<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE 3/29/97 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-26-1998 <CASH> 58,078 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 22,149 <ALLOWANCES> 309 <INVENTORY> 5,955 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 104,456 <PP&E> 12,798 <DEPRECIATION> 6,757 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 126,142 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 31,584 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 289 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 94,041 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 126,142 <SALES> 15,829 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 15,829 <CGS> 3,611 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,611 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 10,705 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 15 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,665 <INCOME-TAX> 583 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,082 <DISCONTINUED> 22,624 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 23,706 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.82 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.78