Operator
Operator
Welcome to the Applied Materials' Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today, August 24, 2011. Please note that today's call will contain forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than those of historical fact, including those regarding Applied's performance, economic and industry outlooks, market position, cost controls, capital allocation principles, fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 business outlooks and the planned merger with Varian. All forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Information concerning these risk factors is contained in today's earnings press release and in the company's SEC filings. Forward-looking statements are based on information as of August 24, 2011, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements. Today's call also contains non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures are contained in today's earnings release or in the financial highlights slides, which are on the Investor page of our website at appliedmaterials.com. I would now like to turn the conference over to Michael Sullivan, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.