<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 148,360 <SECURITIES> 960,068 <RECEIVABLES> 51,654 <ALLOWANCES> 1,115 <INVENTORY> 6,114 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,185,495 <PP&E> 83,796 <DEPRECIATION> 27,726 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,272,610 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 685,986 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 414 <OTHER-SE> 586,210 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,272,610 <SALES> 130,040 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 130,040 <CGS> 26,148 <TOTAL-COSTS> 84,112 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (2,079)<F1> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 100,185 <INCOME-TAX> 38,353 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 61,832 <EPS-BASIC> 1.57 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.42 <FN> <F1>OTHER EXPENSES REFERS TO THE REVERSAL OF $2,079 FROM ACCRUED EXPENSES, ORIGINALLY ACCRUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CERTAIN RESTRUCTURING COSTS DURING 1999. </FN>