED VOTING POWER
                                0
BENEFICIALLY
                            7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
OWNED BY                   671,349

EACH REPORTING    8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                0
PERSON WITH

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       671,349

10      CHECK  BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN
SHARES*
                  Not applicable.

11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       8.9%

12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       IA

              *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                
Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:                                   Page 3 of
5

       Microsemi Corporation

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

       2830 South Fairview Street
       Santa Ana, California  92704

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

       Rockefeller & Co., Inc.

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:

       30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

       New York

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

       Common Stock, $.20 par value

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

        595137100

Item 3.          If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
            or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing
       is  a:

(a)         Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,

(b)         Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

(c)         Insurance  Company as defined in Section  3(a)(19)  of  the
            Act,

(d)         Investment  Company  registered  under  Section  8  of  the
            Investment Company Act,

(e)      X  Investment  Adviser  registered under Section  203  of  the
            Investment Advisers Act of 1940,

(f)         Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
            provisions of the Employee
        Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund;  see
            13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),

(g)         Parent  Holding  Company,  in  accordance  with  Rule  13d-
            1(b)(ii)(G),

(h)         Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
                                                    Page 4 of 5

Item 4.          Ownership

          As of December 31, 1994:

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

          671,349

     (b)  Percent of Class:

          8.9%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote 671,349,

           (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote   -0-
,

           (iii)       sole  power to dispose or  to  direct  the
disposition of 671,349,

          (iv) shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposi
               tion of   -0-  .


Item 5.          Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

       Not applicable.

Item 6.           Ownership  of  More than Five Percent  on  Behalf  of
       Another Person.

      Rockefeller & Co., Inc. ("R&Co.") is making this filing  on
behalf  of  three  limited  partnerships  for  which  it  is  the
investment  manager.  Each of these clients,  individually,  owns
less  than  5%  of these securities.  Each of these  clients  has
executed  an investment management agreement granting  R&Co.  the
right  to  exercise full discretion with respect to  all  matters
relating to the stock of the Issuer held by them (including  sole
voting and dispositive power).  Thus, while R&Co. is for purposes
of  this filing regarded as the beneficial owner of the shares of
the  Issuer held by each of these clients, each of these  clients
has  the  sole right to receive dividends from, and the  proceeds
from the sale of, the securities of the Issuer owned of record by
each of them.

Item 7.           Identification and Classification of  the  Subsidiary
       Which  Acquired  the Security Being Reported on  By  the  Parent
       Holding Company.

       Not Applicable.

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members  of  the
       Group.

       Not Applicable.
                                                    Page 5 of 5

Item 9.          Notice of Dissolution of Group.

       Not Applicable.

Item 10.    Certification.

   By  signing  below I certify that, to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief,  the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do  not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such  securities  and  were not acquired in connection  with  or  as  a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.


                            SIGNATURE
                                
                                
   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I  certify  that the information set forth in this statement  is  true,
complete and correct.

February  8, 1995
(Date)


\S\David A. Strawbridge
(Signature)


David A. Strawbridge/Vice President
 (Name/Title)




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