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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2004

OR

For the Transition period from_______________ to ________________

Commission File No. 1-7819

Analog Devices, Inc.

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or 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 [  ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [X] NO [  ]

     As of January 31, 2004 there were 373,775,839 shares of Common Stock, $0.16 2/3 par value per share, outstanding.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(thousands, except per share amounts)

See accompanying notes.

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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(thousands)

     See accompanying notes.

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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(thousands, except share amounts)

See accompanying notes.

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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(thousands)

See accompanying notes.

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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004
(all tabular amounts in thousands except per share amounts and percentages)

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the information furnished in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflects all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to fairly state the results for these interim periods and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1, 2003 and related notes. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending October 30, 2004 or any future period.

The Company has a 52-53 week fiscal year that ends on the Saturday closest to the last day in October. Fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003 are 52-week fiscal years.

Note 2 – Stock-Based Compensation

As permitted by FAS 148 and FAS 123, the Company applies the accounting provisions of Accounting Principle Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, with regard to the measurement of compensation cost for options granted under the Company’s equity compensation plans, consisting of the 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Stock Option Plan, the Restated 1994 Director Option Plan, the Restated 1988 Stock Option Plan, the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Had expense been recognized using the fair value method described in FAS 123, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the Company would have reported the following results of operations:

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Note 3 – Comprehensive Income

Components of comprehensive income include net income and certain transactions that have generally been reported in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity and consisted of the following:

Accumulated other comprehensive income at January 31, 2004 consisted of net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities of $1.5 million, unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $4.4 million, minimum pension liability adjustments of $(2.5) million and foreign currency translation adjustments of $4.7 million. Accumulated other comprehensive income at February 1, 2003 consisted of net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities of $(1.7) million, unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $3.6 million, minimum pension liability adjustments of $(2.1) million and foreign currency translation adjustments of $2.0 million.

Note 4 – Short-term investments

Substantially all of the Company’s short-term investments have contractual maturities of twelve months or less at time of acquisition. Because of the short term to maturity, and hence relative price insensitivity to changes in market interest rates, amortized cost approximates fair value for all of these securities. No realized or unrealized gains or losses were recorded during the three months ended January 31, 2004. No realized gains or losses and $1.6 million of unrealized gains were recorded for the three months ended February 1, 2003.

Note 5 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Agreements

The Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to offset certain operational and balance sheet exposures from the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Such exposures result from the portion of the Company’s operations, assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Japanese Yen, British Pounds Sterling and the Euro. These foreign exchange contracts are entered into to support product sales, purchases and financing transactions made in the normal course of business, and accordingly, are not speculative in nature.

The Company records all derivative financial instruments in the consolidated financial statements at fair value regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the instrument. Changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in earnings or in stockholders’ equity as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI) depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting as defined by FAS 133. Changes in fair values of derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting are reported in earnings as they occur.

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Foreign Exchange Exposure Management — The Company has significant international sales and purchase transactions in foreign currencies and has a policy of hedging forecasted and actual foreign currency risk with forward foreign exchange contracts. The Company’s forward foreign exchange contracts are denominated in Japanese Yen, British Pounds Sterling and the Euro and are for periods consistent with the terms of the underlying transactions, generally one year or less. Derivative instruments are employed to eliminate or minimize certain foreign currency exposures that can be confidently identified and quantified. In accordance with FAS 133, hedges related to anticipated transactions are designated and documented at the inception of the respective hedges as cash flow hedges and are evaluated for effectiveness monthly. As the terms of the contract and the underlying transaction are matched at inception, forward contract effectiveness is calculated by comparing the change in fair value of the contract to the change in the forward value of the anticipated transaction, with the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument reported as a component of OCI in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any residual change in fair value of the instruments, or ineffectiveness, is recognized immediately in other expense. No ineffectiveness was recognized during the first three months of fiscal 2004 or fiscal 2003.

Additionally, the Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts that economically hedge the gains and losses generated by the remeasurement of certain recorded assets and liabilities in a non-functional currency. Changes in the fair value of these undesignated hedges are recognized in other expense immediately as an offset to the changes in the fair value of the asset or liability being hedged.

Derivative financial instruments involve, to a varying degree, elements of market and credit risk not recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The market risk associated with these instruments resulting from currency exchange rate or interest rate movements is expected to offset the market risk of the underlying transactions, assets and liabilities being hedged. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s foreign exchange and interest rate instruments consist of a number of major international financial institutions with high credit ratings. The Company does not believe that there is significant risk of nonperformance by these counterparties because the Company continually monitors the credit ratings of such counterparties, and limits the financial exposure with any one financial institution. While the contract or notional amounts of derivative financial instruments provide one measure of the volume of these transactions, they do not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to credit risk. The amounts potentially subject to credit risk (arising from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts) are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the obligations of the Company to the counterparties.

The following table summarizes activity in other comprehensive income related to derivatives classified as cash flow hedges held by the Company during the period from November 2, 2003 through January 31, 2004:

All of the accumulated gain will be reclassified into earnings over the next twelve months.

Note 6 – Special Charges

A summary of the activity in accrued restructuring is as follows:

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     Fiscal 2003 Charges

During the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company recorded a special charge of $0.3 million. The charge included a $2.0 million write-down of equipment to fair value due to a decision to outsource the assembly of products in plastic packages, which had been done internally at the Company’s facility in the Philippines. This amount was the net book value of the assets used in plastic assembly, net of proceeds received from the sale in the third quarter of a portion of the assets. The Company also decided to abandon efforts to develop a particular expertise in optical communications that resulted in the write-down of $2.7 million of equipment to its fair value. During the quarter ended August 2, 2003, the Company determined that the costs remaining to be paid for certain restructuring charges would be less than the amount originally recorded. Accordingly, the Company recorded a change in estimate reducing the restructuring accruals by $4.4 million related to prior restructuring charges as more fully described below.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company recorded a special charge of $9.2 million as a result of a decision to close a small manufacturing facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland that supplied foundry substrate services for optical applications. The charge included $2.0 million of severance and fringe benefit costs for approximately 57 manufacturing employees and 14 engineering and administrative employees, 43 of whom had been terminated as of January 31, 2004. The charge also included $6 million related to the write-down of property, plant and equipment to its fair value and $1.2 million related to the write-down of various other assets to their fair values. The closure is anticipated to be completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

Of the $9.5 million of special charges recorded in fiscal 2003, $1 million related to separation costs remained accrued as of January 31, 2004. All remaining severance will be paid in the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

     Fiscal 2002 Charges

During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $27.2 million. The second quarter charge was comprised of $25.7 million related to the planned transfer of production from the Company’s three older four-inch wafer fabrication facilities to the Company’s three six-inch and one eight-inch wafer fabrication facilities, and $3 million primarily related to the impairment of an investment, which was partially offset by an adjustment of $1.5 million related to equipment cancelation fees recorded in fiscal year 2001. The investment impairment, which was related to an equity investment in a private company, was due to the Company’s decision to abandon the product strategy for which the investment was made. Included in the $25.7 million special charge were severance and fringe benefit costs of $15.3 million for 509 manufacturing employees in the United States and Ireland, $2.3 million related to the write-down of equipment to be abandoned and $8.1 million of other charges, primarily related to lease termination and cleanup costs. The write-down of equipment was principally due to a decision to discontinue various product development strategies. In the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company reversed $2.9 million of the accrual primarily due to lower than previously expected severance costs. The lower severance costs were the result of a reduction in the number of separated employees and, to a lesser extent, the average tenure of separated employees differing from estimates. The 509 employees projected to be terminated at the time of the original charge was adjusted down to 439 and, as of January 31, 2004, substantially all of the employees had been terminated. The reduction in the number of employees to be terminated was due to the transfer of employees, which primarily occurred in the third quarter of fiscal 2003, to positions in the Company’s six-inch wafer fabrication facilities where the Company experienced an unexpected increase in demand for its products. All the closure and consolidation actions planned related to the Company’s four-inch wafer fabrication facilities are now complete. The equipment disposition and clean-up activity is underway at each site and the related clean up costs, which were included in the special charge, will be expended as this activity is completed. The remaining clean-up will be substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Since severance costs are paid as income continuance at some locations, these amounts will be expended over time subsequent to the final termination of employment.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $12.8 million. The charges included severance and fringe benefit costs of $3.7 million related to cost reduction actions taken in several product groups and, to a lesser extent, in manufacturing, $3.8 million related to the impairment of an investment, $3.4 million related to the impairment of goodwill associated with the closing of an Austrian design center acquired in fiscal 2001 and $1.9 million primarily related to the abandonment of equipment and lease cancelation fees. The investment impairment, which was related to an equity investment in a private company, was due to the Company’s decision to abandon the product strategy for which the investment was made. The severance and fringe benefit costs were for approximately 70 engineering employees in the United

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States, Europe and Canada, and approximately 30 manufacturing employees in the United States, all of whom had been terminated as of January 31, 2004.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $8.4 million. The charges included severance and fringe benefit costs of $2.5 million related to cost reduction actions taken in the sales group, several product groups and the Company’s manufacturing test operations for approximately 65 employees in the United States and Europe, all of whom had been terminated as of November 1, 2003. The charges also included $2.1 million related to the impairment of investments, $1.8 million primarily related to the abandonment of equipment and lease cancelation fees and a change in estimate of $2.0 million for additional estimated clean-up costs originally recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2002. The investment impairment charges were related to the decline in fair value of a publicly traded equity investment to less than its cost basis that was determined to be other-than-temporary, and to an equity investment in a private company. The private company equity investment was part of a product strategy that the Company decided to abandon.

Of the $48.5 million of special charges recorded in fiscal 2002, $1.5 million primarily related to clean-up costs and $1.3 million related to separation costs, primarily being paid as income continuance, remained accrued as of January 31, 2004.

     Fiscal 2001 Charges

During fiscal 2001, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $47 million related to cost reduction actions taken in response to the economic climate at that time. The actions consisted of workforce reductions in manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, in selling, marketing and administrative areas as well as a decision to consolidate worldwide manufacturing operations and rationalize production planning and quality activities. The cost reductions included severance and fringe benefit costs of $29.6 million for approximately 1,200 employees in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Philippines, substantially all of whom had been terminated as of January 31, 2004. The special charges also included $11.6 million related to the abandonment of equipment resulting from the consolidation of worldwide manufacturing operations and $5.8 million of other charges primarily related to equipment and lease cancelation fees. Based on the results of negotiations with vendors regarding purchase order cancelation fees, the amount paid was $1.5 million less than the amount recorded for such charges and, accordingly, the Company adjusted the provision for purchase order cancelation fees by $1.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2002 to reflect this change in estimate. In the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company determined that the severance costs remaining to be paid would be $1.3 million less than the amount originally recorded for these charges and also determined that $0.2 million originally reserved for the termination of two leases would not be required. Therefore, the Company adjusted the provision for these severance and other costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2003 to reflect this change in estimate.

Of the $47.0 million of special charges recorded in fiscal 2001, $0.6 million remained accrued as of January 31, 2004, and primarily represents severance payments being paid as income continuance to certain of the 1,200 terminated employees, predominantly in the United States, substantially all of which will be paid by the end of fiscal 2004.

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Note 7 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed based only on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of potential future issuances of common stock relating to stock option programs and other potentially dilutive securities. In calculating diluted earnings per share, the dilutive effect of stock options is computed using the average market price for the respective period. Potential shares related to convertible debt and certain of the Company’s outstanding stock options were excluded because they were anti-dilutive. Those potential shares related to the Company’s outstanding stock options could be dilutive in the future. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

Note 8 – Segment Information

The Company operates and tracks its results in one reportable segment. The Company designs, develops, manufacturers and markets a broad range of integrated circuits. The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 131 (FAS 131), “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.”

Note 9 – New Accounting Standards

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 requires that if an entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of activities of the variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the entity. FIN 46 is effective immediately for all new variable interest entities created or acquired after January 31, 2003. For variable interest entities created or acquired prior to February 1, 2003, the provisions of FIN 46 must be applied to the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2003. The Company is required to adopt, and will adopt, the provisions of FIN 46 in the second quarter of fiscal 2004 and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

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Note 10 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Beginning in fiscal 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 (FAS 142), “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” As a result, the Company discontinued amortizing the remaining balances of goodwill beginning November 3, 2002. Instead the Company annually evaluates goodwill for impairment. The Company will also evaluate goodwill whenever events and changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows.

Other intangible assets at January 31, 2004 and February 1, 2003, which will continue to be amortized, consisted of the following:

The Company expects annual amortization expense for these intangible assets to be:

Note 11 – Guarantees and Product Warranties

Under the terms of a lease agreement related to the Company’s headquarters facility in Norwood, Massachusetts, the Company has agreed to assume the note related to the property in the event of default by the lessor. Assumption of the note, which was approximately $8.8 million at January 31, 2004, would entitle the Company to a first lien on the property. The lease expires in May 2007. The guarantee was made by the Company to allow the lessor to obtain a lower cost of borrowing. The Company has also provided certain indemnities under which it may be required to make payments to an indemnified party in connection with certain transactions and agreements, in particular, with respect to certain acquisitions and divestitures, the Company has provided customary indemnities for such matters as environmental, tax, product and employee liabilities. In addition, in connection with various other agreements, including subsidiary banking agreements, the Company may provide routine guarantees. Generally the potential amount of future maximum payments cannot be reasonably estimated and therefore, the Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities in the consolidated financial statements. The duration of the indemnities varies, and in many cases is indefinite.

The Company generally offers a 12-month warranty for its products. The Company’s warranty policy provides for replacement of the defective product. Specific accruals are recorded for known product warranty issues. Product warranty expenses were not material during the three months ended January 31, 2004 and February 1, 2003.

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Note 12 – Common Stock Repurchase

In August 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of common stock. As of January 31, 2004, the Company had repurchased 4,351,751 shares of its common stock at an average purchase price of $22.47 per share. The repurchased shares are held as treasury shares and are being used for the employee stock purchase plan and other benefit plans.

Note 13 – Subsequent Event

On February 11, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 17, 2004 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2004.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1, 2003.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the section entitled “Outlook,” contains or incorporates 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. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions. In addition, other written or oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements may be made by or on our behalf. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements below under the heading “Factors That May Affect Future Results” that we believe could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make. We do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Results of Operations

First Quarter 2004 Overview

We recorded quarterly net sales of $605.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, an increase of 30% from the amount recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and a 9% increase in sales from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. Our gross margin improved to 57.1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from 54.2% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and 55.8% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.30 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from $0.16 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and $0.23 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. We generated $192 million in operating cash during the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and ended the quarter with $2,307 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Sales

Net sales were $605.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, an increase of 30% from net sales of $467.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The year-to-year increase in net sales was attributable to increased demand from wireless handset, base station, automatic test equipment and industrial customers. Approximately 78% of our net sales were from analog products and 22% of our net sales were from digital signal processing, or DSP, products in the quarters ended January 31, 2004 and February 1, 2003.

The percentage of sales by geographic region, based upon point of sale, for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and the first quarter of fiscal 2003 is as follows:

The decrease in North American sales and the increase in Southeast Asia sales as a percentage of total net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 were principally attributable to the ongoing transfer of customer manufacturing activity to Asia. Sales in dollars grew in every region of the world in which our products are sold, with the strongest growth in Japan, which grew 51% year-to-year as demand for automatic test equipment and digital cameras continued to drive a large portion of the growth in Japan. Sales in dollars in the rest of Asia continued to be strong, growing 43% from the year ago quarter. Combined sales in

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dollars in Japan and Southeast Asia comprised 59% of our worldwide sales. European sales in dollars grew 15% year-to-year and represented 18% of our worldwide sales. North American sales in dollars increased 8% from the same quarter last year.

Gross Margin

Gross margin improved in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 to 57.1% of net sales, up 290 basis points from the first quarter of fiscal 2003 gross margin of 54.2% of net sales. The increase in gross margin from the year-ago quarter was due to the favorable effect of fixed costs allocated across higher quantities of production.

Research and Development

Research and development, or R&D, expenses amounted to $120 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, an increase of $11 million or 10% from the $109 million recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. R&D expenses declined as a percentage of net sales to 20% in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from 23% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 as a result of the 30% year-to-year increase in revenue and only a 10% year-to-year increase in R&D expenses. The year-to-year quarterly increase in R&D expenses was limited to 10% as a result of the limitations we placed on discretionary expenses.

R&D expense as a percentage of net sales will fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter depending on the amount of net sales and the success of new product development efforts, which we view as critical to our future growth. At any point in time we have hundreds of R&D projects underway, and we believe that none of these projects is material on an individual basis. We expect to continue the development of innovative technologies and processes for new products and we believe that a continued commitment to R&D is essential in order to maintain product leadership with our existing products and to provide innovative new product offerings, and therefore, we expect to continue to make significant R&D investments in the future.

Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative

Selling, marketing, general and administrative, or SMG&A, expenses were $79 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, an increase of $10 million, or 14%, from the $69 million recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. As a percentage of net sales, SMG&A declined to 13% for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from 15% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 primarily due to the increase in net sales. The increase in SMG&A expenses in dollars was primarily the result of increased commission expenses due to the 30% year-to-year quarterly increase in net sales, increased legal costs associated with intellectual property litigation and increased bonus expenses.

Nonoperating Income and Expense

Interest expense was $0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to $9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Interest expense decreased from the year-ago quarter because we redeemed our 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, or notes, on October 1, 2003. Interest income was $6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to $12 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The year-to-year decrease in interest income was attributable to lower invested cash balances due to our repayment of the $1.2 billion in notes on October 1, 2003 and less income earned on our invested cash balances due to the decline in interest rates during fiscal 2003. Other nonoperating expense was $2.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to $0.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The year-to-year quarterly increase in other nonoperating expense was primarily due to the decline in fair value of available-for-sale securities that were determined to be other-than-temporary.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate of 22% for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 remained consistent with that of the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

Net Income

Net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was $117 million, or 19% of net sales, and diluted earnings per share was $0.30 compared to net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 of $60 million, or 13% of net sales, and diluted earnings per share of $0.16. The year-to-year increase in net income was primarily due to increased revenue levels and, to a lesser extent, improvements in gross margin and continued tight control over discretionary operating expenses.

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Outlook

Our net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 increased 9% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 as a result of increased demand for our products. Based upon our expectation of continued improvement in demand for our products, our plan for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 anticipates an increase of approximately 7% to 10% in net sales from the first quarter of fiscal 2004. For the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we are anticipating increased production levels in our factories, which is planned to result in higher gross margins. Additionally, we are anticipating continued constraint of the growth of our operating expenses to less than the growth of our revenue. In the event that net sales and operating expenses increase as planned, and assuming no unusual items, we would expect our second quarter of fiscal 2004 diluted earnings per share to be $0.34 to $0.35, as compared to $0.19 in the second quarter of fiscal 2003.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At January 31, 2004, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $2,307 million, an increase of $190 million from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. This increase was primarily due to operating cash inflows of $192 million and net proceeds of $40 million from our various employee stock programs, partially offset by capital expenditures of $27 million.

Accounts receivable of $316 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2004 increased $21 million, or 7%, from $295 million at the end of fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. This increase resulted principally from a $48 million increase in net sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2004 as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. Days sales outstanding remained flat at 48 days as of January 31, 2004 and November 1, 2003 and increased by three days as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The year-to-year increase in days sales outstanding was due to a higher level of sales in the latter part of the first quarter of fiscal 2004 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

Inventories increased by $5 million, or 2%, from the end of fiscal 2003 to $293 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2004. Days cost of sales in inventory declined by 3 days to 103 days as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. The increase in inventory in dollars was attributable to production increases in response to increased demand from our customers.

Net additions to property, plant and equipment were $27 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and were funded with a combination of cash on hand and cash generated from operations. Fiscal 2004 capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $130 million, primarily related to discrete expenditures at our wafer fabrication and test facilities in response to increased demand for our products.

On February 11, 2004, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 17, 2004 to stockholders of record on February 27, 2004 and is expected to be approximately $15 million. The payment of future dividends, if any, will be based on our quarterly financial performance.

During the three months ended January 31, 2004, there were no material changes to our contractual cash obligations.

Under the terms of a lease agreement related to our headquarters facility in Norwood, Massachusetts, we have agreed to assume the note related to the property in the event of default by the lessor. Assumption of the note, which was approximately $8.8 million at January 31, 2004, would entitle us to a first lien on the property. The lease expires in May 2007. The guarantee was made by us to allow the lessor to obtain a lower cost of borrowing. We have also provided certain indemnities under which we may be required to make payments to an indemnified party in connection with certain transactions and agreements, in particular with respect to certain acquisitions and divestitures, we have provided customary indemnities for such matters as environmental, tax, product and employee liabilities. In addition, in connection with various other agreements, including subsidiary banking agreements, we may provide routine guarantees. Generally the potential amount of future maximum payments cannot be reasonably estimated and therefore, we have not recorded any liability for these indemnities in the consolidated financial statements. The duration of the indemnities varies, and in many cases is indefinite.

At January 31, 2004, our principal source of liquidity was $2,307 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. We believe that our existing sources of liquidity and cash expected to be generated from future operations, together with anticipated available long-term financing, will be sufficient to fund operations, capital expenditures and research and development efforts for at least the next twelve months and thereafter for the foreseeable future.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 requires that if an entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of activities of the variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the entity. FIN 46 is effective immediately for all new variable interest entities created or acquired after January 31, 2003. For variable interest entities created or acquired prior to February 1, 2003, the provisions of FIN 46 must be applied for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2003. We are required to adopt, and will adopt, the provisions of FIN 46 in the second quarter of fiscal 2004 and do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations is based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and beliefs of what could occur in the future given available information. We consider the following accounting policies to be both those most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and those that require the most subjective judgment. If actual results differ significantly from management’s estimates and projections, there could be a material effect on our financial statements.

Inventory Valuation

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. Because of the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, changes in inventory levels, obsolescence of technology, and product life cycles, we write down inventories to net realizable value. We employ a variety of consistent methodologies to determine the amount of inventory reserves necessary. While a portion of the reserve is determined via reference to the age of inventory and lower of cost or market calculations, an element of the reserve is subject to significant judgments by us about future demand for our inventory. Additionally, we have built inventory in preparation for the transfer of production from our four-inch wafer fabrication facilities to our six- and eight-inch wafer fabrication facilities for both lifetime supply and transition inventory. We have recorded certain levels of reserves related to these inventory builds. Although we believe that we have used our best efforts and available information to estimate future demand, due to the uncertain economic times and the difficulty inherent in predicting future results, it is possible that actual demand for our products will differ from our estimates. If actual demand for our products is less than our estimates, additional reserves for existing inventories may need to be recorded in future periods.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts, when appropriate, for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, our actual losses may exceed our estimates, and additional allowances would be required.

Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill

We review property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying amount to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate over their remaining economic life. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized in earnings equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair market value determined by either a quoted market price, if any, or a value determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow technique. Although we have recognized no material impairment adjustments related to our property, plant, and equipment during the past three fiscal years, except those made in conjunction with restructuring actions, deterioration in our business in the future could lead to such impairment adjustments in future periods. Evaluation of impairment of long-lived assets requires estimates of future operating results that are used in the preparation of the expected future undiscounted cash flows. Actual future operating results and the remaining economic lives of our long-lived assets could

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differ from the estimates used in assessing the recoverability of these assets. These differences could result in impairment charges, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, or FAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” In the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we adopted the new rules of FAS 142 for measuring and assessing goodwill for impairment. As required by FAS 142, all remaining and future acquired goodwill is subject to annual impairment tests, or earlier if indicators of potential impairment exist. The estimates and assumptions described above along with other factors such as discount rates will affect the amount of an impairment loss, if any, we recognize under FAS 142. We are required to test goodwill for impairment, which may result in impairment losses that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, or FAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. FAS 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets quarterly. At January 31, 2004, we had deferred tax assets of $135 million primarily resulting from temporary differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities. While these assets are not assured of realization, we have conducted an assessment of the likelihood of realization and concluded that no significant valuation allowance is required. In reaching our conclusion, we evaluated certain relevant criteria including the existence of deferred tax liabilities that can be used to absorb deferred tax assets, the taxable income in prior carryback years that can be used to absorb net operating losses and taxable income in future years. Our judgments regarding future profitability may change due to future market conditions, changes in U.S. or international tax laws and other factors. These changes, if any, may require material adjustments to these deferred tax assets, resulting in a reduction in net income or an increase in net loss in the period when such determinations are made.

In addition, we have provided for potential liabilities due in various foreign jurisdictions. Judgment is required in determining our worldwide income tax expense provision. In the ordinary course of global business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. Some of these uncertainties arise as a consequence of cost reimbursement arrangements among related entities. Although we believe our estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different than that which is reflected in our historical income tax provisions and accruals. Such differences could have a material impact on our income tax provision and operating results in the period in which such determination is made.

Contingencies

From time to time, we receive notices that our products or manufacturing processes may be infringing the patent or intellectual property rights of others. We periodically assess each matter in order to determine if a contingent liability in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, or FAS 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” should be recorded. In making this determination, we may, depending on the nature of the matter, consult with internal and external legal counsel and technical experts. Based on the information we obtain, combined with our judgment regarding all the facts and circumstances of each matter, we determine whether it is probable that a contingent loss may be incurred and whether the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. Should a loss be probable and reasonably estimable, we record a contingent loss in accordance with FAS 5. In determining the amount of a contingent loss, we consider advice received from experts in the specific matter, current status of legal proceedings, settlement negotiations that may be ongoing, prior case history and other factors. Should the judgments and estimates made by us be incorrect, we may need to record additional contingent losses that could materially adversely impact our results of operations. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2003.

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Factors That May Affect Future Results

Our future operating results are difficult to predict and may materially fluctuate.

Our future operating results are difficult to predict and may be materially affected by a number of factors, including the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or our competitors, competitive pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yields, adequate availability of wafers and manufacturing capacity, the risk that our backlog could decline significantly, our ability to hire, retain and motivate adequate numbers of engineers and other qualified employees to meet the demands of our customers, changes in product mix, and the effect of adverse changes in economic conditions in the United States and international markets. In addition, the semiconductor market has historically been cyclical and subject to significant economic downturns. Our business is subject to rapid technological changes and there can be no assurance, depending on the mix of future business, that products stocked in inventory will not be rendered obsolete before we ship them. As a result of these and other factors, there can be no assurance that we will not experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis.

Long-term contracts are not typical for us and reductions, cancelations or delays in orders for our products could adversely affect our operating results.

In certain markets where end-user demand may be particularly volatile and difficult to predict, some customers place orders that require us to manufacture product and have it available for shipment, even though the customer is unwilling to make a binding commitment to purchase all, or even any, of the product. At any given time, this situation could affect a portion of our backlog. As a result, we are subject to the risk of cancelation of orders leading to a sharp fall-off of sales and backlog. Further, those orders may be for products that meet the customer’s unique requirements so that those canceled orders would, in addition, result in an inventory of unsaleable products, resulting in potential inventory write-offs. As a result of lengthy manufacturing cycles for certain of the products subject to these uncertainties, the amount of unsaleable product could be substantial. Reductions, cancelations or delays in orders for our products could adversely affect our operating results.

Our future success depends upon our ability to develop and market new products and enter new markets.

Our success significantly depends on our continued ability to develop and market new products. There can be no assurance that we will be able to develop and introduce new products in a timely manner or that new products, if developed, will achieve market acceptance. In addition, our growth is dependent on our continued ability to penetrate new markets where we have limited experience and competition is intense. There can be no assurance that the markets we serve will grow in the future, that our existing and new products will meet the requirements of these markets, that our products will achieve customer acceptance in these markets, that competitors will not force prices to an unacceptably low level or take market share from us, or that we can achieve or maintain profits in these markets. Furthermore, a decline in demand in one or several of our end-user markets could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our products and our results of operations. Also, some of our customers in these markets are less established, which could subject us to increased credit risk.

We may not be able to compete successfully in the semiconductor industry in the future.

Many other companies offer products that compete with our products. Some have greater financial, manufacturing, technical and marketing resources than we have. Additionally, some formerly independent competitors have been purchased by larger companies. Our competitors also include emerging companies selling specialized products to markets we serve. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully in the future against existing or new competitors, or that our operating results will not be adversely affected by increased price competition.

We rely on third-party subcontractors and manufacturers for some industry-standard wafers and assembly/test services, and therefore cannot control their availability or conditions of supply.

We rely, and plan to continue to rely, on assembly and test subcontractors and on third-party wafer fabricators to supply most of our wafers that can be manufactured using industry-standard submicron processes. This reliance involves several risks, including reduced control over delivery schedules, manufacturing yields and costs. Additionally, we utilize third-party wafer fabricators as sole-source suppliers, primarily Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. These suppliers manufacture components in accordance with our proprietary designs and specifications. We have no written supply agreements with these

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sole-source suppliers and purchase our custom components through individual purchase orders. If these sole-source suppliers are unable or unwilling to manufacture and deliver sufficient quantities of components to us, on the time schedule and of the quality that we require, we may be forced to seek to engage additional or replacement suppliers, which could result in additional expenses and delays in product development or shipment of product to our customers.

We may not be able to satisfy increasing demand for our products, and increased production may lead to overcapacity and lower prices.

The cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry has resulted in sustained and short-term periods when demand for our products has increased or decreased rapidly. During periods of rapid increases in demand, our available capacity may not be sufficient to satisfy the available demand. We, and the semiconductor industry generally, expand production facilities and access to third-party foundries in response to these periods of increased demand. These capacity expansions by us and other semiconductor manufacturers has led to overcapacity in our target markets which could lead to price erosion that would adversely impact our operating results.

Our revenues may not increase enough to offset the expense of additional capacity.

We, and the semiconductor industry generally, expand production facilities and access to third-party foundries in response to periods of increased demand which can cause operating expenses to increase. Should customer demand fail to increase or should the semiconductor industry enter a period of reduced customer demand, our financial position and results of operations could be adversely impacted as a result of underutilization of capacity or asset impairment charges.

We may be unable to adequately protect our proprietary rights, which may limit our ability to compete effectively.

We rely primarily upon know-how, rather than on patents, to develop and maintain our competitive position. There can be no assurance that others will not develop or patent similar technology or reverse engineer our products or that the confidentiality agreements upon which we rely will be adequate to protect our interests. Other companies have obtained patents covering a variety of semiconductor designs and processes, and we might be required to obtain licenses under some of these patents or be precluded from making and selling the infringing products, if such patents are found to be valid. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain licenses, if required, upon commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Moreover, the laws of foreign countries in which we design, manufacture and market our products may afford little or no effective protection of our proprietary technology.

We are involved in frequent litigation regarding intellectual property rights, which could be costly to defend and could require us to redesign products or pay significant royalties.

There can be no assurance that any patent will issue on pending applications or that any patent issued will provide substantive protection for the technology or product covered by it. We believe that patent and mask set protection is of less significance in our business than experience, innovation and management skill. There also can be no assurance that others will not develop or patent similar technology, or reverse engineer our products, or that our confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants, silicon foundries and other suppliers and vendors will be adequate to protect our interests.

The semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent claims and litigation involving patent and other intellectual property rights, including claims arising under our contractual indemnification of our customers. We have received from time to time, and may receive in the future, claims from third parties asserting that our products or processes infringe their patents or other intellectual property rights. In the event a third party makes a valid intellectual property claim against us and a license is not available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, we could be forced either to redesign or to stop production of products incorporating that intellectual property, and our operating results could be materially and adversely affected. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our patents or other of our intellectual property rights or to defend us against claims of infringement, and this litigation could be costly and divert the attention of our key personnel. See Note 12 in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2003 for information concerning pending litigation that involves us. An adverse outcome in this or other litigation could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or on our consolidated results of operations or cash flows in the period in which the litigation is resolved.

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If we do not retain our key personnel, our ability to execute our business strategy will be limited.

Our success depends to a significant extent upon the continued service of our executive officers and key management and technical personnel, particularly our experienced engineers, and on our ability to continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel. The competition for these employees is intense. The loss of the services of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. In addition, there could be a material adverse effect on us should the turnover rates for engineers and other key personnel increase significantly or if we are unable to continue to attract qualified personnel. We do not maintain any key person life insurance policy on any of our officers or employees.

We rely on manufacturing capacity located in geologically unstable areas, which could affect the availability of supplies and services.

We, and many companies in the semiconductor industry, rely on internal manufacturing capacity located in California as well as wafer fabrication foundries in Taiwan and other sub-contractors in geologically unstable locations around the world. This reliance involves risks associated with the impact of earthquakes on us and the semiconductor industry, including temporary loss of capacity, availability and cost of key raw materials and equipment and availability of key services including transport. In addition, California has experienced intermittent interruption in the availability of electricity. To date, the impact on us has been negligible. However, electricity is a critical resource for us, without which our products could not be manufactured at factories exposed to continued lengthy power interruptions. Any prolonged inability to utilize one of our manufacturing facilities as a result of fire, natural disaster, unavailability of electric power or otherwise, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

We are exposed to economic, political and other risks through our significant worldwide operations.

During the first three months of fiscal year 2004, approximately 77% of our revenues were derived from customers in international markets. Although we engage in hedging transactions to reduce our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations, there can be no assurance that our competitive position will not be adversely affected by changes in the exchange rate of the United States dollar against other currencies. We have manufacturing facilities outside the United States in Ireland and the Philippines. In addition to being exposed to the ongoing economic cycles in the semiconductor industry, we are also subject to the economic and political risks inherent in international operations and their impact on the United States economy in general, including the risks associated with ongoing uncertainties and political and economic instability in many countries around the world as well as the economic disruption from acts of terrorism, and the response to them by the United States and its allies. These risks include air transportation disruptions, expropriation, currency controls, currency exchange rate movement, and additional costs related to tax, tariff and freight rates.

Our future operating results are dependent on the performance of independent distributors and sales representatives.

A significant portion of our sales are through independent distributors that are not under our control. These independent distributors generally represent product lines offered by several companies and thus could reduce their sales efforts applied to our products or terminate their representation of us. We generally do not require letters of credit from our distributors and are not protected against accounts receivable default or bankruptcy by these distributors. Our inability to collect open accounts receivable could adversely affect our results of operations. Termination of a significant distributor, whether at our initiative or the distributor’s initiative, could disrupt our current business. If we are unable to find suitable replacements in the event of terminations by significant distributors or sales representatives, our operating results could be adversely affected.

Our manufacturing processes are highly complex and may be interrupted.

We have manufacturing processes that utilize a substantial amount of technology as the fabrication of integrated circuits is a highly complex and precise process. Minute impurities, contaminants in the manufacturing environment, difficulties in the fabrication process, defects in the masks used in the wafer manufacturing process, manufacturing equipment failures, wafer breakage or other factors can cause a substantial percentage of wafers to be rejected or numerous dice on each wafer to be nonfunctional. While we have significant expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, it is possible that some processes could become unstable. This instability could result in manufacturing delays and product shortages, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

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Our transition of products to more modern facilities and related inventory builds may not progress as planned.

We are transitioning products from our older four-inch wafer fabrication facilities to our six-inch and eight-inch wafer fabrication facilities. We have built inventory in preparation for this transfer for both lifetime supply and transition inventory. We have recorded certain levels of reserves related to these inventory builds. Although we believe that we have used our best efforts and information to estimate future demand, due to the uncertain economic times and the difficulty inherent in predicting future results, it is possible that actual demand for our products will differ from our estimates. If actual demand for products included in our inventory builds is less than our estimates, our financial position and results of operations could be adversely impacted.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in the information provided under ITEM 7A. “Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk” set forth on page 32 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2003.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act) as of January 31, 2004. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and our management necessarily applied its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of January 31, 2004, our disclosure controls and procedures were (1) designed to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our CEO and CFO by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared and (2) effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b)  Changes in Internal Controls. No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

On December 15, 2003, we issued and delivered an aggregate of 10,000 shares of our common stock to four individuals in partial fulfillment of the payment by us of consideration to the four former stockholders of Integrated Micro Instruments, Inc., which we acquired on December 15, 2000. We issued and delivered these shares in reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

On February 5, 2004, we issued and delivered an aggregate of 27,136 shares of our common stock to three individuals in partial fulfillment of the payment by us of consideration to the three former stockholders of White Mountain DSP, Inc., which we acquired on February 5, 1999. We issued and delivered these shares in reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

	(a)		Exhibits
			The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
	(b)		Reports on Form 8-K
			On November 18, 2003, we furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 12 containing a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 1, 2003.
			On November 18, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5 containing a press release announcing that our Board of Directors had declared a cash dividend.
			On February 12, 2004, we furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 12 containing a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2004.

Items 1, 3, 4 and 5 of PART II are not applicable and have been omitted.

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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit Index