Audience Announces Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year 2012 Financial Results

Audience, Inc. ( NASDAQ : ADNC ), the leader in advanced voice and audio processing for mobile devices, today announced its fourth quarter and calendar year 2012 financial results.

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $38.7 million, compared with $18.0 million for the same period in 2011. As reported under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), fourth quarter 2012 net income was $3.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share based on weighted average shares outstanding of 22.5 million. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 included a $1.2 million income tax benefit from the release of a valuation allowance against Audience's deferred tax asset.

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Hutchinson Technology Reports First Quarter Results

Program Ramps Continue to Partially Offset Market Weakness

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (HTCH) today reported a net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.27 per share, on net sales of $63.7 million for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 30, 2012. Results for the quarter included $1.0 million of severance costs and $1.0 million of non-cash interest expense. Excluding these items, the company's first quarter net loss was $4.5 million, or $0.19 per share.

In the preceding quarter, the company reported a net loss of $14.7 million, or $0.62 per share, on net sales of $63.6 million. Excluding certain items, the non-GAAP net loss in the preceding quarter was $13.0 million, or $0.54 per share. A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying financial statements.

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Lattice Semiconductor Reports Fourth Quarter 2012 Results

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation ( NASDAQ : LSCC )

Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $65.9 million, a decrease of 7.1% from $70.9 million in 3Q12 and a decrease of 6.1% from $70.2 million in 4Q11.
  • Gross margin of 54.2%, compared to 54.4% in 3Q12 and 57.7% in 4Q11.
  • Net loss of $0.06 per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of $0.02 per basic and diluted share in 3Q12 and net income of $0.34 per diluted share in 4Q11. 4Q12 financial results included a $0.4 million ($0.00 per basic and diluted share) income tax expense, $0.8 million of amortization expense from acquired intangibles and $5.4 million of restructuring related charges. 
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Cree Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013

Quarterly Revenue increased 14% year-over-year to a record $346 million Quarterly Net Income increased 69% year-over-year to $20.4 million

Cree, Inc. (CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced revenue of $346.3 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2013, ended December 30, 2012. This represents a 14% increase compared to revenue of $304.1 million reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and a 10% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. GAAP net income for the second quarter was $20.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, an increase of 69% year-over-year compared to GAAP net income of $12.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

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Diodes Incorporated to Acquire BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited

All-Cash Transaction Valued at $151 Million for BCD Semiconductor’s $137 Million in TTM Revenue and Approximately $39 Million of Cash Equivalents as of September 30, 2012

Diodes Incorporated (DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, and BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited ("BCD Semiconductor" or "BCD") (BCDS), a leading analog integrated device manufacturer incorporated in the Cayman Islands, today announced that Diodes has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire BCD.

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