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Question: Nikolay Todorov - Longbow Research LLC - Analyst
: Yes. Congrats on achieving the margin goals ahead of time line. So a question on that, Phil, given that you've reached that milestone
now, and it seems like you're seeing the benefits of the current backdrop and the whole environment, how should investors think
about the next near-term goal for the margins? I think you've mentioned that you anticipate that you're going to sustain those. But
what are the levers that you can pull, so you can continue to see improvement in those margins?
Question: Nikolay Todorov - Longbow Research LLC - Analyst
: Okay. Great. And a question on capital. You obviously raised the dividend again. How should investors think about the balance of
increasing the dividend throughout the cycle and the returns through buybacks? Given just where the stock is, I think it's clearly
obvious that it's pretty attractive to buy back the stock here. But how do you balance that with the dividend increases that you're
planning to do through the cycle?
Question: Nikolay Todorov - Longbow Research LLC - Analyst
: Okay. And last one for me, Phil, just on Maxim. Can you dive a little bit on the strategy to replace the growth dollars from that? And
can you give us some time line? I'm guessing you're sold out on Maxim for the next few quarters. Help us understand the timing of
transition and the commitment there.
Question: Nikolay Todorov - Longbow Research LLC - Analyst
: Yes. Just one follow-up. Do you guys see a change in the volume or breadth of expedite requests by customers? There were some
suppliers that talked about it. So -- and if you do, what do you think is driving that?
Question: Nikolay Todorov - Longbow Research LLC - Analyst
: Got it. And last question, just on Asia. Very strong performance in the quarter. What are you seeing in terms of order trends there?
Some people are seeing a softening or moderation, call it, specifically coming out of China. What do you see from your perspective
in Asia, particularly in China? And do you see any -- do you hear about any impact from the power shortages there, too?
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