UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE)
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                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                    030137103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               JOSEPH A. COLANDREA
                            911 SOUTH OCEAN BOULEVARD
                            BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33431
                                 (407) 338 6949

                                 with copies to:

                                KATHLEEN M. KELLY
                        AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.
                                 ONE NORDEN LANE
                       HUNTINGTON STATION, NEW YORK 11746
                                 (631) 622-4710

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                Communications)

                               September 25, 2007
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             (Date of event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ]

NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* 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
DISCLOSURES PROVIDED IN A PRIOR COVER PAGE.

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 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. 030137103
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1   Name of Reporting Person                   Joseph A. Colandrea
    S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No.
    of Above Person
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2   Check the Appropriate Box if                     (a) [X]
    a Member of a Group                              (b) [ ]
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3   SEC Use Only
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4   Source of Funds                                  OO
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5   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
    is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)       [ ]
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6   Citizenship or Place of Organization             U.S.A.
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                         7  Sole Voting Power                       -0-
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Number of Shares         8  Shared Voting Power                     -0-
Beneficially Owned by   --------------------------------------------------------
Reporting Person With
                         9  Sole Dispositive Power                  -0-
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                        10  Shared Dispositive Power                -0-
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11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially
    Owned By Each Reporting Person                   0
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12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount
    in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares              [ ]
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13  Percent of Class Represented                     0%
    Amount in Row (11)
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14  Type of Reporting Person                         IN




                                 Amendment No. 3
                                       to
                            Statement on Schedule 13D
                                    under the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

      The undersigned hereby amends Items 4, 5 and 6 of the Schedule 13D filed
on October 18, 1985 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of American Technical Ceramics Corp. (the
"Company"). Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used herein shall have
the same meanings as those set forth in the previously filed Schedule 13D, as
amended.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.

        Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following to the end of the Item:

        On September 25, 2007, the Company completed its previously announced
merger pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement"), dated as of June 15, 2007, by and among the Company, AVX
Corporation ("AVX") and Admiral Byrd Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("AVX Merger Sub"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of AVX, whereby AVX Merger Sub was merged (the "Merger")
with and into the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the separate
corporate existence of AVX Merger Sub has ceased and the Company, as the
surviving corporation in the Merger, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of AVX.

        As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of the
Company has been converted into the right to receive $24.75 in cash, and each
outstanding option to purchase common stock of the Company has been converted
into the right to receive $24.75 in cash less the applicable exercise price with
respect to each share of common stock underlying such option.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

        (a)   The first paragraph of subparagraph (a) of Item 5 is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:

        As of September 25, 2007, as a result of the Merger, each share of
common stock that Mr. Colandrea may be deemed to beneficially own has been
converted into the right to receive $24.75 in cash. Accordingly, Mr. Colandrea
no longer beneficially owns any shares of the Company's common stock.

        (b)   Item 5 is hereby amended in its entirety by adding the following:

        The information contained in Item 5(a) is hereby incorporated herein by
this reference.

        (c)   The Chart in Subparagraph (c) of Item 5 is hereby supplemented to
include the following information:

       DATE         TYPE OF TRANSACTION       NUMBER OF SHARES   PRICE PER SHARE
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      9/25/07    Conversion of shares into         210,400           $24.75
                the right to receive merger
                 consideration pursuant to
                   the Merger Agreement




Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
        Securities of the Issuer.

        Item 6 is hereby amended in its entirety by adding the following:

        The information contained in Items 4 and 5 with respect to any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship described therein is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference.




                                    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.

     Dated: September 25, 2007                /s/ Joseph A. Colandrea
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                                              Joseph A. Colandrea