Revenue Growth and Quarterly Results
Q3 revenue of $294.2 million, up 10% year-over-year and above the midpoint of guidance; sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth.
Core IoT Strength
Core IoT revenue increased 31% year-over-year and represented 30% of Q3 revenue; company expects Core IoT to be ~33% of revenue in Q4 and to exceed $385 million for the year, representing >40% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.
Profitability and EPS Performance
Non-GAAP gross margin of 53.6% (slightly above midpoint) and non-GAAP operating margin of 18.1%, up ~260 basis points year-over-year. Non-GAAP net income was $44.1 million and non-GAAP EPS was $1.09, up 21% year-over-year and at the high end of guidance.
Product and Platform Momentum (Astra Family & Edge AI)
Multiple Astra wins and product milestones: launched Coralboard powered by Astra SL2610 with Google's Coral NPU integrated with Synaptics' Torq NPU; taped out Astra SR-series AI-native MCU (sampling expected in fall); three Astra products in production and additional samples in customer designs. Company expects meaningful Astra ramp in calendar 2027.
Robotics / Physical AI Pipeline Expansion
Robotics pipeline expanded to more than 35 customers globally; sampled silicon to 3 additional OEMs (including a leading generative AI OEM); company highlights higher dollar content opportunity in robotics than other markets.
Award-Winning New Product
Launched Astra-enabled Connected MCU (first to integrate Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 and Edge AI compute in a monolithic SoC) and received a 'Best in Show' award in Microcontrollers, Microprocessors & IP at Embedded World; product is sampling with multiple customers across industrial, appliances and security cameras.
Improving Enterprise & Automotive and Mobile Design Wins
Enterprise & Automotive revenue up 9% year-over-year indicating recovery in enterprise portfolio; shipping into the majority of flagship phones at a leading Korean OEM and won foldable smartphone designs expected to launch in second half of calendar year.
Balance Sheet Actions and Capital Allocation
Ended Q3 with approximately $404 million in cash and cash equivalents; executed $39 million of share repurchases in Q3 and $93 million year-to-date; capital expenditures of $11.9 million in the quarter.