John Marchetti
Analyst · Deutsche Bank
Thanks, Tom, and thanks, everyone, for joining us today. In terms of overall demand trends, we did see some weakness in orders over the last month of the December quarter. This softness was not attributable to any one particular customer or end market vertical, but rather was fairly broad-based across our lines of business. Over the last several weeks, we have begun to see some signs of improvement, but we remain somewhat cautious as it is still too early to determine if this improvement is sustainable throughout the entire quarter. Looking at our segments, in optical communications, we saw some cuts to orders late in the quarter, as our customers did not see an uptick in overall demand going into calendar year end. There was still a lot of excitement and focus in some of the more advanced components and modules, which is encouraging, and we are hopeful that these trends will continue. As I indicated earlier, we have begun to see indications of orders improving in our optical communications business. And while it is too early to call this a trend, we are encouraged by these early signs and expect that the March quarter will represent the trough of our optical business in calendar 2013. We believe the underlying fundamentals of our optical business remains strong and expect the benefit through our customers from the 100-gig upgrade cycle even if the timing of that cycle remains somewhat uncertain. Demand in our laser and sensor segment is mixed as well, with some variation by application. Our laser market appears to be in a bit of a slump, as some of the weakness that we saw in the government and research markets continued through last quarter, and the industrial market remains solidly mixed. We expect that, over the near term, our laser business may continue to experience some sluggishness. However, we continue to believe that the overall laser market is in the early stages of outsourcing and represents a significant opportunity for growth over the next several years. The demand and visibility in our automotive segment remains solid, and we are encouraged that signs point to this continuing. We continue to win key accounts in this segment and are excited about the opportunities for growth in the coming quarters. Overall, we remain confident that our laser, sensor and other segment will be a critical driver of our top line growth for the next several years. Looking beyond the scope of the March quarter, we remain encouraged by the overall growth prospects for our business. We continue to have success in new customer acquisition and in winning new programs from existing customer. While these new wins always take time to generate meaningful revenue, we believe the pipeline for both of these growth avenues is strong. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to TS, our CFO, for a report on our financial results. TS?