UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of ~~January~~February 2016

Commission File Number 000-20860

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1 Hatamar Street, P.O.B. 527, Yokneam 20692, Israel

(Address of principal executive office)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

~~Item~~The completion of the merger (the “Merger”) of EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (the “Company”) with and into Mondial Europe Sub Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (“Mellanox”), pursuant to the Agreement of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2015, by and among the Company, Mellanox, and Mondial Europe Sub Ltd., as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement of Merger, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), is scheduled to occur on February 23, 2016.

~~Results~~The Company has notified the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (the “TASE”) of ~~Extraordinary~~the ~~General~~anticipated ~~Meeting~~completion date of the Merger, and the trading of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ and the TASE is scheduled to be suspended on February 23, 2016.

On January 19, 2016, EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (the “Company”) held an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) at the Company’s principal executive offices at 1 Hatamar Street, Yokneam 2069206, Israel. At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the following resolution:

RESOLVED, (a) to approve (i) the Agreement of Merger dated as of September 30, 2015 by and among the Company, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., an Israeli company (“Parent”), and Mondial Europe Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement of Merger, dated as of November 17, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”); (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, following which Merger Sub will cease to exist as a separate legal entity and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”); (iii) the payment of consideration of US$25.50 in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes, for each ordinary share, par value NIS 0.02 per share, of the Company held by the Company’s shareholders as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger; and (vi) all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Merger Proposal”), and (b) that the Merger Proposal is in the best interest of the Company.

Following are the final shareholder votes at the Meeting:

Proposal	Matter	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
1.	Merger Proposal	16,672,899	3,127,054	58,538

Additional information on the Meeting and the matter on the agenda at the Meeting can be found in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Meeting, dated December 21, 2015.

Item 2. Press Release

On January 19, 2016, the Company issued a press release titled “EZchip Shareholders Approve Merger Proposal with Mellanox” A copy of the press release is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this explanatory note shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference to Form 6-K.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. By: /S/ Dror Israel Name: Dror Israel Title: Chief Financial Officer

ByDate: ~~/S/~~February ~~Dror~~17, ~~Israel~~2016

Name: Dror Israel

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 19, 2016

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated January 19, 2016, titled “EZchip Shareholders Approve Merger Proposal with Mellanox”.

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