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[Operator]: Good day, and welcome to the Photronics Q4 FY 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instructions will be given at that time. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. Today is Wednesday, December 11, 2024. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ted Moreau, Vice President of Investor Relations. [Ted Moreau]: Thank you, Operator. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Photronics' Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Results. Joining me this morning are Frank Lee, CEO; Eric Rivera, CFO; and Chris Progler, CTO. The press release we issued earlier this morning, together with the presentation material that accompanies our remarks, is available on the Investor Relations section of our website. Comments made by any participants on today's call may include forward-looking statements that include such words as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," and "our view." These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of the presentation to conform these statements to our actual results. During the course of our discussion, we will refer to certain non-GAAP financial metrics. A reconciliation of these metrics to GAAP financial results is provided in our presentation materials. During our fiscal first quarter, we will be participating in the New York CEO Summit on December 17th and the Needham Growth Conference in New York on January 14th. I will now turn the call over to Frank. [Frank Lee]: Thank you, Ted, and good morning, everyone. Before we…