Brian Halla Wireless Quotations

Led by robust analog and wireless sales, we had an outstanding quarter. Focus on execution drove our gross margins to 51 percent, up from 48 percent in the previous quarter.

Seven weeks ago at our Dec. 7 earnings announcement, we projected a falloff in the current quarter of 10 percent based on slowness in the wireless market, PCs and peripherals, and a broad-based distribution inventory correction.

We're in the analog business, and analog is what's driving all the displays, and audio, and battery life in wireless. Wireless is clearly our biggest segment, and we plan on this market doing exactly what it's been doing for the last three and a half years.