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Silicon Laboratories Revises Revenue Outlook for the Third Quarter

^{Published on 2010-09-08 13:06:20 - Market Wire}
 

AUSTIN, Texas--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) today announced a revision to third quarter financial guidance. The company currently anticipates revenue for the third quarter to be between $118 and $122 million. Third quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share are projected to be approximately $0.32 to $0.35, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, which excludes non-cash charges primarily for stock compensation, are now projected to be between $0.50 and $0.53.

"In July, we guided the third quarter to be softer than usual, and the bookings in August got measurably weaker, reducing turns and making it clear that the near-term environment is deteriorating"

The third quarter revenue outlook declined from the companya™s original expectation of $136 to $141 million due to broadening demand weakness primarily in customer premises equipment and consumer end markets. The slowing demand has particularly impacted the companya™s Access and Audio products. In Access, demand at customers serving the European market has been incrementally weaker, compounded by some declines in other geographies. Within consumer audio, several customers are readjusting their order patterns and inventories to fulfill less robust demand expectations, resulting in reduced turns.

aIn July, we guided the third quarter to be softer than usual, and the bookings in August got measurably weaker, reducing turns and making it clear that the near-term environment is deteriorating,a said Necip Sayiner, president and CEO of Silicon Laboratories. aDesign win activity continues to be strong particularly with the new products we are ramping, which is an indication to us that the short-term demand issues do not fundamentally change our long-term growth prospects.a

Silicon Labs will be presenting at the 2010 Citi Technology Conference today and will discuss the guidance revision in a webcasted session at 10:55 a.m. EDT. The webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the company website at [ www.silabs.com ].

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Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratoriesa™ diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with expertise in cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories, please visit [ www.silabs.com ].

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