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| But you have the end market strength, you have the secular positions that are very important, right? Matter starting to show a lot of strength in there in our prepared remarks |
| We do see our position in the market is strong, and those designs are starting to ramp |
| In terms of the other question, it was pretty broad, honestly, in terms of all our geos saw good progress all our wireless technologies saw good progress |
| As inventory normalizes, demand improves and design wins ramp into production, we are well positioned to return to growth |
| But very encouraged by Series 3, where it's at and the market customer response |
| So it's really an advantage for us to carry a die bank and gives us the maximum flexibility to respond and to manage inventory responsibly by taking that approach |
| These design wins span a broad range of technologies, applications and customers, and we are expecting delivered strong growth in earnings power as the market dynamics improve |
| And I do believe we're -- from a supply perspective, very well positioned to navigate all things considered |
| In 2023, we achieved record revenue in our commercial product group as retail environment continue to digitize |
| I can also share that the search for our new CFO is going well, and we're impressed by the caliber and potential fit of the candidates we're engaged with and are looking forward to concluding the search as quickly as possible |
| And it's still in a very powerful spot in its life cycle that is going to drive growth for us for a long time |
| However, for the full year, the smart cities and commercial product groups achieved record revenue levels, driven primarily by strength in electronic shelf labels and metering |
| Despite the near-term weakness, we are well positioned as demand recovers and inventories normalize with growth expected at smart home and particular strength in Connected Health |
| Successful market initiatives are driving H&L design wins above our targets in terms of projected lifetime revenue |
| Design wins, momentum has been excellent |
| Non-GAAP operating expenses of $91 million were better than expected largely due to the earlier pooling effects of the restructuring, which commenced in November |
| The smart cities also had a record year, driven largely by meter However, we're also gaining share in the solar market with integrated solutions for both wireless activity and compute and solar panels, which helped to optimize energy production and increase first |
| GAAP operating expenses were $117 million, which was better than expected |
| And when those things come together, it looks like we’ll be positioned for strong growth when those two happen |
| The Silicon Labs team delivered fourth quarter results above the midpoint of our guidance |
| Overall, the balance sheet remains very healthy and well positioned to execute our strategy and weather the current market environment |
| And all our focused end market segments saw good progress as well |
| We know we're gaining share, and we see opportunities to grow through some of those trends, like I mentioned, for matter, Bluetooth growth, Wi-Fi growth going forward |
| Looking ahead in 2024, we're excited about several trends in wireless connectivity, including more matter certified products coming to market as well as strong growth in our life, smart cities and commercial segments |
| And we are confident that our solutions will continue to gain traction and serve this market well |
| At CES this year, we are encouraged by the strong level of engagement with customers, ecosystem partners and ISPs regarding the matter protocol |
| And the punch line is our confidence in the space is -- continues to be strong |
| And our confidence in our position there also remains very strong as we bring in really great momentum around Bluetooth where we're clearly gaining share and we're going to do the same thing in Wi-Fi, and that will help not only firm or stabilize the home for us but actually grow the home moving forward |
| What I'm trying to convey is our confidence in that end segment from a growth perspective remains very strong |
| So -- and the last piece is the Home piece as an end market, we continue to see solid progress and opportunity there, whether it's trends such as matter, such as Amazon Sidewalk, such as just the market finding is splitting on the other side of this downturn |
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| Non-GAAP gross margin ended lower than expected at 51% due to product and customer mix |
| Distribution revenue was 63% for the fourth quarter, down sequentially and well below our typical levels |
| Revenue was down year-over-year for both business units in the quarter |
| 2023 was a difficult year characterized by weak demand and high inventory levels |
| H&L revenue was down 73% year-over-year and 67% sequentially at $27 million |
| Weak demand and high customer inventories continue to negatively impact the home and life markets |
| What's remarkable about that is the revenue level that, that occurred at going from around $200 million to $87 million in Q4, the actual material in the channel came down significantly |
| Unit volume was also down on a sequential basis |
| The Industrial and Commercial business unit ended at $60 million down 62% from the same period last year and 51% sequentially |
| So we still see gross margin challenge in Q1, although improving slightly |
| All 3 product groups in I&C declined in the fourth quarter with a broad industrial category experiencing the largest decline |
| And then also, you mentioned in the fourth quarter that units and ASPs were both down as expected with the reset |
| So -- but we should be clear, in Q1, we'll still have those challenges, lower than consumption revenue level and lower revenue than we want to absorb all those fixed costs |
| This mix shift also contributed to lower ASPs in the quarter |
| That is our expectation that we’ve been unwavering in our view that we’re going through a particularly vicious market cycle that has impacted demand |
| At $87 million of revenue, which is indicative of our consumption or a normal operating level, the customers come in lumpy, right? And that resulted in an unfavorable mix that go where we're at |
| but it still came in lower than expected |
| I&C is declined sequentially in the quarter, primarily due to product and customer mix |
| We expect non-GAAP gross margin in the first quarter to be approximately 52%, and lower gross margin for this quarter continues to reflect the fixed cost absorption with lower revenue levels |
| But if we're just honest about it, the problem isn't price -- the problems, inventory and the market cycle that we're going through |
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