Maxim (Sunnyvale, Calif.) logged sales for the quarter of $449.2 million, up 14 percent compared to the previous quarter, but down 10 percent compared to the year-ago quarter.

Analysts, on average, had expected Maxim's quarterly sales to be about $438 million.

Based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Maxim posted a profit of $50 million, up from $8 million in the previous quarter, but down from $67.6 million in the year-ago quarter, Maxim said. Maxim said it expects revenue for the current quarter to be between $450 million and $465 million.