SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                 --------------

                                   Form 10-QSB
           (Mark One)
                [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 29, 1997

                                       OR

                 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                               OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

             For the transition period from _________ to __________

                         Commission file number 0-11880

                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

                  California                           94-2234140
         (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

                 400 Hot Springs Road, Carson City, Nevada 89706
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                    Issuer's telephone number: (702) 883-0820

 Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                               Yes __X___ No _____

As of April 7,  1997,  the  issuer had  outstanding  2,941,424  shares of Common
Stock, no par value.


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                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                         QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-QSB
                      FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 29, 1997

                                      INDEX

                                                                          Page
                                                                         Number

Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1.  Financial Statements:

         Balance Sheet at March 29, 1997 (unaudited) and
         December 28, 1996  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .  .  .  3

         Statement of Income and Accumulated Deficit
         (unaudited) for the Quarters ended March 29, 1997
         and March 30, 1996     .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   4

         Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Quarters
         ended March 29, 1997 and March 30, 1996  ..  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   5

         Notes to Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)  . .  .  .  .  . 6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis or
         Plan of Operation . .    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7


Part II. OTHER INFORMATION:

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   12

Signatures .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13

Exhibit Index   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    14


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                         PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements.

                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                                  BALANCE SHEET

                                                           March 29, 1997                     December 28, 1996
                               Assets                       (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------
<S>                                               <C>                              <C>    
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $                 755,293        $                  1,426,716
  Trade accounts receivable - net of
       allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $50,000                                        1,506,619                           1,125,817
  Inventories                                                     1,659,170                           1,268,881
  Prepaid expenses and deposits                                      48,128                              42,503
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

     Total current assets                                         3,969,210                           3,863,917

Deferred income taxes                                               200,000                             200,000

Plant and equipment, at cost, less
  accumulated depreciation and amortization                         368,702                             370,362

                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

                                                  $               4,537,912        $                  4,434,279
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

                                                    
       Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $                 610,909        $                    268,462
  Accrued employee compensation and benefits                        100,491                             349,498
  Accrued warranty, commissions and other                           136,151                             169,376
  Customer deposits                                                 122,717                             172,080
  Current obligations under capital lease                            19,827                              33,990
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

     Total current liabilities                                      990,095                             993,406

 Long-term obligations under capital lease                           67,979                              67,979

Shareholders' equity:
   Common Stock, no par value: 7,500,000 shares
      authorized, 2,941,424 shares issued and
       outstanding (2,933,091 at 12/28/96)                        4,974,676                           4,962,677
  Accumulated deficit                                            (1,494,838)                         (1,589,783)
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

     Total shareholders' equity                                   3,479,838                           3,372,894
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

                                                  $               4,537,912        $                  4,434,279
                                                    -----------------------------    ---------------------------

<FN>
                                                    
                             See accompanying notes.
</FN>
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                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

                   STATEMENT OF INCOME AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
                                     

                     Quarters ended March 29, 1997 and March 30, 1996
                                    


                                             3/29/97              3/30/96
                                           (Unaudited)          (Unaudited)
                                         -----------------    -----------------
Net revenues                          $         1,586,794  $          2,037,179

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                                 1,144,273             1,392,711
  Engineering and development                     174,561               147,483
  Selling, general and
    administrative                                158,052               142,308
                                         -----------------     -----------------
    Total costs and expenses                    1,476,886             1,682,502
                                         -----------------     -----------------

Operating income                                  109,908               354,677

Interest income                                    12,012                   297
Interest expense                                    1,975                   701
                                         -----------------     -----------------
Income before provision
  for income taxes                                119,945               354,273
Provision for income taxes                         25,000                   -
                                         -----------------     -----------------

Net income                            $            94,945  $            354,273


Accumulated deficit:
    Beginning of quarter              $        (1,589,783) $         (3,516,428)
                                         -----------------     -----------------

    End of quarter                    $        (1,494,838) $         (3,162,155)
                                         -----------------     -----------------
Net income per share                  $               .03  $                .11
                                         -----------------     -----------------

                                        

Common and common equivalent
  shares used in per share calculations         3,088,501             3,090,005


                             See accompanying notes.

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                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 29, 1997 AND MARCH 30, 1996

                         Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                      

                                                                    3/29/97            3/30/96
                                                                  (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                           <C>               <C>  
Cash flows from operating activities:

   Net income                                                 $         94,945  $        354,273


   Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  income to net cash  
    provided  by (used  in) operating activities:
      

       Depreciation and amortization                                    29,884             9,444
       Accounts receivable, net                                       (380,802)         (113,231)
       Inventories                                                    (390,289)         (359,146)
       Prepaid expenses and deposits                                    (5,625)           (8,130)
       Other assets                                                       -                 -
       Accounts payable                                                342,447           336,990
       Accrued employee compensation and benefits                     (249,007)          (43,735)
       Customer deposits                                               (49,363)          (19,390)
       Accrued warranty, commissions and other                         (33,225)          (39,785)
                                                                ---------------   ---------------

      Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities             (641,035)          117,290

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Cash purchases of equipment                                          (28,224)          (96,773)
                                                                ---------------   ---------------
       Net cash used in investing activities                           (28,224)          (96,773)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Payment of capital lease obligations                                 (14,163)              -
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                               11,999            26,339
  Short-term borrowings                                                    -              50,000
                                                                ---------------   ---------------
     Net cash used in financing activities                              (2,164)           76,339

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                  (671,423)           96,856
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                     1,426,716            92,995
                                                                ---------------   ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                    $        755,293  $        189,851
                                                                ---------------   ---------------



<FN>

                            See accompanying notes.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                      NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 MARCH 29, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

     1. In the  opinion of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  financial
statements  include  all  adjustments   (consisting  of  only  normal  recurring
adjustments)  that are  necessary  in order  to make  the  financial  statements
contained herein not misleading.  These financial statements, notes and analyses
should be read in conjunction with the financial  statements for the fiscal year
ended December 28, 1996, and notes thereto, which are contained in the Company's
Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for such fiscal year.  The results for the quarter
ended March 29, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results that may be
expected for the entire year ending January 3, 1998.  The Company  operates on a
52/53 week fiscal year, which approximates the calendar year.

     2. The Company leases its Carson City facility pursuant to a ten-year lease
expiring in 2000. The aggregate  future  minimum rental  commitments as of March
29,1997 for this lease were:

                 1997              118,644
                 1998              164,760
                 1999              172,998
                 2000               88,608
                                  --------

                                $  544,010
                                  --------
 
     3.  Inventories  are  stated  at the  lower of cost  (determined  using the
first-in,  first-out method) or market. At March 29, 1997, inventories consisted
of:

          Raw Material          $  922,573
          Work-In-Process          708,332
          Finished Goods            28,265
                                  --------
                                $1,659,170
                                ----------
 
     4.  Plant  and  equipment  are  stated  at  cost  and   depreciated   on  a
straight-line  basis over the  estimated  useful life of the  assets,  generally
three to eight years.

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Item 2.                    Management's Discussion and Analysis
                               or Plan of Operation

     For the  purposes of the  following  discussion,  dollar  amounts have been
rounded to the  nearest  $1,000  and all  percentages  have been  rounded to the
nearest 1%.

     This  Quarterly  Report  on  Form10-QSB  contains  certain  forward-looking
statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of
various  factors,  including  the risk  factors set forth  below  under  "Future
Outlook" and  elsewhere in this  section.  The Company has attempted to identify
forward-looking  statements  by placing an asterisk  immediately  following  the
sentence or phrase containing the forward-looking statement(s).

Results of Operations

     Net  revenues  for the  quarter  ended  March  29,  1997  were  $1,587,000,
representing  a 22%  decrease  from net revenues of  $2,037,000  for the quarter
ended March 30, 1996.  This  decrease is the direct  result of a lower volume of
shipments to  Chesapeake  Sciences  Corporation,  ("Chesapeake"),  the Company's
largest  customer.  Chesapeake  accounted for 42% of net revenues in the quarter
ended March 29, 1997, as compared to 81% of net revenues in the first quarter of
1996.

     Cost of sales was $1,144,000 or 72% of net revenues,  for the quarter ended
March 29,  1997 as  compared  to  $1,393,000,  or 68% of net  revenues,  for the
quarter ended March 30, 1996. This increase, as a percentage of net revenues, is
attributable  to increased  direct labor cost  resulting from changes in product
mix (the larger  production lot sizes  associated with higher volume  Chesapeake
production  lots are more  efficient)  and the  spreading  of fixed costs over a
smaller revenue base.

     Engineering and development expenses were $175,000, or 11% of net revenues,
for the quarter  ended March 29,  1997,  as compared to  $147,000,  or 7% of net
revenues,  for the  quarter  ended March 30,  1996.  Increased  engineering  and
development  expenditures  are a direct result of higher  employee  compensation
costs attributable to increased engineering staff levels.
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     Selling,  general and administrative  expenses were $158,000, or 10% of net
revenues,  for the quarter ended March 29, 1997, as compared to $142,000,  or 7%
of net revenues, in the quarter ended March 30, 1996. This increase is primarily
the result of increases in recruiting,  auditing and data  processing  expenses,
partially offset by reduced  compensation costs resulting from temporarily lower
S, G & A staff level.

     As a result of the  above-mentioned  factors,  the Company had an operating
profit of $110,000  for the  quarter  ended  March 29,  1997,  as compared to an
operating profit of $355,000 for the quarter ended March 30, 1996.

     Net  interest  income was $10,000  for the quarter  ended March 29, 1997 as
compared to $0 for the quarter ended March 30, 1997. This increase is the result
of larger cash balances available for interest-bearing investment.

     Federal  income tax expense of $25,000 was  recognized in the quarter ended
March 29, 1997 as a result of the  alternative  minimum tax. There was no income
tax expense in the prior year's first  quarter.  The Company has  remaining  net
operating  loss  carryforwards  for federal  income tax purposes at December 28,
1996 of approximately $4.3 million. These carryforwards will expire between 2004
and 2008.

     The Company's  backlog of customer  orders was $5,937,000 at March 28, 1997
as compared to  $6,610,000  at March 30, 1996,  and  $6,474,000  at December 28,
1996.  Approximately  $5,200,000  of the  total  backlog  at March  29,  1997 is
currently  scheduled  for shipment  during  1997.*  Because  customers may place
orders  for  delivery  at  various  times  throughout  the year,  and due to the
possibility of customer changes in delivery schedules or cancellation of orders,
the Company's  backlog as of any particular date may not be indicative of actual
future sales.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The  Company's  cash  position  decreased to $755,000 at March 29, 1997, as
compared to $1,427,000  at December 28, 1996.  This decrease is primarily due to
the combined result of increases in accounts  receivable and inventories  during
the quarter.

     Accounts  receivable  were  $1,507,000  at March 29,  1997,  as compared to
$1,126,000  at December 28, 1996.  This  increase is primarily  attributable  to
increased sales volume in the last month of the current quarter.

     Inventories were $1,659,000 at March 29, 1997, as compared to $1,269,000 at
December 28, 1997.  During the quarter  ended March 29, 1997,  inventory  levels
increased as a result of revisions to delivery schedules for Chesapeake Sciences
Corp. that delayed delivery of product until later in the current year,  causing
a build up of raw materials that had already been procured based on the original
delivery schedule.

     Prepaid expenses and deposits were $48,000 at March 29, 1997 as compared to
$43,000 at December 28, 1996.  This increase  reflects  normal ongoing  business
transactions.

     Accounts  payable were  $611,000 at March 29, 1997, as compared to $268,000
at December 28, 1996. Increased raw material purchases are primarily responsible
for this increase.

     Accrued  employee  compensation and benefits was $100,000 at March 29, 1997
as compared to $349,000 at December 28, 1996.  This  reduction is primarily  the
result of payment, during the first quarter, of the 1996 accrued employee profit
sharing.

     Accrued  warranty,  commissions  and other  expenses were $136,000 at March
29,1997 as compared to $169,000 at December 28, 1996.  This reduction is the net
effect of normal ongoing accruals combined with the payment of sales commissions
and audit fees that had been accrued during 1996.
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     Customer deposits were reduced to $123,000 at March 29, 1997 as compared to
$172,000  at December  28, 1996 as a result of delivery of pre-paid  products to
customers.

     At March 29, 1997, the Company had long-term  lease  obligations of $68,000
outstanding on its Continuing  Master  Equipment Lease Agreement with SierraWest
Bank.  This  lease  agreement,  entered  into in  December  1996 bears an annual
interest rate of 10.75% and has a term of three years.  This lease is secured by
the related equipment.

     The Company also has a line of credit for $100,000  with  SierraWest  Bank,
which expires in December, 1997 and bears interest at the prime rate plus 2%. At
March 29, 1997, the Company was in compliance  with all of the covenants of this
loan agreement and no amounts were outstanding.

Future Outlook

     As a result of reduced  deliveries to Chesapeake  Sciences Corp.,  revenues
and  earnings  for the quarter  ended March 29, 1997 were below prior year first
quarter levels.  Shipments to Chesapeake  accounted for 42% of total revenues in
the current  quarter as compared  to 81% of revenues in the prior  year's  first
quarter.  The Company  currently  anticipates that deliveries of Chesapeake data
acquisition  products  will  increase  in the third and fourth  quarters  of the
current  year.*  However,  there  can be no  assurance  that  further  delays in
delivery  schedules  will not  occur.  The  Company  believes  that  results  of
operations and its existing line of credit will provide  sufficient cash to meet
operating needs over the next twelve months.*

     The Company's  backlog of unfilled  customer orders was $5,937,000 at March
29, 1997, of which approximately  $5,200,000 is currently scheduled for delivery
in the current year.  However,  since customers may place orders for delivery at
various  times  throughout  the year,  and due to the  possibility  of  customer
changes in delivery  schedules or cancellation of orders,  the Company's backlog
at any particular date may not be a reliable indicator of actual future sales.

     There are certain  risk factors  that could  materially  affect the overall
results of the current fiscal year.  Approximately  48% of the Company's backlog
is concentrated in one single customer (Chesapeake). Any cancellation or further

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re-scheduling  of orders by, or disruption in  operations at  Chesapeake,  would
have a major adverse impact on the Company's future operating results. While the
Company, at this time, has no indications of any such  circumstances,  delays in
delivery or  cancellations  by Chesapeake  remain the largest single risk to the
Company's future operating results.*

         In an attempt to reduce the  volatility  in revenue and  earnings  that
results  from  continuing  reliance  on  one  large  customer,  the  Company  is
concentrating  its effort to expand its customer  base and attract new business.
During the past quarter,  we have expanded our sales coverage  domestically with
the addition of an experienced  representative  organization in the northeastern
United  States.  The  Company's  level of new  customer  inquiries  and  quoting
activity remains strong.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a)      Exhibits.

                  27.1 Financial Data Schedule.

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

                  No Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the 
                  quarter ended March 29, 1997.
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                                   SIGNATURES



     In accordance  with the  requirements  of the Exchange Act, the  Registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.


                                  HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                                         (Registrant)



Date:  April 28, 1997               By:  /s/ Charles S. Byrne
                                         --------------------
                                         Charles S. Byrne,
                                         President,  Chief
                                         Executive Officer and
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Principal Financial and
                                          Accounting Officer)
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                            HYTEK MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


                         Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
                      for the Quarter ended March 29, 1997


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit Description


27.1                                Financial Data Schedule.