CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) _ Semtech Corp. (SMTC) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $34.4 million.

The Camarillo, California-based company said it had profit of 53 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 74 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 72 cents per share.

The chipmaker posted revenue of $194.9 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $192.9 million.

For the current quarter ending in January, Semtech expects its per-share earnings to range from 65 cents to 73 cents.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $184 million to $194 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.

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