UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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)

November 14, 2011

SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-15930		94-2551470
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3788 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA		94303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(650) 798-1200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

On November 14, 2011, Southwall Technologies Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. A copy of such press release of the Registrant is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report On Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description:

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release, dated November 14, 2011, issued by Southwall Technologies Inc.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated November 14, 2011	SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC.


	By:	/s/ Dennis F. Capovilla
		Dennis F. Capovilla
		Chief Executive Officer

SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC /DE/ 8-K