SPECTRIAN CORP /CA/
10-K, 1997-06-24
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-K

|X|      Annual  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 or

|_|      Transition  report  pursuant  to Section 13 of 15(d) of the  Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from  _______________ to
         _______________

Commission file number: 0-24360


                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
               California                                  77-0023003
       (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)                Identification Number)

         350 West Java Drive,                                 94089
        Sunnyvale, California                               (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive office)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 745-5400

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                      Name of each exchange
   Title of each class                                 on which registered
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        None                                                  None 

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                           Common Stock, no par value
                                (Title of Class)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                               Yes    X    No
                                     ---      ---

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of the  registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. |X|

         The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates
of the registrant, based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on June
5,  1997  as  reported  on  the  Nasdaq  National  Market,   was   approximately
$145,486,588. Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director
and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been
excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination
of affiliate  status is not  necessarily  a conclusive  determination  for other
purposes.

         As of June 5, 1997,  registrant  had  outstanding  8,307,161  shares of
Common Stock.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Parts of the following  document are incorporated by reference to Parts
II, III and IV of this  Annual  Report on Form  10-K:  (1) Proxy  Statement  for
registrant's  1997 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held July 31, 1997 and
(2)  registrant's  Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1997.

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

         This Report contains forward-looking  statements that involve risks and
uncertainties.  The Company's actual results could differ  materially from those
anticipated in these  forward-looking  statements as a result of certain factors
including those set forth in "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition  and  Results  of   Operations"   and  elsewhere  in  this  Report  or
incorporated by reference herein.

         Spectrian  Corporation  (herein  "Spectrian" or the "Company") designs,
manufactures  and markets highly linear radio frequency  ("RF") power amplifiers
that address the needs of wireless infrastructure  equipment suppliers and their
service provider customers.  Spectrian's amplifiers improve spectrum efficiency,
allow lower capital costs per subscriber, enhance the quality and reliability of
service and help service  providers  achieve rapid and large scale deployment of
wireless infrastructure equipment.

Industry Background

         The market for wireless communications services has grown significantly
during the past decade as cellular,  Personal  Communications  Services ("PCS"),
Wireless Local Loop ("WLL"), paging,  specialized mobile radio and other new and
emerging  applications  have become accessible and affordable to growing numbers
of consumers,  businesses and  governments.  Among the various types of wireless
services,  the  markets  for  cellular,  PCS and WLL  (collectively  "wireless")
communications  are currently the largest.  According to the Cellular  Telephone
Industry  Association  ("CTIA"),  from  1984  to 1996  the  number  of  cellular
subscribers   in  the  United  States  has  increased   from  under  100,000  to
approximately 42 million. In addition,  based upon data compiled by the CTIA and
other industry  publications,  the Company estimates that the number of wireless
subscribers worldwide was approximately 125 million at the end of 1996.

         Wireless  market  growth both in North  America and Western  Europe has
been fueled by decreasing  prices for wireless  phones,  increasing  competition
among service  providers and a greater  availability  of services.  In addition,
many developing  countries are installing wireless telephone networks instead of
installing,  expanding or upgrading  traditional  wireline  networks.  Moreover,
emerging bi-directional wireless data applications have the potential to further
expand the market for wireless  communications  by allowing service providers to
increase  revenue  generating  traffic on their  networks.  In  connection  with
wireless market growth, a number of radio frequency modulation  standards,  both
domestically and internationally, have evolved that govern the limited amount of
radio spectrum that is available to service providers.

         The growth in wireless  communications has required,  and will continue
to  require,  substantial  investment  by service  providers  in  infrastructure
equipment.  A typical  wireless  communications  system  comprises a  geographic
region  containing a number of cells,  each of which contains a cell site, which
are  networked to form a service  provider's  coverage  area.  Each cell site or
"base station" houses the equipment that receives incoming  telephone calls from
the switching office of the local wireline telephone

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company  and  broadcasts  calls to the  wireless  users  within  the cell.  Such
equipment includes an antenna and a series of transceivers,  RF power amplifiers
and cavity filters. Typical cells cover a geographic area of up to five miles in
radius and are sometimes  referred to as  "macrocells,"  each of which typically
requires equipment costing between $600,000 and $1.5 million.

         Wireless service providers compete in dynamic markets  characterized by
evolving and competing industry standards,  technologies and applications. Given
the large expenditures associated with infrastructure equipment,  those wireless
service providers that are able to increase the efficiency and lower the cost of
new and  existing  systems,  while  improving  reliability,  will  compete  most
effectively.  In  addition,  operators  need  to  increase  system  capacity  to
accommodate the growing number of subscribers.  Consequently,  wireless  service
providers   must   anticipate   evolving   industry   standards  and  invest  in
infrastructure  equipment that provides greater  efficiency in the management of
the limited spectrum  licensed to them. The ability to bring these  improvements
to the market in a timely manner is also key to their success.

         Wireless  operators' ability to more effectively manage scarce spectrum
resources and  accommodate a larger number of  subscribers is dependent on their
ability to broadcast signals with high  "linearity."  Linearity is the degree to
which amplified signals remain within their prescribed band of spectrum with low
distortion or interference with adjacent  channels.  In current systems,  the RF
power  amplifier  is  generally  the  source  of the  greatest  amount of signal
distortion.  Consequently,  obtaining RF power amplifiers with high linearity is
critical to the service  providers'  ability to improve spectrum  efficiency and
thereby increase system capacity. Substantial investment and technical expertise
are required to design and manufacture RF power amplifiers with high linearity.

         Higher  linearity  amplifiers are required as the industry  transitions
from analog to digital  technologies.  Traditional  cellular systems,  which are
based on analog technology, are capable of carrying only one call per channel of
spectrum.  Such systems are being supplanted by digital  systems,  which allow a
given  channel  of  spectrum  to carry  multiple  calls  simultaneously  thereby
increasing system capacity. In addition, in order to maintain compatibility with
existing analog subscriber  equipment while converting their systems to digital,
many wireless service  providers in the United States are installing "dual mode"
systems  that  support  both  digital and analog  technologies.  Current  analog
standards include AMPS in North America and TACS and NMT in Europe,  and current
digital standards  include TDMA and CDMA in North America,  PDC in Japan and GSM
in most other  parts of the  world.  CDMA has also  become the Korean  standard.
Digital  standards  which are  expected to be  utilized in emerging  PCS systems
include  TDMA,  CDMA and GSM in North  America,  DCS-1800  in Europe and CDMA in
Korea.

         The use of  multicarrier  amplifiers  has many  benefits  and  requires
leading edge linearity  technology to function  properly.  Typically,  each cell
site is  assigned a fixed  number of  frequency  channels  which each  require a
separate power  amplifier and cavity filter.  Consequently,  a cell site reaches
capacity  when it carries as many calls as it has  channels,  even though unused
channel  capacity in adjacent cell sites may be available.  Systems with dynamic
channel allocation  capabilities are being implemented that allow channels to be
moved between cell sites to more fully utilize available capacity. These systems
require  multicarrier  power  amplifiers,  which  can  simultaneously  broadcast
signals according to multiple

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transmission  standards  and over a variable  number of channels,  allowing more
efficient  use of the  radio  frequency  spectrum.  Further,  systems  with high
subscriber densities are expected to utilize microcells which are smaller,  less
expensive  cell sites  placed  more  closely  together  than the larger and more
costly macrocells.

         Wireless service providers are requiring  equipment that allows them to
provide higher quality and more reliable service. Since service provider revenue
is based on customer usage,  equipment failure can cause an inability to process
calls,  resulting  in lost  revenue.  The  Company  believes  that  the RF power
amplifier in cell sites  historically  has been the most common  single point of
equipment failure in wireless networks.  Increasingly  reliable power amplifiers
will,  therefore,  improve the level of service  offered by wireless  operators,
while reducing their  operating  costs and  increasing  their revenue.  Further,
service  providers are seeking  solutions that allow them to reduce  maintenance
costs,  such as  multicarrier  amplifiers  that do not  require  separate,  high
maintenance cavity filters.

         The  market  for   wireless   infrastructure   equipment  is  primarily
concentrated  among a few companies  that supply  equipment to wireless  service
providers  in North  America  and  overseas.  The Company  believes  that Lucent
Technologies,  Inc.  ("Lucent"),  LM Ericsson  Telephone  Company  ("Ericsson"),
Motorola Corporation ("Motorola"), Northern Telecom Limited ("Northern Telecom")
and Nokia Corporation supplied over 80% of the wireless infrastructure equipment
worldwide in 1996. These equipment manufacturers compete in high-growth,  highly
competitive  market  segments in which  technology  changes rapidly and numerous
industry  standards  currently  exist and are  evolving.  Although most of these
equipment  manufacturers  make their own amplifiers,  in response to competition
and as the  performance  requirements  of certain  components  of base  stations
increase,  many of these  equipment  manufacturers  are  focusing  on their core
technologies and competencies and are relying on independent sources for certain
system  components,  such as power  amplifiers,  that must meet unique technical
requirements.  To succeed in capturing  orders from these OEMs,  power amplifier
suppliers  must be capable of producing  products that are highly  linear,  have
multicarrier functionality,  support multiple standards, are highly reliable and
can be produced in high volumes.

The Spectrian Solution

         Spectrian provides custom RF power amplifiers that represent attractive
alternatives  to those of other  merchant  suppliers  and  those  that  could be
internally  produced by many of the  Company's  customers.  The  differentiating
features of Spectrian's highly linear RF power amplifiers include:

         Linearity.   Spectrian  has   developed   multiple   competencies   and
disciplines  to  achieve  high  linearity  in  its  products.  These  technology
disciplines include RF power semiconductor technology, computer-aided design and
modeling,  solid state device physics,  thermal and mechanical packaging design,
advanced circuit design,  amplifier  linear  correction  technologies,  advanced
signal processing  techniques and digital control systems.  The Company believes
that  achieving  high levels of  linearity  is critical to enabling  Spectrian's
customers  to provide  wireless  operators  with higher  capacity  base  station
equipment at lower capital cost per subscriber.

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         Multicarrier  Functionality.  Spectrian  is  developing  and  supplying
multicarrier   amplifiers   that  integrate  the  functions  of  multiple  power
amplifiers  and cavity  filters into a single  smaller  unit.  These  integrated
multicarrier  units can  potentially  reduce  service  providers'  equipment and
maintenance  costs and space  requirements and enable them to implement  dynamic
channel allocation solutions and microcells.

         Standards  Independence.  Spectrian's  technologies are compatible with
all wireless modulation  standards.  Spectrian currently provides single carrier
and multicarrier  amplifiers that support  multiple  modulation  standards.  The
Company's  multicarrier  products support multiple analog and digital  standards
simultaneously.  Certain of the Company's  single carrier  products support both
analog and digital  standards in a dual mode format.  A single carrier dual mode
amplifier installed in a conventional analog cellular system does not need to be
replaced if the base station equipment is upgraded for digital transmission. The
Company  believes  that its  ability to provide  amplifiers  for all  modulation
formats as well as those which  support  multiple  standards  and have dual mode
capability  is important  to cellular  service  providers as they upgrade  their
cellular   infrastructure   equipment  and  implement   digital  systems  in  an
environment characterized by evolving industry standards.

         High  Quality and  Reliability.  Spectrian  provides  power  amplifiers
designed to be highly reliable in the field.  Spectrian's  integrated design and
manufacturing  processes are important  factors  contributing  to its ability to
develop  and  produce  highly  reliable  power  amplifiers.  In order to further
address  customer  requirements  for amplifier  quality and  reliability  and to
ensure process quality control, Spectrian implemented a total quality management
("TQM") program  throughout the Company and is ISO 9001  certified.  The Company
believes that  designing  products for high  reliability in the field has been a
competitive advantage in securing orders from its customers.

         Design  for  Manufacturability.  Spectrian  designs  amplifiers  to  be
manufactured in high volumes at low cost. The integration of Spectrian's  design
and  production  processes is a key element of the Company's  ability to address
the cellular  infrastructure  equipment  suppliers'  quantity and time to market
requirements  for  power  amplification  products.  The  Company  believes  that
designing products for volume manufacturing has been a competitive  advantage in
securing   orders  from  its  OEM  customers   because  power   amplifiers  have
historically  been difficult to manufacture in high volumes based upon the labor
intensive  nature of the  manufacturing  process and the  complexities  of radio
frequency ("RF") power technology.

Strategy

         Spectrian's  objective is to be the leading merchant supplier of highly
linear power amplifiers to wireless  infrastructure  equipment manufacturers and
service providers worldwide.  The Company's strategy  incorporates the following
key elements:

         Develop   Relationships   with   Leading   Manufacturers   of  Wireless
Infrastructure  Equipment.  The Company has developed relationships with certain
large wireless equipment  manufacturers,  such as Northern Telecom, Nortel Matra
Cellular, in which Northern Telecom has an equity interest ("Nortel

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Matra"),  LG  Information &  Communications  ("LGIC") and QUALCOMM  Incorporated
("QUALCOMM"),  as well as certain  emerging  manufacturers  such as Tellabs  and
Watkins Johnson. Spectrian has also begun to establish some direct relationships
with service providers  allowing the Company to address  previously  unavailable
markets.  The Company's  strategy is to form lasting  customer  relationships by
working  closely  with OEM  customers to develop  insight  into their  amplifier
requirements  and to design specific  products that meet their needs, by rapidly
delivering  product  designs  and  volume  production  and  by  maintaining  the
confidentiality of customer technology. By establishing close relationships with
its customers, Spectrian hopes to secure additional business from these wireless
equipment manufacturers.

         Provide Application Specific Products.  The Company provides customized
or  "application   specific"   amplification  products  to  address  the  unique
requirements  of the Company's  customers.  The Company  relies upon its modular
product  architecture and configurable core technologies in order to rapidly and
cost effectively develop application  specific solutions for its customers.  The
Company intends to use and promote its application  specific design  methodology
to provide its  customers  with  industry  leading high  performance  amplifiers
designed to meet the customers' requirements.

         Pursue Standard and System Independence.  The Company provides products
that are compatible  with wireless  communications  systems  provided by various
infrastructure  suppliers  and which  operate  under  most  major  domestic  and
international standards. By pursuing both standard and system independence,  the
Company  believes  that it will benefit from the  continuing  growth of existing
wireless  communications  systems  and other  emerging  wireless  communications
markets while reducing the risks  associated  with relying on the success of one
or a limited  number of existing or emerging  industry  standards.  For cellular
systems, the Company currently supports the AMPS and TACS analog standards,  and
the  TDMA,  GSM and  CDMA  digital  standards.  In  addition,  the  Company  has
developed, and is continuing to develop,  products that address the needs of the
PCS and WLL markets.

         Maintain a Leadership Position in Amplification Technology. The Company
intends  to  maintain  and  expand  its  technological  leadership  position  by
continuing  to invest  significant  resources  in research  and  development  of
amplification  technology.  The Company believes that its RF amplifier  research
and development  team is among the largest and most skilled in the high power RF
industry. In order to maintain a technological  leadership position, the Company
believes that numerous integrated technical capabilities are required, including
proprietary semiconductor design and fabrication,  unique packaging concepts and
components and expert circuit design.  The Company's  strategy is to continue to
invest significant  resources to support the Company's technology  leadership in
the linearity, power and efficiency of its product designs.

         Employ Vertical  Integration in Design and  Manufacturing.  The Company
has pursued a strategy of vertical  integration of its design and  manufacturing
processes.  The Company  believes  that  vertical  integration  enables the high
linearity of the Company's  products,  since the Company retains control of each
step in  their  development  and  manufacture,  beginning  with the  design  and
development  of the  semiconductor  die and ending with the  manufacture  of the
final product. Each of these steps collectively  contributes to the linearity of
a finished power amplifier. Vertical integration also improves the Company's

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time to market  capabilities,  reduces unit costs,  improves quality control and
reliability,  and  improves  the  Company's  ability to rapidly  achieve  volume
production.

Technology

         The Company's  linear power amplifiers are used primarily in connection
with wireless base station  equipment.  A typical wireless base station consists
of a series of  wireless  transceivers,  power  amplifiers  and  tunable  cavity
filters and an antenna to transmit  the signal to the wireless  telephone  user.
These wireless base stations typically contain between 6 and 100 radio frequency
channels,  with each channel capable of supporting a single phone  conversation,
and are typically  configured with three sectors of 16 channels each for a total
of 48 channels.  In a single  carrier  system,  each  separate  radio  frequency
channel  requires a separate  transceiver,  power  amplifier and tunable  cavity
filter.  The following  chart depicts a typical signal  transmission  path for a
phone call from a wireline phone to a wireless phone:

                                    [DIAGRAM]

[Edgar  summary:  Diagram  depicting path of signal  transmission  from wireline
phone to telephone central office to mobile telephone  switching office,  across
fiber optic cable or microwave  link,  to wireless base station and, by antenna,
to wireless car phone].


         The power amplifier  within the base station receives a relatively weak
signal from the transceiver and  significantly  boosts the power of the outgoing
signal so that it can be  broadcast  throughout  the cell.  The radio  frequency
power levels  necessary  to transmit the signal over the required  range must be
achieved without  distorting the modulation  characteristics  of the signal. The
signal  must be  amplified  with  linearity  in order to remain in the  assigned
frequency channel without distorting or interfering with adjacent channels.

         Because  the radio  frequencies  assigned to  transmissions  are fixed,
service  providers are seeking new methods of more efficiently using frequencies
in order to increase  capacity.  One such method,  dynamic  channel  allocation,
allows real-time  changing of channel  assignments across a metropolitan area to
follow user loading. Commuter density changes during rush hours and traffic jams
are examples of the dynamic nature of user loading.  Dynamic channel  allocation
allows the service  provider to  automatically  move unused  channels  from less
active cell sites to busier adjacent cell sites as the load moves.

         A  key  enabling   technology  for  dynamic  channel  allocation  is  a
multicarrier amplifier, in which all channels are amplified together rather than
each channel using a separate power amplifier.  The multicarrier power amplifier
makes possible instantaneous electronic channel allocation. A multicarrier power
amplifier  functionally  combines  multiple  single  carrier  power  amplifiers,
typically  16, into a single unit,  thus  eliminating  16 single  carrier  power
amplifiers and the corresponding 16 tunable cavity filters.  The following chart
depicts  the  increased  functionality  of a  multicarrier  power  amplifier  as
compared to a single carrier power amplifier:

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                                    [DIAGRAM]

[Edgar summary:  Diagram  illustrating  difference between the conversion of low
input  power to high  output  power  usage by single  carrier  amplifier  and by
multicarrier amplifier, respectively]


         Digital   modulation   schemes   represent  the  most  significant  new
technology trend in the wireless  industry.  Service providers are transitioning
from traditional analog technologies to various digital technologies in order to
reduce service pricing and increase system  capacity.  With new competition from
PCS service  providers  there is increasing  pressure on cellular  operations to
complete  this  transition.  Conversion to digital  transmission  is expected to
allow  three to eight  times as many  voice  conversations  to  occupy  the same
frequency bands. Without significant  improvements in power amplifier linearity,
however,  multiple  conversations on a single channel would lead to unacceptable
channel  interference.  The Company has developed ultralinear single carrier and
multicarrier  amplifiers for all of the most significant new digital  modulation
standards.  The majority of all  applications  currently  utilize single carrier
amplifiers.

         A  further  trend in the  development  of base  stations  involves  the
transition  from  macrocells  to  microcells.  A  multicarrier  power  amplifier
requires less space than multiple single carrier power amplifiers,  allowing the
cell  site  to be  physically  smaller,  an  important  consideration  in  urban
locations where the number of channels is more important than the absolute power
per channel.  Conventional cell sites today are macrocells containing high power
amplifiers of 45 watts per channel which are designed to cover a geographic area
typically up to five miles in radius. With 48 channels in a typical base station
and one power amplifier per channel, a conventional analog macrocell's  capacity
is typically  1,000  subscribers per cell, or  approximately  20 subscribers per
analog  channel.  When the number of  subscribers  within the cell  exceeds  the
capacity  of the  macrocell's  equipment,  the cell must be split  into  several
smaller  microcells to avoid a degradation  in service to the  subscribers.  The
geographic range of these microcells will be smaller,  requiring lower power and
less  expensive  equipment at each base station,  but more of these smaller base
stations are required in order to increase the capacity of the overall system.

Markets

         Cellular  systems  have  historically   employed  analog   transmission
formats,  certain of which have evolved  into  industry  standards.  The need to
accommodate a growing cellular customer base in a finite amount of spectrum has,
however, encouraged a worldwide transition from the traditional analog standards
to various digital  technologies which are significantly more efficient.  In the
North American cellular market, the established analog  transmission  format has
been the Advanced Mobile Phone Services ("AMPS") standard  originally  developed
by AT&T.  Several  large  metropolitan  markets have  limited  capacity to serve
increasing  numbers of  subscribers.  The  response to this need for  additional
capacity has led to the emergence of digital  technology  standards in the North
American  market  including  Time  Division  Multiple  Access  ("TDMA") and Code
Division Multiple Access ("CDMA").

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         In the European  cellular  market the Nordic Mobile  Telephone  ("NMT")
standard  and the Total  Access  Communication  System  ("TACS")  have been used
throughout much of Europe as the industry standard analog transmission  formats.
The  European   community  and  many  other  countries  around  the  world  have
implemented  of  a  single  digital  standard,  the  Global  System  for  Mobile
Communications  ("GSM").  The  implementation  of  GSM  in  Europe,  where  many
countries  have  traditionally  had  a  single  cellular   operator,   has  been
accompanied  in most cases by the addition of at least one  competitive  service
provider, which the Company believes has contributed to increased growth of such
systems.

         The Company  offers  amplifiers  that  support the AMPS and TACS analog
standards and the TDMA, CDMA and GSM digital standards for cellular systems. The
Company has elected not to support the NMT analog standard in Europe, because it
believes  that  NMT  has a lower  potential  for  growth  than  the GSM  digital
standard.  To  date,  the  Company  has  not  invested  significant  development
resources to incorporate the Personal Digital Cellular ("PDC") standard into its
product  offerings,  because such standard has not developed to any great degree
outside of Japan.

         In addition to the analog and digital cellular systems discussed above,
the  market  for PCS  systems  is  expanding  rapidly.  The FCC has  reallocated
spectrum in the 1.85 to 1.99  gigahertz  range for the  provision of PCS and has
conducted  six rounds of auctions  for the PCS  spectrum.  PCS  systems  utilize
digital transmission standards, including TDMA, GSM and CDMA. The success of the
introduction  of PCS as a new type of  wireless  service  will depend in part on
whether  infrastructure  manufacturers  and service  providers can reduce system
manufacturing  and  service  costs and  pricing  sufficiently  to  significantly
increase the rate of market penetration of potential subscribers.

         The following chart illustrates these existing and developing standards
for wireless  communications,  and the markets served and standards supported by
the Company's current product offerings.

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<TABLE>

                            Major Wireless Standards By Region
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<CAPTION>
                       U.S.A.
                       Canada               Europe               Japan             Rest of World
                        (MHz)               (MHz)                (MHz)                 (MHz)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     <S>            <C>                <C>                  <C>                   <C>
      Analog         AMPS (800)         NMT (450, 900)         NTT (800)           NMT (450, 900)
     Cellular                             TACS (900)          JTACS (800)            AMPS (800)
                                          AMPS (800)                                 TACS (900)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Digital         CDMA (800)           GSM (900)            PDC (1500)         CDMA (800, 900)
     Cellular        TDMA (800)                                JDC (800)             GSM (900)
                                                                                  TDMA (450, 800)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    CDMA (1900)        DCS 1800 (1800)         PHS (1900)           CDMA (1900)
       PCS          TDMA (1900)                               CDMA (1900)         DCS-1800 (1800)
                     GSM (1900)                                                     CDMA (1800)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       WLL           GSM (1900)         NMT (450, 900)       NMT (450, 900)          PHS (1900)
                    CDMA (1900)           TACS (900)           TACS (900)           CDMA (1900)
                    TDMA (1900)           AMPS (800)           AMPS (800)
                                          CDMA (800)           CDMA (800)
                                          GSM (900)            GSM (900)
                                       DCS 1800 (1800)      DCS 1800 (1800)
                                                              CDMA (2400)
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</TABLE>

         The Company believes that the potential for wireless  communications in
countries  without  reliable or extensive  wireline  systems may be even greater
than  in  countries  with  developed  telecommunications  systems.  The  cost of
building and  maintaining a wireless  network is generally less than the cost of
building and  maintaining  a comparable  wireline  network.  Thus,  in many less
developed  countries,  cellular service may provide the primary service platform
for both  mobile  and fixed  telecommunications.  Due to  political,  social and
economic  pressures to rapidly and efficiently  provide reliable basic telephone
service  in a  cost-effective  manner,  many  countries  are  beginning  to view
wireless networks favorably because of the potential for dramatic  reductions in
installation  and maintenance  costs and the ability to more rapidly deploy such
wireless systems.

         If  technological  advances and price  decreases  continue to occur,  a
market in the United States for wireless service to be used in conjunction with,
or in place of,  traditional  wireline  ("local  loop") service may emerge for a
variety of applications. For example, wireless networks could provide local loop
service and direct access to the long distance  carriers.  Some local  telephone
companies are conducting trials using fixed wireless  terminals to provide basic
telephone  service  as a cost  effective  alternative  to  traditional  wireline
service.

         The wireless  infrastructure  equipment  market is dominated by a small
number of large original  equipment  manufacturers  ("OEMs"),  including Lucent,
Ericsson,   Motorola  and  Northern  Telecom  .  The  Company  believes  that  a
substantial  majority of the present worldwide production of power amplifiers is
captive within the  manufacturing  operations of these companies and offered for
sale as part of their


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wireless  systems.  Furthermore,  the Company  believes  that it, along with its
competitors,  have captured a significant share of the merchant market for power
amplifiers  and, once  captured,  OEMs are reluctant to switch  suppliers.  As a
result, the Company's future success is dependent upon the extent to which these
OEMs elect to purchase from outside  sources  rather than design and build their
own amplifiers. Among the Company's current customers, Northern Telecom and LGIC
continuously evaluate whether to manufacture their own amplifiers.  There can be
no assurance that the Company's customers will continue to rely, or expand their
reliance,  on the  Company  for  amplifiers,  or that  other  OEMs  will  become
customers.  If one or more of the Company's  existing customers decided to build
their own  amplifiers  internally  or if the trend to  increasingly  use outside
sources for  amplifiers  were to decline or  reverse,  the  Company's  business,
financial  condition  and results of operations  would be  materially  adversely
affected.

Products

         The Company  designs  application  specific  products  that address the
unique  requirements of its OEM customers in a timely and cost effective  manner
by employing  vertical  integration  in its  manufacturing,  and  designing  its
products  in  a  modular  fashion  using  configurable  core  technologies.  The
Company's   product  strategy  is  to  support  multiple  wireless  systems  and
standards.  Most existing  wireless systems use single carrier power amplifiers.
The following table provides a list of standards for which the Company  provides
single carrier amplifiers:

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                Spectrian Single Carrier Amplifier Configurations
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Frequency                         Power
       Standard                    (MHz)                          (Watts)
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Analog Cellular:
       AMPS, CDPD                  869-894                          65
       TACS                        917-950                          65
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Digital Cellular:
       TDMA                        485-495                          50
       TDMA                        869-894                          50
       CDMA                        869-894                          25
       GSM                         925-960                          30
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PCS:
       DCS 1800                   1805-1880                         30
       CDMA                       1930-1990                         20
       GSM 1900                   1930-1990                         30
       CDMA                       1805-1870                         30
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         The Company also offers multicarrier application specific amplification
products.  Multicarrier power amplifiers require  significantly higher linearity
compared to single carrier  designs.  The following table provides a list of the
standards for which the Company provides multicarrier amplifiers:

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                 Spectrian Multicarrier Amplifier Configurations
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Frequency         Power            Typical
   Standard                    (MHz)          (Watts)        Linearity (dBc)*
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, CDPD        869-894         100-175              -70
     TACS                     917-950           25                 -50
     CDMA                    1805-1870          100                -65
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Carrier to Intermodulation Distortion Ratio.

         The  Company's  amplifiers  can be  configured  as  either  modules  or
pallets, separate plug-in amplifier units or integrated subsystems, and range in
price from  approximately  $500 to $30,000. A pallet represents the lowest level
of amplifier  complexity and consists of a radio frequency transistor mounted on
a printed circuit board without a housing.  A plug-in amplifier unit consists of
a  cast  housing,  which  provides  for  thermal  management  and  low  cost  of
production,  and contains a radio  frequency  amplifier  pallet  combined with a
digital  control  interface  module.  A power  amplifier  subsystem  consists of
multiple cast  housings and adds signal  processing  to enhance  linearity.  The
Company's  products are integrated into systems by its customers,  and therefore
must be  engineered to be  compatible  with industry  standards and with certain
customer specifications, such as frequency, power and linearity.

OEM Customers, Sales and Marketing

         The Company sells power amplifiers to a limited number of OEM customers
in North America and Europe principally  through its direct sales  organization.
The Company's  customers  include many of the world's largest  manufacturers  of
wireless  infrastructure   equipment,   including  Northern  Telecom,  LGIC  and
QUALCOMM.  During fiscal 1997,  Northern  Telecom and Nortel Matra accounted for
63% and 12%, respectively, of revenues. During fiscal 1996, Northern Telecom and
Nortel Matra accounted for approximately 58% and 17%, respectively, of revenues.
During fiscal 1995,  Northern Telecom,  Nortel Matra and Ericsson  accounted for
approximately 53%, 13% and 8%, respectively, of revenues. While Northern Telecom
continues to be the Company's dominant customer due to Northern Telecom's growth
and  diversification  into new markets,  the  products  the Company  supplies to
Northern Telecom has become more diverse.  The Company expects that sales of its
products will continue to be  concentrated  among a limited number of customers.
The Company's business,  financial condition and results of operations have been
materially  adversely  affected in the past by the failure of anticipated orders
to materialize and by deferrals or cancellations of orders by its customers.  If
the Company were to lose a major customer, in particular Northern Telecom, or if
orders by a major customer were to otherwise  decrease,  the Company's business,
financial  condition  and results of operations  would be  materially  adversely
affected.

         The  Company  employs  a  customer  focused,  team-based  direct  sales
approach to satisfy the power  amplification  needs of its  customers.  Sales to
large OEM customers  require close account  management by Company  personnel and
relationships  at multiple  levels of its  customers'  organizations,  including
management,  engineering and purchasing  personnel.  In addition,  the Company's
application specific  amplification products require experienced sales personnel
to match the customer's amplification

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requirements to the Company's  product  capabilities.  The Company believes that
close technical  collaboration  with the customer during the design phase of new
communications  equipment is critical to the  integration  of its  amplification
products  into  the new  equipment.  The  Company's  integrated  sales  approach
involves a team  consisting of a senior account  manager,  a program manager and
members of the Company's engineering department.  This sales approach allows the
Company's  engineering  personnel to work closely with their counterparts at the
OEM   customer  to  assure   compliance   of  the  product  to  the   customer's
specification. The Company's executive officers are also involved in all aspects
of the Company's  relationships  with its major  customers and work closely with
their senior  management.  As of March 31, 1997,  the Company had a direct sales
staff of eight  people.  The Company  warrants new products  against  defects in
design, materials and workmanship,  typically for a period of twelve to eighteen
months.

         As part of the effort to diversify  its product  base,  the Company has
begun to sell multicarrier  amplifier systems  (including filters and combiners)
directly to service  providers.  To date,  these sales have been to providers in
the United States and Israel.  The Company recognizes that these sales may be in
conflict with potential or current OEM sales and is willing to work with its OEM
equipment  suppliers  so that the service  provider  receives a Spectrian  power
amplifier system directly or through the OEM. There can be no assurance that the
Company's  direct sales to service  providers  will not cause its OEM  equipment
suppliers to reduce orders or terminate their relationship with the Company. Any
such  reduction or  termination  could have a materially  adverse  effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

         The Company  markets  its  products  overseas  with the  assistance  of
independent sales representatives to customers in Europe, Japan and South Korea.
The Company has four sales representatives in Europe covering Austria,  Finland,
France,  Germany,  Italy,  Sweden  and  Switzerland,  one  sales  representative
dedicated  to  Japan  and a  representative  organization  in  South  Korea.  In
addition,  the Company is pursuing  selected  opportunities to sell its RF power
transistors  and has  three  independent  sales  representatives  and one  sales
employee in the United  States and Europe  addressing  this market.  The Company
continuously  evaluates whether to establish direct sales to a particular region
or customer depending upon available sales  opportunities.  The Company's direct
sales staff  provides  sales  direction and support to the  international  sales
representatives. Sales outside of the United States represented 73%, 72% and 71%
of revenues in fiscal 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Sales outside of the
United  States  are  denominated  in U.S.  dollars  in order to reduce the risks
associated with the fluctuations of foreign currency exchange rates. The Company
expects  that  international  sales will  continue to account for a  significant
portion of its revenues.  Sales outside of the United States involve a number of
inherent risks, including reduced protection for intellectual property rights in
some countries, the impact of recessionary environments in economies outside the
United States,  generally  longer  receivables  collection  periods,  unexpected
changes in regulatory requirements,  tariffs and other trade barriers. There can
be no  assurance  that  such  factors  will not have an  adverse  effect  on the
Company's  future  international  sales  and,  consequently,  on  the  Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Manufacturing

         The Company assembles,  tests, packages and ships amplifier products at
its manufacturing  facilities  located in Sunnyvale,  California.  The Company's
manufacturing  facilities in Sunnyvale consist of a 4-inch wafer fabrication and
transistor  assembly  and  test  facility  and an  amplifier  assembly  and test
facility.  The Company is winding down  operations  in its Mountain  View 3-inch
fabrication  facility and anticipates closure of that facility by the end of the
first quarter of fiscal 1998.

         Wafer Fabrication. As part of its strategy of vertical integration, the
Company operates its own wafer fabrication facility for the production of the RF
power  transistor,  the  most  important  component  utilized  in the  Company's
amplifiers. The Company believes that control of the semiconductor manufacturing
process allows it to reduce unit costs, control quality,  improve time to market
delivery and most importantly increase the linearity of the RF power transistors
used in its amplifiers. In December 1996, the Company completed construction and
facilitation of a more modern, higher capacity 4-inch wafer fabrication facility
to further increase  production  capacity.  In addition,  the Company utilizes a
high volume,  third party supplier to supplement wafer capacity on a subcontract
basis.

         The design and fabrication of RF power transistors is a unique, complex
and precise  process.  Such  manufacturing  is  sensitive  to a wide  variety of
factors, including variations and impurities in the raw materials,  difficulties
in the fabrication process,  performance of the manufacturing equipment, defects
in the masks used to print circuits on a wafer and the level of  contaminants in
the manufacturing  environment.  There can be no assurance that the Company will
be able to maintain acceptable production yields in the future. In addition, the
Company's wafer fabrication facility represents a single point of failure in its
manufacturing  process that would be costly and time-consuming to replace if its
operation were interrupted.  The interruption of wafer fabrication operations or
the loss of employees  dedicated to the wafer fabrication  facility could have a
material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial  condition and
results of  operations.  Any failure to  maintain  acceptable  wafer  production
levels either from the 4-inch  facility or from the third party wafer  supplier,
will  have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.

         The  Company  is  subject  to a  variety  of local,  state and  federal
governmental regulations relating to the storage, discharge, handling, emission,
generation, manufacture and disposal of toxic or other hazardous substances used
to manufacture the Company's products. The Company believes that it is currently
in compliance in all material  respects  with such  regulations  and that it has
obtained  all  necessary  environmental  permits to conduct  its  business.  The
failure  to comply  with  current  or  future  regulations  could  result in the
imposition  of  substantial  fines on the  Company,  suspension  of  production,
alteration of its manufacturing processes or cessation of operations. Compliance
with such regulations could require the Company to acquire expensive remediation
equipment or to incur substantial expenses.

         Transistor  Assembly and Test. Once a wafer is processed,  it is tested
and diced into chips that are attached to a special ceramic package, wire bonded
and  encapsulated.  The packages  are  designed for maximum  thermal and optimum
electrical  performance which is critical during high power RF operation.  These
processes  require  precision  for  performance  and volume  manufacturing.  The
Company

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utilizes patented transistor packaging techniques to improve the performance and
the automated  assembly of both  transistors  and amplifiers.  In addition,  the
Company  utilizes  a  specialized  surface  mount  packaging  process to improve
transistor  assembly while  enhancing  thermal  performance,  lowering costs and
improving reliability.

         Amplifier  Assembly and Test.  The  Company's  amplifier  manufacturing
activities consist of purchasing  components,  assembling and testing components
and subassemblies,  and integrating  subassemblies  into finished products.  The
Company's  amplifiers  consist  of a variety  of  subassemblies  and  components
designed or specified by the Company,  including  housings,  harnesses,  cables,
packaged RF power transistors,  integrated  circuits and printed circuit boards.
Except for the RF power  transistors,  these  components and  subassemblies  are
manufactured by third parties and are shipped to the Company for final assembly.
The most critical step in the assembly  process  consists of the  integration of
the  Company's  internally  produced RF power  transistors  with the  externally
procured  printed  circuit  boards.  Each  of the  Company's  products  receives
extensive in-process and final quality inspections and tests.

         The Company  attempts to utilize standard parts and components that are
available  from  multiple  vendors.  However,  certain  components  used  in the
Company's products are currently  available only from single sources,  and other
components  are  available  from only a limited  number of sources.  Despite the
risks  associated  with  purchasing  components  from  single  sources or from a
limited number of sources, the Company has made the strategic decision to select
single  source or limited  source  suppliers in order to obtain  lower  pricing,
receive more timely delivery and maintain quality  control.  If the Company were
unable to obtain  sufficient  quantities of components,  delays or reductions in
product  shipments could occur which would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

         The Company  continues to initiate actions to reduce its  manufacturing
costs. The Company has negotiated master purchase agreements with its vendors to
have  substantially  all of its parts bid on an annual  basis  rather  than on a
monthly basis, which it believes has generated significant volume discounts. The
Company is also implementing  standardized automated test processes and material
handling  throughout  the  manufacturing  area which is also  designed to reduce
costs.  There can be no  assurance  that these  activities  will reduce costs as
quickly as  anticipated  reductions in average  selling  prices of the Company's
products.  Any failure to achieve continued  manufacturing cost reductions could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's  business,  financial  condition
and results of operations.

Research and Development

         The  Company's  research  and  development  efforts  are focused on the
design of new RF power transistors and power amplifiers, improvement of existing
product performance,  cost reductions and improvements in the  manufacturability
of existing products.  The Company's research and development staff is organized
into a semiconductor group and an amplifier group. The Company uses an automated
design  environment  and  employs  advanced   workstations  to  model  RF  power
transistors and amplifiers. This design environment, together with the Company's
modular product architecture and configurable

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core technologies,  allow it to rapidly define,  develop and deliver on a timely
basis the new and enhanced products demanded by its OEM customers.

         The  Company  has  historically  devoted a  significant  portion of its
resources to research and development programs and expects to continue to do so.
As of March 31,  1997,  the  Company  had 108  people  engaged in  research  and
development.  The Company's  research and  development  expenses in fiscal 1997,
1996 and 1995 were $17.2 million, $14.5 million and $11.4 million, respectively,
and represented 19%, 20% and 18%,  respectively,  of total revenues. The Company
in the past funded a significant  portion of its research and  development  from
NRE  revenues  received  from  customers  in  connection  with  the  design  and
development of application specific products.  NRE revenues have declined in the
past three  years and the  Company  expects  NRE  revenue to further  decline in
future years due to the competitive  development climate.  Costs associated with
customer  funded research and  development  were $2.1 million,  $4.5 million and
$5.8 million for fiscal 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  See Note 1 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.

         The  markets  in  which  the  Company  and its  customers  compete  are
characterized by rapidly changing  technology,  evolving industry  standards and
continuous  improvements in products and services.  The Company's future success
depends on its ability to develop new  products in a timely  manner that compete
effectively on the basis of price and performance  and that  adequately  address
OEM customer requirements.  No assurance can be given that the Company's product
development  efforts  will be  successful,  that its new  products  will achieve
customer  acceptance  or that its  customers'  products  will  achieve  customer
acceptance.  In addition,  as is characteristic  of the wireless  communications
equipment  industry,  the average  sales prices of the  Company's  products have
historically  decreased over the products' lives and are expected to continue to
do so. To offset  declining  average sales prices,  the Company believes that in
the near term it must develop new products that  incorporate  advanced  features
and can be sold at higher average sales prices.  To the extent that new products
are not developed in a timely manner,  do not achieve customer  acceptance or do
not generate higher sales prices and margins, the Company's business,  financial
condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Patents and Proprietary Technology

         The  Company's  ability  to compete  successfully  and  achieve  future
revenue growth will depend,  in part, on its ability to protect its  proprietary
technology and operate without  infringing the rights of others. The Company has
a policy of seeking  patents on inventions  resulting from its ongoing  research
and  development  activities.  The  Company  has been  awarded 13 United  States
patents which expire from 2008 to 2015.  In addition,  the Company has 14 United
States patent applications pending,  including one that has been allowed but not
yet formally  issued.  The Company also has been awarded six foreign patents and
has four foreign patent applications pending. There can be no assurance that the
Company's  pending  patent  applications  will be  allowed or that the issued or
pending patents will not be challenged or circumvented by competitors.

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<PAGE>

         Notwithstanding the Company's active pursuit of patent protection,  the
Company believes that the success of its business depends more on the collective
value of its patents,  specifications,  CAD design and modeling tools, technical
processes   and  employee   expertise.   The  Company   generally   enters  into
confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with its employees, suppliers, OEM
customers,  licensees and potential customers and licensees and limits access to
and  distribution  of  its  proprietary  technology.  However,  there  can be no
assurance that such measures will provide adequate  protection for the Company's
trade secrets or other  proprietary  information,  or that the  Company's  trade
secrets  or  proprietary  technology  will  not  otherwise  become  known  or be
independently  developed by  competitors.  The failure of the Company to protect
its proprietary technology could have a material adverse effect on its business,
financial   condition  and  results  of   operations.   As  is  typical  in  the
communications  equipment  industry,  the  Company may in the future be notified
that it is infringing certain patent and/or other  intellectual  property rights
of others.  Although there are no such pending  lawsuits  against the Company or
unresolved notices that the Company is infringing  intellectual  property rights
of others, there can be no assurance that litigation or infringement claims will
not occur in the future.  Such  litigation or claims could result in substantial
costs and diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

Competition

         The wireless communications equipment industry is extremely competitive
and is characterized by rapid technological  change, new product development and
product obsolescence,  evolving industry standards and significant price erosion
over the  life of a  product.  The  principal  elements  of  competition  in the
Company's market include product  linearity and  functionality,  other technical
capabilities,  the ability to design products for  manufacturability  and volume
production,  time-to-market  delivery  capabilities,  the  ability to source low
cost, high performance RF transistors, standards compliance, product quality and
reliability and price. The Company  believes that overall it competes  favorably
with respect to the foregoing elements,  and as a result, the Company's products
are generally priced higher than those offered by its competitors.

         The  ability  of  the  Company  to  compete  successfully  and  sustain
profitability  depends in part upon the rate at which customers  incorporate the
Company's  products into their systems.  The Company believes that a substantial
majority of the present  worldwide  production  of power  amplifiers  is captive
within the manufacturing operations of a small number of wireless equipment OEMs
and offered for sale as part of their  wireless  systems.  The Company's  future
success is  dependent  upon the extent to which these major  wireless  equipment
OEMs elect to purchase from outside  sources rather than  manufacture  their own
amplifiers.  There can be no  assurance  that  customers  will  incorporate  the
Company's  products  into their systems or that in general they will continue to
rely, or expand their  reliance,  on external  sources of supply for their power
amplifiers. The Company's major customers,  including Northern Telecom and LGIC,
continuously evaluate whether to manufacture their own amplification products or
purchase   them  from  outside   sources.   These   customers  and  other  large
manufacturers  of wireless  communications  equipment  could also elect to enter
into the merchant market and compete  directly with the Company.  Such increased
competition could materially adversely affect the Company's business,  financial
condition and results of operations.

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         The  Company's  principal   competitors  in  the  market  for  wireless
amplification  products  provided by  independent  suppliers  currently  include
Powerwave  Technologies,   Hewlett-Packard   Wireless  Infrastructure  Division,
M/A-COM (a subsidiary of AMP), Microwave Power Devices, Inc., AML Communications
and  Amplidyne.   Certain  of  these  competitors  have,  and  potential  future
competitors could have, substantially greater technical,  financial,  marketing,
distribution  and other  resources  than the  Company  and have,  or could have,
greater  name   recognition   and  market   acceptance  of  their  products  and
technologies.  No assurance can be given that the Company's competitors will not
develop new  technologies or enhancements to existing  products or introduce new
products that will offer superior price or performance  features.  To the extent
that  OEMs  increase  their  reliance  on  external   sources  for  their  power
amplification needs, more competitors could be attracted to the market.

         The Company expects its competitors to offer new and existing  products
at prices  necessary to gain or retain market share. The Company has experienced
significant  price  competition,  which has in the past affected  gross margins.
Certain of the Company's  competitors have substantial financial resources which
may enable them to withstand  sustained  price  competition  or downturns in the
power amplification market.

Backlog

         The Company's backlog of orders as of March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996
was $26.8 million and $27.5  million,  respectively,  of which,  as of March 31,
1997,  approximately  99% was scheduled to be shipped within the next 12 months.
In general,  the Company  includes in its backlog only those orders for which it
has  accepted   purchase  orders.   As  part  of  the  Company's  close  working
relationships  with its major  customers,  such customers  expect the Company to
respond  quickly  to  changes  in the  volume  and  delivery  schedule  of their
amplifiers,  and if necessary, to inventory products at the Company's facilities
for just-in-time  delivery.  Therefore,  although  contracts with such customers
typically  specify  aggregate dollar volumes of products to be purchased over an
extended time period,  such contracts also provide that scheduled shipment dates
of particular  volumes are generally  released to the Company only days or a few
weeks prior to the actual required  delivery  dates. In addition,  the Company's
customers may cancel or defer orders without significant  penalty. The Company's
backlog at any particular date may not be representative of actual sales for any
succeeding  period because of orders  received for products to be shipped in the
same  quarter in which such orders are  received,  potential  changes in product
delivery schedules, cancellations of orders and potential manufacturing problems
or other delays in product shipments.

American Microwave Technology, Inc.

         In April 1997, the Company sold its wholly-owned  subsidiary,  American
Microwave Technology, Inc. ("AMT"), to the management group and employees of AMT
for approximately $4.0 million,  realizing a net gain of approximately  $500,000
after  disposition  of AMT's assets.  The Company  decided to divest AMT,  which
designs,  develops and manufactures  radio frequency power amplifier systems for
selected wireless, scientific and application specific markets, after concluding
AMT's market focus had become

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less synergistic with the Company's core business.  In fiscal 1997 and 1996, AMT
accounted for approximately 7% and 10%, respectively, of the Company's revenue.

Employees

         As of March 31, 1997, the Company had a total of 677 regular, temporary
and contract  employees,  including  505 in  manufacturing,  108 in research and
development, 27 in sales and 37 in administration.  The Company's future success
will depend, in part, on its ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate
highly  qualified  technical  and  management  personnel.  None of the Company's
employees is  represented  by a  collective  bargaining  agreement,  nor has the
Company experienced any work stoppage.  The Company considers its relations with
its employees to be good.

ITEM 2.           PROPERTIES

         The Company's principal  administrative,  engineering and manufacturing
facilities are located in two buildings of approximately  141,000 square feet in
Sunnyvale,  California.  In November  1996,  the Company  entered  into  several
agreements in connection  with a transaction  with respect to these  properties.
Pursuant to the  agreements,  the Company sold the  Properties  to SPEC (CA) QRS
12-20,  Inc.  ("SPEC"),  and  pursuant to the terms of a lease  agreement,  SPEC
agreed to lease the  Properties  to the Company for a term of 15 years (with two
options  to extend  the  lease for up to an  additional  ten  years).  The lease
agreement  also  provides that the Company shall have the right of first refusal
to purchase the Properties from SPEC upon the occurrence of certain  conditions.
In addition, in March 1997, the Company entered into a 10-year lease for a third
building of approximately  39,000 square feet in Sunnyvale,  California  located
between  the  Company's  two  occupied  buildings.   The  Company  is  currently
subleasing   this  building  to  third  parties   under   month-to-month   lease
arrangements.  The building is owned by a limited liability company of which the
Company owns 91.5%.

ITEM 3.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         From time to time, the Company is party to various legal proceedings or
claims,  either  asserted or unasserted,  which arise in the ordinary  course of
business.  Management  has reviewed  pending legal matters and believes that the
resolution  of such matters will not have a  significant  adverse  effect on the
Company's financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 4.           SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         Not applicable.

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                      EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         The names, ages and positions of the Company's  executive  officers are
as follows:


Name                       Age   Position          
- ----                       ---   --------          
Garrett A. Garrettson.....  53   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Bruce R. Wright...........  48   Executive Vice President, Finance and
                                    Administration, Chief Financial Officer
                                    and Secretary
Stephen B. Greenspan......  55   Executive Vice President of Operations and
                                     Chief Operating Officer
Joseph M. Veni............  45   Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
William Zucker............  39   Vice President, Marketing
                               
         Garrett A.  Garrettson  joined the Company in April 1996 as  President,
Chief  Executive  Officer and  director.  Between  March 1993 and March 1996, he
served as President and Chief Executive  Officer of Censtor  Corporation,  which
designed and sold  technology  related to magnetic  recording heads for the disk
drive  industry.  From 1986 to March  1993,  he served  as a Vice  President  of
Imprimis  Technology  Incorporated  ("Imprimis"),  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of
Control  Data  Corporation,  and  subsequently  as a Vice  President  of Seagate
Technology,  Inc.  ("Seagate") when it acquired Imprimis in 1989. Prior to 1986,
Mr.  Garrettson  held a variety of positions  with  Hewlett-Packard  Company and
served in the United States Navy.  Mr.  Garrettson  also serves as a director of
Censtor  Corporation  and Benton Oil and Gas  Company.  He received his B.S. and
M.S. in Engineering Physics and a Ph.D. in Mechanical  Engineering from Stanford
University.

         Bruce R.  Wright  joined the Company on May 1, 1997 as  Executive  Vice
President of Finance and Administration,  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
Prior  to  joining  the  Company,  he was  Chief  Financial  Officer  at  Tencor
Instruments from December 1991 to April 1997. From January 1988 to July 1991, he
was Chief  Financial  Officer at  Teknekron  Corporation.  Mr.  Wright  also has
experience with Atlantic Richfield Company and the U.S. Air Force. He has a B.A.
in Physics from Pomona College,  a B.S. in Mechanical  Engineering from Cal Tech
and an S.M. in Management from MIT.

         Stephen B.  Greenspan  joined the Company in May 1996 as Executive Vice
President of  Operations  and was named Chief  Operating  Officer in April 1997.
From  November  1991 and  February  1996,  he served as Senior  Vice  President,
Quality at Seagate,  a leading  supplier  of data  storage  devices,  supporting
technologies and data management software.  Mr. Greenspan also held a variety of
positions at Seagate  including Vice President of Process  Development  and Vice
President of Domestic and Far East  Operations.  From March 1986 to August 1987,
Mr.  Greenspan served as Vice President of Operations at Tandon  Corporation,  a
manufacturer  of personal  computers.  From 1967 to 1986,  Mr.  Greenspan held a
variety  of  management   positions  at  IBM  Corporation   related  to  circuit
technologies,  personal  computer  manufacturing  and  supplier  management.  He
received his B.S. degree in Electrical


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<PAGE>

Engineering  from  New  Jersey  Institute  of  Technology  and  M.S.  degree  in
Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University.

         Joseph M. Veni  joined the Company in April 1992 as Vice  President  of
Sales and in June 1996 was named to Spectrian's  executive  staff as Senior Vice
President,  Sales and  Marketing.  Prior to April 1992, he was Vice President of
Sales and Marketing at TTI-General Signal and prior to that he worked at Cushman
Electronics,  Inc.,  Halcyon  Communications,  Inc., ICS Group, Inc. and Western
Union Telegraph Co. in various marketing and sales positions.  Mr. Veni received
an Associates Degree in Electronics Technology from Mt. San Antonio College.

         William  Zucker joined the Company in October 1995 as Vice President of
Engineering.  In August 1996,  Mr. Zucker became Vice  President of Product Line
Management.  In April 1997, he was named Vice  President of Marketing.  Prior to
joining the Company,  Mr. Zucker held several  positions at AT&T/AT&T  Bell Labs
including a director of product  management from July 1994 to October 1995 and a
director of development  from November 1991 to July 1994. Mr. Zucker  received a
B.S.  degree in Electrical  Engineering  from  Manhattan  College and an M.S. in
Electrical Engineering from MIT.


                                     PART II

ITEM 5.           MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
                  STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

         The  information  required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
inside the back cover page of the Company's  Annual Report to  Shareholders  for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997,  filed as Exhibit 13.1 hereto (the "Annual
Report to Shareholders").

         Between  November 11, 1996 and March 27, 1997,  the  Registrant  issued
options to  purchase an  aggregate  of 390,000  shares of Common  Stock to three
employees at exercise  prices of $9.50,  $13.75 and $14.50 per share pursuant to
Non-Qualified  Stock Option  Agreements.  On April 18, 1997, the Company filed a
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  registering  the 390,000  shares of Common
Stock to be issued pursuant to such Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreements.

         The  sales of the  above  securities  were  deemed  to be  exempt  from
registration  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended  (the  "Securities
Act"),  in  reliance  on  Section  4(2)  of the  Securities  Act,  regulation  D
promulgated  thereunder,  or Rule  701  promulgated  under  Section  3(b) of the
Securities Act, as transactions  not involving a public offering or transactions
pursuant to compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as
provided  under Rule 701. All  recipients  had adequate  access,  through  their
relationship with the Company, to information about the Registrant.

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<PAGE>

ITEM 6:           SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         The  information  required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
page 14 of the Annual Report to Shareholders.

ITEM 7.           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         The  information  required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
pages 15-17 of the Annual Report to Shareholders.


ITEM 8.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         The  information  required by this Item is incorporated by reference to
pages 18-28 of the Annual Report to Shareholders.

ITEM 9.           CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
                  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

         Not applicable.


                                    PART III

ITEM 10.          DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         The  information   required  by  this  item  concerning  the  Company's
directors is  incorporated by reference to the sections  captioned  "Election of
Directors" and "Compliance  with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act" contained in
the Company's Proxy Statement related to the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held July 31,  1997,  to be filed by the Company with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  within 120 days of the end of the  Company's  fiscal  year
pursuant  to  General  Instruction  G(3) of Form 10-K (the  "Proxy  Statement").
Certain information  required by this item concerning  executive officers is set
forth in Part I of this Report and certain  other  information  required by this
item is incorporated by reference from the section  captioned  "Compliance  with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act" contained in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 11.          EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         The  information  required by this item is incorporated by reference to
the section captioned  "Executive  Compensation and Other Matters"  contained in
the Proxy Statement.

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<PAGE>

ITEM 12.          SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
                  MANAGEMENT

         The  information  required by this item is incorporated by reference to
the section  captioned  "Security  Ownership  of Certain  Beneficial  Owners and
Management" contained in the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13.          CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         The  information  required by this item is incorporated by reference to
the  sections   captioned   "Compensation   Committee   Interlocks  and  Insider
Participation" and "Certain Transactions" contained in the Proxy Statement.

                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.          EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
                  FORM 8-K.

         (a)(1)            Financial Statements

                  The  following   financial   statements  are  incorporated  by
reference in Item 8 of this Report:


                  Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,  Independent Auditors
                  Balance Sheets, March 31, 1997 and 1996
                  Statements of  Operations  for the years ended March 31, 1997,
                    1996 and 1995
                  Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended
                    March 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
                  Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31,
                    1997, 1996 and 1995
                  Notes to Financial Statements


         (a)(2)            Financial Statement Schedules

                  Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying  Accounts and Reserves
                    (see page S-1)
                  Independent Auditors' Report (see page S-2)

         Schedules  not listed above have been omitted  because the  information
required to be set forth therein is not  applicable or is shown in the financial
statements or notes thereto.

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<PAGE>

         (a)(3)            Exhibits

               3.1(4)      Restated Articles of Incorporation of Registrant.
               3.4(1)      Bylaws of Registrant.
               4.1(11)     Amended  and   Restated   Preferred   Shares   Rights
                           Agreement of January 15, 1997, between the Registrant
                           and  ChaseMellon  Shareholder  Services,  L.L.C.,  as
                           amended, including the form of Rights Certificate and
                           the  Certificate  of  Determination,  the  Summary of
                           Rights  attached  thereto  as  Exhibits  A,  B and C,
                           respectively.
               4.1.1(11)   Letter  Agreement to amend  Preferred  Shares  Rights
                           Agreement  dated as of January 15,  1997  between the
                           Registrant and Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc.
              10.1(1)      Form of Indemnification  Agreement with directors and
                           officers.
              10.2(8)      1992 Stock Plan, as amended.
              10.3(8)      1994 Employee Stock  Purchase  Plan, as amended,  and
                           form of agreement thereunder.
              10.4(1)      1994  Director  Option  Plan  and  form of  agreement
                           thereunder.
              10.5(1)      Amended and Restated  Registration  Rights  Agreement
                           dated as of August  9,  1993 by and among  Registrant
                           and certain individuals and entities named therein.
              10.6.1(1)    Lease  between  Registrant  and Portola  Land Company
                           dated March 28, 1984, as amended.
              10.6.2(1)    Lease  between   Registrant  and  465  Mountain  View
                           Properties   Incorporated  dated  May  15,  1990,  as
                           amended.
              10.6.3(1)    Standard  Industrial   Lease-Multiple-Tenant  between
                           American  Microwave  Technology,  Inc. and Enterprise
                           Business Center-Brea dated December 19, 1990.
              10.7.1(1)    Business  Loan  Agreement   between   Registrant  and
                           Silicon  Valley Bank dated May 21, 1992,  as amended,
                           and ancillary documents thereto.
              10.7.2(1)    Amendment   to  Business   Loan   Agreement   between
                           Registrant  and  Silicon  Valley  Bank dated June 27,
                           1994.
              10.8(+1)     Supply  Agreement  between  Registrant  and  Northern
                           Telecom Canada Limited dated July 16, 1993.
              10.9(+1)     Agreement between Registrant and Matra  Communication
                           dated March 24, 1993.
              10.10.1(+1)  Agreement  among  Registrant  and  Ericsson GE Mobile
                           Communications,   Inc.,  Ericsson  Radio  Access  AB,
                           Ericsson Mobile  Communications AB and Ericsson Radio
                           Systems   AB  dated  July  21,   1993   (collectively
                           "Ericsson").
              10.10.2(+1)  Addendum to Agreement  among  Registrant and Ericsson
                           dated June 29, 1994.
              10.10.3(+1)  Addendum to Agreement  among  Registrant and Ericsson
                           dated June 29, 1994.
              10.11(+2)    Hardware  Development  Agreement  dated  July 6, 1994
                           between Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant.
              10.12(+3)    Hardware Development Agreement dated October 18, 1994
                           between Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant.

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<PAGE>
              10.13(+4)    Hardware Supply Agreement dated April 6, 1995 between
                           Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant
              10.14(4)     Employment  Agreement  dated  January 6, 1992 between
                           Registrant and C. Woodrow Rea, Jr.
              10.15(4)     Employment  Agreement  dated  January 6, 1992 between
                           Registrant and David S. Wisherd.
              10.16(5)     Purchase and Sale Agreement between Metropolitan Life
                           Insurance Company and Registrant.
              10.17(+6)    Development  and Supply  Agreement  between  QUALCOMM
                           Incorporated and Registrant.
              10.18(+7)    Purchasing  Agreement  between Airnet  Communications
                           Corporation and Registrant.
              10.19(8)     Employment  Agreement  between  Garrett A. Garrettson
                           and Registrant.
              10.20(8)     Employment Agreement between Stephen B. Greenspan and
                           Registrant.
              10.21(9)     Term Loan Agreement  between  Silicon Valley Bank and
                           Registrant
              10.22(10)    Lease  Agreement  dated November 19, 1996 between the
                           Registrant and SPEC (CA) QRS 12-20, Inc.
              10.23(10)    Bill  of  Sale  dated   November   19,  1996  by  the
                           Registrant to SPEC (CA) QRS 12-20, Inc.
              10.24        Employment Agreement dated March 11, 1997 between the
                           Registrant and Bruce R. Wright.
              10.25        Letter  Agreement  dated November 6, 1996 between the
                           Company and Edward Supplee.
              10.26(12)    Stock  Option   Agreement  dated  November  26,  1997
                           between Registrant and Garrett A. Garrettson.
              10.27(12)    Stock  Option   Agreement  dated  November  26,  1997
                           between Registrant and Garrett A. Garrettson.
              10.28(12)    Stock Option  Agreement  dated March 24, 1997 between
                           Registrant and Bruce Wright.
              10.29(12)    Stock Option  Agreement  dated March 20, 1997 between
                           Registrant and Michael Morrione.
              10.30        Stock  Option  Agreements  dated  April 17,  1996 and
                           August 7, 1996  between  Registrant  and  Stephen  B.
                           Greenspan.
              11.1         Computation of net income (loss) per share.
              13.1         Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  for the year  ended
                           March 31, 1997.
              23.1         Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
              24.1         Power of Attorney (included on page 27).
              27.1         Financial Data Schedule.

- ---------------------------
+        Confidential  treatment  has been  requested or granted with respect to
         certain  portions of this  exhibit.  Omitted  portions  have been filed
         separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1        Incorporated  by  reference to the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1
         (File  No.  33-79952)  as  declared  effective  by the  Securities  and
         Exchange Commission August 2, 1994.

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<PAGE>

2        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended October 1, 1994.
3        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1994.
4        Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995.
5        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 1995.
6        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995.
7        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 1995.
8        Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.
9        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 1996
10       Incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 8-K dated November
         19, 1996.
11       Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form 8-A (File No.  000-24360) as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 1997.
12       Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-25435) as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 1997.

         (b)  Reports on Form 8-K.  The Company did not file any reports on Form
8-K during the three months ended March 31, 1997.

         (c)  Exhibits.  See Item 14(a)(3) above.

         (d)  Financial Statement Schedules.   See Item 14(a)(2) above.

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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the Registrant has duly caused this Report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                      SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                                      By:  /s/ Garrett A. Garrettson
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Garrett A. Garrettson
                                          President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                          Director

Date: June 24, 1997

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears  below  constitutes  and  appoints  Garrett A.  Garrettson  and Bruce R.
Wright, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
with  full  power  of  substitution  and  resubstitution,  to  sign  any and all
amendments (including  post-effective  amendments) to this Annual Report on Form
10-K and to file the same,  with all  exhibits  thereto and other  documents  in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or  could  do  in  person,   hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or their  substitute or  substitutes,  or any of
them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



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<PAGE>
<TABLE>

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
<CAPTION>
             Signature                                      Title                                Date
             ---------                                      -----                                ----
                                                                                                       
<S>                                          <C>                                                      <C> 
/s/ GARRETT A. GARRETTSON                    President, Chief Executive Officer and                   June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------       Director (Principal Executive Officer)
     Garrett A. Garrettson

/s/ BRUCE R. WRIGHT                          Executive Vice President, Finance and                    June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------       Administration, Chief Financial Officer
      Bruce R. Wright                        and Secretary (Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ JAMES A. COLE                            Director                                                 June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------
    James A. Cole

/s/ ROBERT C. WILSON                         Director                                                 June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------
    Robert C. Wilson

/s/ ERIC A. YOUNG                            Director                                                 June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------
   Eric A. Young

/s/ MARTIN COOPER                            Director                                                 June 24, 1997
- --------------------------------------
    Martin Cooper
</TABLE>

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                                                                     SCHEDULE II


                 VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
                                 (in thousands)


                              Balance at    Additions           
Allowance for Doubtful        Beginning    Charged to                Balance at 
Accounts and Sales Returns:   of Period    Income     Deductions   End of Period
                              --------------------------------------------------
          1997                 $ 339        $  36         $  10        $ 365
          1996                 $ 454        $  14         $ 129        $ 339
          1995                 $ 377        $  82         $   5        $ 454
                                         


                                      S-1


<PAGE>

                       Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Spectrian Corporation:


Under date of April 11, 1997, we reported on the consolidated  balance sheets of
Spectrian  Corporation  and  subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
related consolidated  statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended March 31, 1997,  as
contained in the annual report to  shareholders.  These  consolidated  financial
statements  and our report thereon are  incorporated  by reference in the annual
report on Form 10-K for the year  1997.  In  connection  with our  audits of the
aforementioned  consolidated  financial statements,  we also audited the related
consolidated financial statement schedule as listed in the index appearing under
Item 14(a)(2) of the Form 10-K. This consolidated  financial  statement schedule
is the  responsibility  of the Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is to
express an opinion on this consolidated  financial  statement  schedule based on
our audits.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule,  when considered
in relation to the basic  consolidated  financial  statements  taken as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.





San Jose, California
April 11, 1997

                                      S-2

<PAGE>
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                   Sequentially
Exhibits                                                           Numbered Page
- --------                                                           -------------

 3.1(4)      Restated Articles of Incorporation of Registrant.
 3.4(1)      Bylaws of Registrant.
 4.1(11)     Amended  and   Restated   Preferred   Shares   Rights
             Agreement of January 15, 1997, between the Registrant
             and  ChaseMellon  Shareholder  Services,  L.L.C.,  as
             amended, including the form of Rights Certificate and
             the  Certificate  of  Determination,  the  Summary of
             Rights  attached  thereto  as  Exhibits  A,  B and C,
             respectively.
 4.1.1(11)   Letter  Agreement to amend  Preferred  Shares  Rights
             Agreement  dated as of January 15,  1997  between the
             Registrant and Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc.
10.1(1)      Form of Indemnification  Agreement with directors and
             officers.
10.2(8)      1992 Stock Plan, as amended.
10.3(8)      1994 Employee Stock  Purchase  Plan, as amended,  and
             form of agreement thereunder.
10.4(1)      1994  Director  Option  Plan  and  form of  agreement
             thereunder.
10.5(1)      Amended and Restated  Registration  Rights  Agreement
             dated as of August  9,  1993 by and among  Registrant
             and certain individuals and entities named therein.
10.6.1(1)    Lease  between  Registrant  and Portola  Land Company
             dated March 28, 1984, as amended.
10.6.2(1)    Lease  between   Registrant  and  465  Mountain  View
             Properties   Incorporated  dated  May  15,  1990,  as
             amended.
10.6.3(1)    Standard  Industrial   Lease-Multiple-Tenant  between
             American  Microwave  Technology,  Inc. and Enterprise
             Business Center-Brea dated December 19, 1990.
10.7.1(1)    Business  Loan  Agreement   between   Registrant  and
             Silicon  Valley Bank dated May 21, 1992,  as amended,
             and ancillary documents thereto.
10.7.2(1)    Amendment   to  Business   Loan   Agreement   between
             Registrant  and  Silicon  Valley  Bank dated June 27,
             1994.
10.8(+1)     Supply  Agreement  between  Registrant  and  Northern
             Telecom Canada Limited dated July 16, 1993.
10.9(+1)     Agreement between Registrant and Matra  Communication
             dated March 24, 1993.
10.10.1(+1)  Agreement  among  Registrant  and  Ericsson GE Mobile
             Communications,   Inc.,  Ericsson  Radio  Access  AB,
             Ericsson Mobile  Communications AB and Ericsson Radio
             Systems   AB  dated  July  21,   1993   (collectively
             "Ericsson").
10.10.2(+1)  Addendum to Agreement  among  Registrant and Ericsson
             dated June 29, 1994.
<PAGE>
                                                                   Sequentially
Exhibits                                                           Numbered Page
- --------                                                           -------------

10.10.3(+1)  Addendum to Agreement  among  Registrant and Ericsson
             dated June 29, 1994.
10.11(+2)    Hardware  Development  Agreement  dated  July 6, 1994
             between Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant.
10.12(+3)    Hardware Development Agreement dated October 18, 1994
             between Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant.
10.13(+4)    Hardware Supply Agreement dated April 6, 1995 between
             Northern Telecom Limited and Registrant
10.14(4)     Employment  Agreement  dated  January 6, 1992 between
             Registrant and C. Woodrow Rea, Jr.
10.15(4)     Employment  Agreement  dated  January 6, 1992 between
             Registrant and David S. Wisherd.
10.16(5)     Purchase and Sale Agreement between Metropolitan Life
             Insurance Company and Registrant.
10.17(+6)    Development  and Supply  Agreement  between  QUALCOMM
             Incorporated and Registrant.
10.18(+7)    Purchasing  Agreement  between Airnet  Communications
             Corporation and Registrant.
10.19(8)     Employment  Agreement  between  Garrett A. Garrettson
             and Registrant.
10.20(8)     Employment Agreement between Stephen B. Greenspan and
             Registrant.
10.21(9)     Term Loan Agreement  between  Silicon Valley Bank and
             Registrant
10.22(10)    Lease  Agreement  dated November 19, 1996 between the
             Registrant and SPEC (CA) QRS 12-20, Inc.
10.23(10)    Bill  of  Sale  dated   November   19,  1996  by  the
             Registrant to SPEC (CA) QRS 12-20, Inc.
10.24        Employment Agreement dated March 11, 1997 between the
             Registrant and Bruce R. Wright.
10.25        Letter  Agreement  dated November 6, 1996 between the
             Company and Edward Supplee.
10.26(12)    Stock  Option   Agreement  dated  November  26,  1997
             between Registrant and Garrett A. Garrettson.
10.27(12)    Stock  Option   Agreement  dated  November  26,  1997
             between Registrant and Garrett A. Garrettson.
10.28(12)    Stock Option  Agreement  dated March 24, 1997 between
             Registrant and Bruce Wright.
10.29(12)    Stock Option  Agreement  dated March 20, 1997 between
             Registrant and Michael Morrione.

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Exhibits                                                           Numbered Page
- --------                                                           -------------

10.30        Stock  Option  Agreements  dated  April 17, 1996 and August 7, 1996
             between Registrant and Stephen B. Greenspan.
11.1         Computation of net income (loss) per share.
13.1         Annual  Report  to  Shareholders  for the year  ended
             March 31, 1997.
23.1         Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
24.1         Power of Attorney (included on page 27).
27.1         Financial Data Schedule

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+        Confidential  treatment  has been  requested or granted with respect to
         certain  portions of this  exhibit.  Omitted  portions  have been filed
         separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1        Incorporated  by  reference to the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1
         (File  No.  33-79952)  as  declared  effective  by the  Securities  and
         Exchange Commission August 2, 1994.
2        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended October 1, 1994.
3        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1994.
4        Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995.
5        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 1995.
6        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995.
7        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 1995.
8        Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form
         10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.
9        Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's  Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 1996
10       Incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 8-K dated November
         19, 1996.
11       Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form 8-A (File No.  000-24360) as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 1997.
12       Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-25435) as filed with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 1997.




                             [Spectrian letterhead]



                                 March 11, 1997


Bruce R. Wright
47 Red Birch Court
Danville, CA 94506

Dear Bruce:

Spectrian is pleased to offer you the position of  Executive  Vice  President of
Finance and  Administration  and Chief  Financial  Officer  reporting  to me. As
compensation  for your  services,  your annual base salary will be $200,000 paid
bi-weekly.  You  will  be  eligible  for all  benefits  available  to  Spectrian
employees;  these include medical,  dental,  vision, life, long-term disability,
401(k),  paid time off, and the employee  stock  purchase plan. You will also be
eligible for quarterly  Variable  Compensation  targeted at $100,000 per year in
accordance with the Executive Variable Compensation Plan.

I would like you to join us as a regular full time employee as soon as possible,
but preferably no later than May 1, 1997. I would like for you to work for me as
a part time  consultant  from the date of signing  this offer  letter  until you
become a full time  employee.  In the event  your  current  commitments  make it
impossible  for you to join us on or before May 1, 1997,  I am open to extending
the part time consulting  arrangement until June 1, 1997.  Compensation for your
consulting  work  will be  paid at the  rate of  $100  per  hour.  A  consulting
agreement will be provided to you as a separate document in the event this offer
of employment is accepted by you. You will be responsible  for invoicing us on a
monthly basis for your  consulting  time, and payment of consulting fees will be
remitted 45 days from the date of your invoice.

We will  recommend  to  Spectrian's  Board of  Directors  at the  board  meeting
following  your hire date that you  receive a  non-qualified  option to purchase
100,000  shares of the  Company's  stock.  All shares are subject to a four year
vesting  based on your date of hire and will be at the fair market  value at the
time the  option is  granted.  In the event  there is a change of control of the
company in which  substantially  all of the  company's  assets are  purchased by
another commercial entity subsequent to your becoming a full time employee, your
options will fully vest.

Spectrian reserves the right, at its discretion,  to assign you to perform other
duties.  Employment  with  Spectrian  is for no  specific  period of time.  As a
result,   either  you  or  Spectrian  are  free  to  terminate  your  employment
relationship at any time for any reason, with or without cause. This is the full
and complete agreement between us. Although your job duties, title, compensation
and benefits,  as well as Spectrian's  personnel  policies and  procedures,  may
change periodically, the "at-will" nature of your

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employment  may only be  changed  in an  express  writing  signed by you and the
President of the Company.

You agree to devote your full time,  ability,  and  attention to the business of
Spectrian after becoming a full time employee,  and not, directly or indirectly,
render any  services of a business,  commercial  or  professional  nature to any
person or entity,  whether for  compensation  or otherwise,  without the written
consent of Spectrian.

This offer is contingent upon your executing Spectrian's Proprietary Information
and Inventions  Agreement and upon your  providing us with the legally  required
proof of your identity and  authorization to work in the United States. If these
terms are acceptable  please sign this original and return to Spectrian no later
than 12 p.m. on Thursday March 13, 1997.

Bruce, we believe your experience and skills complement nicely those of the rest
of the senior  management  team. I am looking forward to having you join me as a
business partner with an objective of growing Spectrian shareholder value.

Sincerely,


/s/ GARRETT A. GARRETTSON

Garrett A. Garrettson
President and Chief Executive Officer





                                       Accepted:         /s/ BRUCE R. WRIGHT
                                                         ---------------------


                                       Date:             12 MAR 97
                                                         ---------------------



                                       Start Date:       1 MAY 97
                                                         ---------------------



                             [Spectrian letterhead]



7 November 1996


Dear Ed:

I would like to personally  thank you for your commitment to Spectrian and to me
over the past six months.  This has helped immeasurably during my transition and
initial learning period. While I would like to have you remain as CFO, the Board
of  Directors  and  I  understand  that  you  aspire  for a  broader  management
assignment.  We are, however,  still in the midst of a difficult transition.  In
return  for  your  commitment  to stay  through  January  1997 in  order to help
Spectrian, we are prepared to offer you the following benefits.

         1.    Medical and Life Insurance  benefits  through July 1997, or until
               you are permanently employed elsewhere, which ever occurs first.

         2.    Accelerated  vesting of 30,000 shares of stock option (1/4 of the
               grant  given in  August),  about  15,000  shares  more than would
               ordinarily vest in that period.

         3.    Period to  exercise  any vested  options  extended to January 31,
               2000.

         4.    Diligent  assistance from the Board of Directors to help you find
               a suitable opportunity to run a company or major operation.

In return for these benefits,  it is understood that you would agree to help the
company in the following ways:

         1.    Help recruit and train your replacement.
         2.    Complete the January 1997 five year plan.
         3.    Complete the Sale & Leaseback of the building.
         4.    If  possible,  complete  the  financing  of owned  equipment  (if
               favorable  terms can be reached),  or line up lease financing for
               new capital equipment.
         5.    Help  resolve   whether  we  are  selling  AMT  or  keeping  that
               operation.
         6.    After Jan 31, if able,  consult  as  required  until  permanently
               employed elsewhere, @ the rate of $1000/day.

If you agree with these terms, please sign below and return a copy to me.

Thanks Ed for your help.  I look forward to working with you this quarter on yet
another major transition in the Company's evolution.

Sincerely yours,


/s/ GARRETT A. GARRETTSON

Garrett A. Garrettson
President & CEO



Agreed to by   /s/ ED SUPPLEE
               -----------------
                 Ed Supplee

On (Date):     11/7/96
               -----------------


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GREENSPAN, STEPHEN B.
13935 Damon Lane
Saratoga, CA 95070
                                                          [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

                                                        SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                                                    NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Spectrian  Corporation  (the "Company") under the terms of the Spectrian
Corporation 1992 Stock Plan as follows:

         <S>                                    <C>                        <C>                               <C>
         Grant Number                           2608                       Type of Option                    ISO and NQ
         Date of Grant                          4/17/96                    Plan                              96GG
         Option Price Per Share                 $21.375                    Term/Expiration Date              4/14/2006
         Total Number of Shares Granted         80,000                     Vesting Commencement Date         4/17/96

Vesting Schedule: This Option shall be exercisable  cumulatively,  to the extent of 1/48th of the total Number of Shares Granted for
each full calendar month of your  Continuous  Status as an Employee or Consultant  since the Vesting  Commencement  Date;  provided,
however,  that this Option shall not be exercisable  prior to one year from the Vesting  Commencement  Date.  Termination  Period: 3
months after termination of employment or consulting relationship (but in no event later than the Expiration Date).

                                                                                             SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                                                                                    By:      /s/ Garrett Garettson
                                                                                       -------------------------------
                                                                                    Title:            CEO
                                                                                          ----------------------------

This Notice of Grant does not  represent a stock  interest in the  Company,  which shall occur only upon the  exercise of this stock
option pursuant to its terms.

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                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION
                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      1. Grant of Option.  The Plan  Administrator of Spectrian  Corporation,  a
California  corporation (the "Company"),  hereby grants to the Optionee named in
the Notice of Grant (the  "Optionee"),  an option (the  "Option")  to purchase a
total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of
Grant,  at the  exercise  price per share set forth in the  Notice of Grant (the
"Exercise  Price")  subject  to the terms,  definitions  and  provisions  of the
Spectrian Corporation 1992 Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which
is incorporated herein by reference.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Option.

           If designated an Incentive  Stock Option,  this Option is intended to
qualify as an Incentive Option as defined in Section 422A of the Code.

      2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in
accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the
provisions of Section 9 of the Plan as follows:

          (i)     Right to Exercise.

                  (a) This  Option  may not be  exercised  for a  fraction  of a
share.

                  (b) In the  event of  Optionee's  death,  disability  or other
termination  of  employment,  the  exercisability  of the Option is  governed by
Sections 7, 8 and 9 below,  subject to the  limitation  contained in  subsection
2(i)(c).
                  (c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of
expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant.

         (ii) Method of Exercise.  This Option shall be  exercisable  by written
notice (in the form  available  from the Company) which shall state the election
to exercise  the Option,  the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is
being  exercised,  and  such  other  representations  and  agreements  as to the
holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common Stock as may be
required by the Company  pursuant to the  provisions  of the Plan.  Such written
notice  shall be signed by the  Optionee  and shall be delivered in person or by
certified  mail to the  Secretary  of the Company.  The written  notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the exercise price.  This Option shall be deemed to be
exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice  accompanied by the
Exercise Price.

                  No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions
of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then
be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be
considered  transferred  to the  Optionee  on the date on which  the  Option  is
exercised with respect to such Shares.

      3.  Optionee's  Representations.  In  the  event  the  Shares  purchasable
pursuant  to the  exercise of this  Option  have not been  registered  under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  at the time this  Option  is  exercised,
Optionee  shall, if required by the Company,  concurrently  with the exercise of
all or any  portion  of this  Option,  deliver  to the  Company  his  Investment
Representation Statement in the form provided by the Company, and shall read the
applicable rules of the Commissioner of Corporations attached to such Investment
Representation Statement.


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      4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the
following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

          (i)     cash; or

         (ii)     check; or

        (iii) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (A)
either have been owned by the  Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date
of surrender or were not acquired,  directly or indirectly, from the Company and
(B) have a fair  market  value on the date of  surrender  equal to the  Exercise
Price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised.

      5.  Restrictions on Exercise.  This Option may not be exercised until such
time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the
issuance  of such  Shares  upon  such  exercise  or the  method  of  payment  of
consideration  for such shares would  constitute  a violation of any  applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under
Part  207 of Title 12 of the Code of  Federal  Regulations  ("Regulation  G") as
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this
Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty
to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

      6. Section 16 Restrictions.  Options granted to persons who are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act ("Insiders") may not be exercised for a period of
at least  six  months  from the date of  grant,  except  in the case of death or
disability.

      7. Termination of Relationship.  In the event Optionee's Continuous Status
as an Employee or consultant  terminates,  Optionee may, to the extent otherwise
so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination  Date"),  exercise
this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the
extent that  Optionee  was not  entitled to exercise  this Option at the date of
such  termination,  or if the Optionee  does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

      8.  Disability of Optionee.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section 7
above, in the event  Optionee's  Continuous  Status as an Employee or Consultant
terminates as a result of total and permanent  disability (as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the
date of termination of employment or consultancy (but in no event later than the
date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 11 below),
exercise  the Option to the extent  otherwise  so  entitled  at the date of such
termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the
extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

      9.  Death of  Optionee.  The Option may be  exercised  at any time  within
twelve (12) months  after the  Optionee's  death (but in no event later than the
date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 11 below),
by  Optionee's  estate or by a person who  acquired  the right to  exercise  the
Option by bequest or  inheritance,  but only to the  extent the  Optionee  could
exercise the Option at the date of death.

      10.  Non-Transferability  of Option. This Option may not be transferred or
assigned  in any  manner  otherwise  than by will or by the laws of  descent  or
distribution  and may be exercised  during the lifetime of Optionee only by him.
The terms of this Option  shall be binding upon the  executors,  administrators,
heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.


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      11. Term of Option.  This Option may be exercised only within the term set
out in the  Notice  of  Grant,  and may be  exercised  during  such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

      12. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of
this Option of some of the federal tax  consequences  of exercise of this Option
and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY  INCOMPLETE,  AND THE
TAX LAWS AND  REGULATIONS  ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX
ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

          (i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be
no regular  federal  income  tax  liability  upon the  exercise  of the  Option,
although the excess,  if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date
of exercise  over the  Exercise  Price will be treated as an  adjustment  to the
alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to
the alternative minimum tax.

         (ii) Exercise of  Nonqualified  Stock  Option.  If this Option does not
qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular  federal income tax liability upon the
exercise  of the  Option.  The  Optionee  will be  treated  as  having  received
compensation  income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess,
if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise  over the
Exercise  Price.  If Optionee is an  employee,  the Company  will be required to
withhold from  Optionee's  compensation  or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable  taxing   authorities  an  amount  equal  to  a  percentage  of  this
compensation income at the time of exercise.

        (iii)  Disposition of Shares.  In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held
for at least one year,  any gain realized on  disposition  of the Shares will be
treated as long-term  capital gain for federal income tax purposes.  In the case
of an ISO,  if Shares  transferred  pursuant to the Option are held for at least
one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of
Grant,  any gain realized on  disposition  of the Shares will also be treated as
long-term  capital gain for federal  income tax  purposes.  If Shares  purchased
under an ISO are  disposed  of within such  one-year  period or within two years
after the Date of Grant,  any gain realized on such  disposition will be treated
as  compensation  income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the
excess,  if any, of the fair market  value of the Shares on the date of exercise
over the Exercise Price.

         (iv) Notice of Disqualifying  Disposition of ISO Shares.  If the Option
granted  to  Optionee  herein  is an ISO,  and if  Optionee  sells or  otherwise
disposes  of any of the  Shares  acquired  pursuant  to the ISO on or before the
later of (1) the date two years  after  the Date of  Grant,  or (2) the date one
year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the
Optionee shall  immediately  notify the Company in writing of such  disposition.
Optionee  agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax  withholding  by the
Company on the  compensation  income  recognized  by the Optionee from the early
disposition  by  payment  in cash  or out of the  current  earnings  paid to the
Optionee.

      OPTIONEE  ACKNOWLEDGES  AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES  PURSUANT TO
THE OPTION HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING  CONSULTANCY OR EMPLOYMENT AT THE
WILL OF THE COMPANY  (NOT  THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING  HIRED,  BEING  GRANTED THIS
OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER).  OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT  NOTHING  IN THIS  OPTION,  NOR IN THE  COMPANY'S  1992 STOCK PLAN WHICH IS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY


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RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO  CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY BY THE COMPANY,
NOR  SHALL IT  INTERFERE  IN ANY WAY WITH HIS  RIGHT OR THE  COMPANY'S  RIGHT TO
TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

      Optionee   acknowledges  receipt  of  a  copy  of  the  Plan  and  certain
information,  related  thereto and represents that he is familiar with the terms
and  provisions  thereof,  and hereby  accepts this Option subject to all of the
terms and provisions of the Plan. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option
in their entirety,  has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior
to executing this Option and fully  understands all provisions  relating to this
Option.  Optionee  hereby agrees to accept as binding,  conclusive and final all
decisions or  interpretations  of the Board upon any questions arising under the
Plan or this Option.

                                                 /s/ Stephen B. Greenspan
Dated: April 17, 1997                            _______________________________
                                                 Optionee Signature


Dissolution, Merger or Assets Sale.

         Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  Vesting  Schedule,  in the  event of a
Change of Control of the Company,  the Optionee shall have the right to exercise
this Option as to all of the Shares,  including  Shares as to which it would not
otherwise be  exercisable.  "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any
of the following events:

                   (i)  Any  "person"  or  "group"  (as  such  term  is  used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is
or becomes the  "beneficial  owner" (as defined in  Rule 13d-3  under said Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of
the total voting power  represented  by the Company's  then  outstanding  voting
securities; or

                   (ii) A change in the  composition of the Board of the Company
occurring within a two-year  period,  as a result of which fewer than a majority
of the directors  are  Incumbent  Directors.  "Incumbent  Directors"  shall mean
directors who either (A) are  directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or
(B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of the Company with the
affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent  Directors at the time
of such  election  or  nomination  (but shall not  include an  individual  whose
election or  nomination  is in  connection  with an actual or  threatened  proxy
contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or

                   (iii) The  shareholders  of the  Company  approve a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation,  other than a merger or
consolidation  which  would  result  in the  voting  securities  of the  Company
outstanding  immediately  prior  thereto  continuing  to  represent  (either  by
remaining  outstanding  or by being  converted  into  voting  securities  of the
surviving  entity)  more than  fifty  percent  (50%) of the total  voting  power
represented  by the voting  securities of the Company or such  surviving  entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation,  or the shareholders
of the  Company  approve a plan of  complete  liquidation  of the  Company or an
agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all
the Company's assets (other than to a subsidiary or subsidiaries).
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GREENSPAN, STEPHEN B.
13935 Damon Lane
Saratoga, CA 95070
                                                          [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

                                                        SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                                                    NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Spectrian  Corporation  (the "Company") under the terms of the Spectrian
Corporation 1992 Stock Plan as follows:

         <S>                                    <C>                        <C>                               <C>
         Grant Number                           2774                       Type of Option                    NQ
         Date of Grant                          8/7/96                     Plan                              96GG
         Option Price Per Share                 $14.500                    Term/Expiration Date              8/7/2006
         Total Number of Shares Granted         20,000                     Vesting Commencement Date         8/7/96

Vesting Schedule: This Option shall be exercisable  cumulatively,  to the extent of 1/48th of the total Number of Shares Granted for
each full calendar month of your  Continuous  Status as an Employee or Consultant  since the Vesting  Commencement  Date;  provided,
however,  that this Option shall not be exercisable  prior to one year from the Vesting  Commencement  Date.  Termination  Period: 3
months after termination of employment or consulting relationship (but in no event later than the Expiration Date).

                                                                                             SPECTRIAN CORPORATION

                                                                                    By:      /s/ Garrett Garettson
                                                                                       -------------------------------
                                                                                    Title:            CEO
                                                                                          ----------------------------

This Notice of Grant does not  represent a stock  interest in the  Company,  which shall occur only upon the  exercise of this stock
option pursuant to its terms.

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                              SPECTRIAN CORPORATION
                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      1. Grant of Option.  The Plan  Administrator of Spectrian  Corporation,  a
California  corporation (the "Company"),  hereby grants to the Optionee named in
the Notice of Grant (the  "Optionee"),  an option (the  "Option")  to purchase a
total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of
Grant,  at the  exercise  price per share set forth in the  Notice of Grant (the
"Exercise  Price")  subject  to the terms,  definitions  and  provisions  of the
Spectrian Corporation 1992 Stock Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which
is incorporated herein by reference.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Option.

           If designated an Incentive  Stock Option,  this Option is intended to
qualify as an Incentive Option as defined in Section 422A of the Code.

      2. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in
accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the
provisions of Section 9 of the Plan as follows:

          (i)     Right to Exercise.

                  (a) This  Option  may not be  exercised  for a  fraction  of a
share.

                  (b) In the  event of  Optionee's  death,  disability  or other
termination  of  employment,  the  exercisability  of the Option is  governed by
Sections 7, 8 and 9 below,  subject to the  limitation  contained in  subsection
2(i)(c).
                  (c) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of
expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant.

         (ii) Method of Exercise.  This Option shall be  exercisable  by written
notice (in the form  available  from the Company) which shall state the election
to exercise  the Option,  the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is
being  exercised,  and  such  other  representations  and  agreements  as to the
holder's investment intent with respect to such shares of Common Stock as may be
required by the Company  pursuant to the  provisions  of the Plan.  Such written
notice  shall be signed by the  Optionee  and shall be delivered in person or by
certified  mail to the  Secretary  of the Company.  The written  notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the exercise price.  This Option shall be deemed to be
exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice  accompanied by the
Exercise Price.

                  No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option
unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions
of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then
be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be
considered  transferred  to the  Optionee  on the date on which  the  Option  is
exercised with respect to such Shares.

      3.  Optionee's  Representations.  In  the  event  the  Shares  purchasable
pursuant  to the  exercise of this  Option  have not been  registered  under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  at the time this  Option  is  exercised,
Optionee  shall, if required by the Company,  concurrently  with the exercise of
all or any  portion  of this  Option,  deliver  to the  Company  his  Investment
Representation Statement in the form provided by the Company, and shall read the
applicable rules of the Commissioner of Corporations attached to such Investment
Representation Statement.


<PAGE>

      4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the
following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

          (i)     cash; or

         (ii)     check; or

        (iii) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (A)
either have been owned by the  Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date
of surrender or were not acquired,  directly or indirectly, from the Company and
(B) have a fair  market  value on the date of  surrender  equal to the  Exercise
Price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised.

      5.  Restrictions on Exercise.  This Option may not be exercised until such
time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the
issuance  of such  Shares  upon  such  exercise  or the  method  of  payment  of
consideration  for such shares would  constitute  a violation of any  applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under
Part  207 of Title 12 of the Code of  Federal  Regulations  ("Regulation  G") as
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this
Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty
to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

      6. Section 16 Restrictions.  Options granted to persons who are subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act ("Insiders") may not be exercised for a period of
at least  six  months  from the date of  grant,  except  in the case of death or
disability.

      7. Termination of Relationship.  In the event Optionee's Continuous Status
as an Employee or consultant  terminates,  Optionee may, to the extent otherwise
so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination  Date"),  exercise
this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant. To the
extent that  Optionee  was not  entitled to exercise  this Option at the date of
such  termination,  or if the Optionee  does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

      8.  Disability of Optionee.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section 7
above, in the event  Optionee's  Continuous  Status as an Employee or Consultant
terminates as a result of total and permanent  disability (as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the
date of termination of employment or consultancy (but in no event later than the
date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 11 below),
exercise  the Option to the extent  otherwise  so  entitled  at the date of such
termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the
extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

      9.  Death of  Optionee.  The Option may be  exercised  at any time  within
twelve (12) months  after the  Optionee's  death (but in no event later than the
date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in Section 11 below),
by  Optionee's  estate or by a person who  acquired  the right to  exercise  the
Option by bequest or  inheritance,  but only to the  extent the  Optionee  could
exercise the Option at the date of death.

      10.  Non-Transferability  of Option. This Option may not be transferred or
assigned  in any  manner  otherwise  than by will or by the laws of  descent  or
distribution  and may be exercised  during the lifetime of Optionee only by him.
The terms of this Option  shall be binding upon the  executors,  administrators,
heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.


<PAGE>

      11. Term of Option.  This Option may be exercised only within the term set
out in the  Notice  of  Grant,  and may be  exercised  during  such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

      12. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of
this Option of some of the federal tax  consequences  of exercise of this Option
and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY  INCOMPLETE,  AND THE
TAX LAWS AND  REGULATIONS  ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX
ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

          (i) Exercise of ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, there will be
no regular  federal  income  tax  liability  upon the  exercise  of the  Option,
although the excess,  if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date
of exercise  over the  Exercise  Price will be treated as an  adjustment  to the
alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to
the alternative minimum tax.

         (ii) Exercise of  Nonqualified  Stock  Option.  If this Option does not
qualify as an ISO, there may be a regular  federal income tax liability upon the
exercise  of the  Option.  The  Optionee  will be  treated  as  having  received
compensation  income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess,
if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise  over the
Exercise  Price.  If Optionee is an  employee,  the Company  will be required to
withhold from  Optionee's  compensation  or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable  taxing   authorities  an  amount  equal  to  a  percentage  of  this
compensation income at the time of exercise.

        (iii)  Disposition of Shares.  In the case of an NSO, if Shares are held
for at least one year,  any gain realized on  disposition  of the Shares will be
treated as long-term  capital gain for federal income tax purposes.  In the case
of an ISO,  if Shares  transferred  pursuant to the Option are held for at least
one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of
Grant,  any gain realized on  disposition  of the Shares will also be treated as
long-term  capital gain for federal  income tax  purposes.  If Shares  purchased
under an ISO are  disposed  of within such  one-year  period or within two years
after the Date of Grant,  any gain realized on such  disposition will be treated
as  compensation  income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the
excess,  if any, of the fair market  value of the Shares on the date of exercise
over the Exercise Price.

         (iv) Notice of Disqualifying  Disposition of ISO Shares.  If the Option
granted  to  Optionee  herein  is an ISO,  and if  Optionee  sells or  otherwise
disposes  of any of the  Shares  acquired  pursuant  to the ISO on or before the
later of (1) the date two years  after  the Date of  Grant,  or (2) the date one
year after transfer of such Shares to the Optionee upon exercise of the ISO, the
Optionee shall  immediately  notify the Company in writing of such  disposition.
Optionee  agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax  withholding  by the
Company on the  compensation  income  recognized  by the Optionee from the early
disposition  by  payment  in cash  or out of the  current  earnings  paid to the
Optionee.

      OPTIONEE  ACKNOWLEDGES  AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES  PURSUANT TO
THE OPTION HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING  CONSULTANCY OR EMPLOYMENT AT THE
WILL OF THE COMPANY  (NOT  THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING  HIRED,  BEING  GRANTED THIS
OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER).  OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT  NOTHING  IN THIS  OPTION,  NOR IN THE  COMPANY'S  1992 STOCK PLAN WHICH IS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY


<PAGE>

RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO  CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY BY THE COMPANY,
NOR  SHALL IT  INTERFERE  IN ANY WAY WITH HIS  RIGHT OR THE  COMPANY'S  RIGHT TO
TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

      Optionee   acknowledges  receipt  of  a  copy  of  the  Plan  and  certain
information,  related  thereto and represents that he is familiar with the terms
and  provisions  thereof,  and hereby  accepts this Option subject to all of the
terms and provisions of the Plan. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option
in their entirety,  has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior
to executing this Option and fully  understands all provisions  relating to this
Option.  Optionee  hereby agrees to accept as binding,  conclusive and final all
decisions or  interpretations  of the Board upon any questions arising under the
Plan or this Option.

                                                 /s/ Stephen B. Greenspan
Dated: August 7, 1996                            _______________________________
                                                 Optionee Signature


Dissolution, Merger or Assets Sale.

         Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  Vesting  Schedule,  in the  event of a
Change of Control of the Company,  the Optionee shall have the right to exercise
this Option as to all of the Shares,  including  Shares as to which it would not
otherwise be  exercisable.  "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any
of the following events:

                   (i)  Any  "person"  or  "group"  (as  such  term  is  used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is
or becomes the  "beneficial  owner" (as defined in  Rule 13d-3  under said Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of
the total voting power  represented  by the Company's  then  outstanding  voting
securities; or

                   (ii) A change in the  composition of the Board of the Company
occurring within a two-year  period,  as a result of which fewer than a majority
of the directors  are  Incumbent  Directors.  "Incumbent  Directors"  shall mean
directors who either (A) are  directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or
(B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of the Company with the
affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent  Directors at the time
of such  election  or  nomination  (but shall not  include an  individual  whose
election or  nomination  is in  connection  with an actual or  threatened  proxy
contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or

                   (iii) The  shareholders  of the  Company  approve a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation,  other than a merger or
consolidation  which  would  result  in the  voting  securities  of the  Company
outstanding  immediately  prior  thereto  continuing  to  represent  (either  by
remaining  outstanding  or by being  converted  into  voting  securities  of the
surviving  entity)  more than  fifty  percent  (50%) of the total  voting  power
represented  by the voting  securities of the Company or such  surviving  entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation,  or the shareholders
of the  Company  approve a plan of  complete  liquidation  of the  Company or an
agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all
the Company's assets (other than to a subsidiary or subsidiaries).




<TABLE>

                                                                    Exhibit 11.1

                     SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
<CAPTION>

                                                           Years ended March 31,
                                                        1997       1996      1995
                                                      -------    -------   -------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>       <C>    
Net income (loss)                                     $(3,991)   $ 5,480   $ 5,473
                                                      =======    =======   =======
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
used in computation:
  Common stock                                          8,152      7,702     4,679
  Preferred stock                                        --         --       1,469
  Common stock equivalents as a result of
   stock options outstanding (1)                         --          491     1,147
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83 - stock options         --         --          58
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83 - preferred shares      --         --          82
                                                      -------    -------   -------

Shares use in computing per share amounts               8,152      8,193     7,435
                                                      =======    =======   =======

Net income (loss) per share                           $ (0.49)   $  0.67   $  0.74

<FN>
(1) The modified treasury stock method was used when shares obtainable  exceeded
20% of the aggregate of Common and Preferred Stock outstanding at the end of the
period.  The assumed reduced interest expense  resulting from the application of
this method is immaterial.
</FN>
</TABLE>



<TABLE>

Selected Consolidated Financial Data
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           Year ended March 31,

(In thousands, except per share data)                                     1997       1996       1995       1994       1993
                                                                          ----       ----       ----       ----       ---- 
<S>                                                                    <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>     
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
Revenues:
        Product sales                                                  $ 86,665    $ 68,014   $ 58,668   $ 33,175    $ 20,961
        Non-recurring engineering revenues                                1,587       4,099      3,810      4,684       3,497
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
                                                                         88,252      72,113     62,478     37,859      24,458
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
Costs and expenses:
        Cost of product sales                                            65,322      45,355     39,068     22,154      14,796
        Research and development                                         17,230      14,548     11,374     10,058       3,461
        Selling, general and administrative                               9,299       7,450      6,784      5,529       3,939
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
                                                                         91,851      67,353     57,226     37,741      22,196
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
        Operating income (loss)                                          (3,599)      4,760      5,252        118       2,262
Interest income (expense), net                                             (392)        889        391       (667)       (235)
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
        Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes     (3,991)      5,649      5,643       (549)      2,027
Income tax expense                                                         --           169        170       --          --
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
        Income (loss) from continuing operations                         (3,991)      5,480      5,473       (549)      2,027
Discontinued operation:
        Income (loss) from discontinued military operation                 --          --         --         --          (767)
        Provision for operating losses during phase-out period             --          --         --         --        (1,144)
                                                                       --------    --------   --------   --------    --------
                Net income (loss)                                      $ (3,991)   $  5,480   $  5,473    $  (549)   $    116
                                                                       ========    ========   ========    =======    ========
Net income (loss) per share:
        Income (loss) from continuing operations                       $  (0.49)   $   0.67   $   0.74    $ (0.41)   $   0.42
                                                                       ========    ========   ========    =======    ========
        Shares used in computing per share amounts                        8,152       8,193      7,435      1,325       4,849



BALANCE SHEET DATA
Working capital                                                          24,062      12,710     28,317      7,859       3,355
Total assets                                                             66,633      55,922     45,070     20,965      17,115
Debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion                7,057        --         --        3,634       1,961
Total shareholders equity                                                42,466      44,838     37,056      9,765       5,953
</TABLE>

     Certain  statements in the following  section  Management's  Discussion and
Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations  are forward  looking
statements.  These  forward-looking  statements include, but are not limited to,
the statements in the fourth paragraph of Overview  concerning the volatility of
revenues and the expectation of declining  average sales prices,  the statements
in the last paragraph of Overview, the statements in the analysis of Years Ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 under Revenues  regarding  future NRE revenues and under
Cost of Product Sales regarding anticipated product introductions,  related cost
improvements and trends offsetting such cost improvements,  the statement in the
second paragraph of Liquidity and Capital  Resources  concerning  renewal of the
revolving  line of  credit  and  the  statements  in the  last  paragraph  under
Liquidity and Capital Resources  regarding the anticipated  spending for capital
additions  in  fiscal  1998  and  the  sufficiency  of the  Company's  available
resources  to meet working  capital and capital  expenditure  requirements.  The
forward-looking  statements  contained herein are based on current  expectations
and entail  various risks and  uncertainties  that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking  statements. Such
risks and  uncertainties  are  included  in the  discussion  under  Management's
Discussion    and   Analysis   of   Financial    Condition    and   Results   of
Operations--Overview.


                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 14
<PAGE>

Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Overview

     Spectrian  designs,  manufactures  and markets highly linear single carrier
and  multicarrier  power  amplifiers to wireless  communications  infrastructure
equipment  manufacturers  that  support a broad  range of  worldwide  analog and
digital  transmission  standards,  including AMPS,  TDMA,  CDMA,  TACS, and GSM.
Spectrian  pursues a  strategy  of  vertical  integration  of its  manufacturing
process and expends  significant  resources for research and  development in all
aspects of the design of power amplification products.

     The Company  generates  the majority of its product  sales revenue from the
sale of its power amplifiers. A minor amount of product sales revenue is derived
from  amplifier  repair and  service.  The Company also  receives  non-recurring
engineering  (NRE)  revenues,  which  represent  funding from the  Company's OEM
customers for specific development projects.

     Over  the  last  several  years,  the  Company's  revenues  have  increased
significantly,  primarily as a result of increasing sales to a limited number of
wireless   infrastructure  original  equipment   manufacturers.   The  Company's
principal   customers  in  fiscal  1997,   Northern  Telecom  and  Nortel  Matra
Communications,  in which Northern Telecom has an equity  investment,  accounted
for 63% and 12% of revenues,  respectively.  In fiscal  1996,  sales to Northern
Telecom  and Nortel  Matra  Communications  represented  58% and 17% of revenues
respectively, and in fiscal 1995, these same two customers accounted for 53% and
13% of revenues, respectively. If the Company were to lose a major OEM customer,
in  particular  Northern  Telecom,  or if orders by a major OEM customer were to
otherwise decrease,  the Company's business,  financial condition and results of
operations would be materially adversely affected.

     As a result of the Company's limited customer base, the Company's  revenues
have been and will continue to be volatile. Softness in portions of the wireless
markets in late 1995 and early 1996, driven partly by delays in the build-out of
PCS  infrastructure,  caused  significant  fluctuations in the Company's product
sales  during that period of time.  In fiscal 1997 the Company  made  strides to
broaden its customer  base and product  portfolio by entering the Korean  market
for PCS CDMA amplifiers,  supporting the new US PCS system rollouts,  continuing
to support the conversion  from analog to digital systems and by rolling out its
second generation  multicarrier product.  However, should there be future delays
in the roll-out of PCS and other wireless  systems the Company could  experience
materially  adverse  effects on quarterly and annual  revenues.  The Company has
also experienced, and expects to continue to experience, declining average sales
prices for its power amplifiers.

     The Company's cost of product sales consists primarily of raw materials, RF
transistor  fabrication costs,  amplifier assembly and test costs,  overhead and
warranty  cost.  It does not  include  costs  incurred  in  connection  with NRE
revenues.  Despite its focus on designing  products for  manufacturability,  the
Company has experienced high material and manufacturing costs,  including scrap,
material  obsolescence,  labor  inefficiencies  and an  inability  to  recognize
economies of scale, due in part to rapid increases in production  volume and the
introduction of multiple new products into  manufacturing.  The Company has also
experienced intermittent supply shortages of the semiconductor parts produced by
the Company among other material  shortages.  The Company's  high  manufacturing
costs have historically had a material adverse effect on gross margins. Although
the  Company  has  initiated   corrective   actions,   any  failure  to  achieve
manufacturing  cost reductions,  or any interruption in the supply of materials,
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.

     The  Company's  results  of  operations  have in the past,  and will in the
future,  vary  significantly  due to a number of factors,  including the timing,
cancellation or rescheduling of customer orders and shipments;  the availability
of semiconductor RF transistors and other materials; variations in manufacturing
costs and  efficiencies;  the availability for sale of new products;  changes in
the mix of products having  differing gross margins;  changes in average selling
prices;  competitive  factors;  and  variations in product  development or other
operating expenses.  The results of operations for any period are not indicative
of results for any subsequent period.

Results of Operations

     The  following  table  sets  forth,  for  the  periods  indicated,  certain
statement of operations  data of the Company  expressed as a percentage of total
revenues and the gross margin on product sales.

                                                   Year ended March 31,  
                                                 
                                                  1997    1996    1995
                                                  ----    ----    ----
Revenues:                                        
     Product sales                                 98%      94%     94%
     Nonrecurring engineering revenues              2        6       6
                                                  ----    ----    ----
                                                  100      100     100
                                                  ----    ----    ----
Costs and expenses:                              
     Cost of product sales                         74       63      63
     Research and development                      19       20      18
     Selling, general and administrative           11       10      11
                                                  104       93      92
                                                  ----    ----    ----
        Operating income (loss)                    (4)       7       8
Interest income (expense), net                     (1)       1       1
                                                  ----    ----    ----
        Income (loss) from operations            
          before income taxes                      (5)       8       9
                                                  ====    ====    ====
Gross margin on product sales                    24.6%    33.3%   33.4%
                                                 

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 15
<PAGE>                                     

Years Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996

     Revenues.  The  Company's  revenues  increased by 22% from $72.1 million in
fiscal 1996 to $88.3  million in fiscal 1997.  The increase was due primarily to
increasing volume in sales of PCS products, reflecting the build-out of the U.S.
PCS  network  infrastructure,  and  continued  strong GSM product  sales.  These
revenue increases were partially offset by a 61% decrease in NRE revenues,  from
$4.1  million in fiscal 1996 to $1.6  million in fiscal  1997,  due to continued
reductions in the number of customer-funded  research and development  projects.
The  Company  expects  NRE  revenue to further  decline in future  years in both
absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue.

     Cost of Product Sales. The Company's cost of product sales increased by 44%
to $65.3 million in fiscal 1997 from $45.4 million in fiscal 1996.  Gross margin
on product  sales in fiscal 1997  declined  to 24.6% from 33.3% in fiscal  1996.
During   fiscal  1997  the  Company   introduced   fourteen  new  products  into
manufacturing  to meet customer and market demands.  The need to produce many of
these products in high volumes during their  manufacturing  infancy  resulted in
much higher costs for the related  material,  labor and overhead.  The heavy new
product  volume had a  detrimental  effect on the  Company's  fiscal  1997 gross
margins and  profitability.  The  Company  anticipates  a similar  number of new
products will be introduced in fiscal 1998 but will be developed  primarily from
existing  product  platforms  thereby  producing  some  economies  of scale  and
reducing the inefficiencies  associated with steep learning curves. Trends which
may offset some of these anticipated cost improvements are the increasingly more
complex  amplifier  product  performance  expectations  from the marketplace and
customer pressures to reduce pricing as shipment volumes grow.

     Research and  Development.  The Company's  research and  development  (R&D)
expenses  increased  18% to $17.2  million in fiscal 1997 from $14.5  million in
fiscal 1996. As a percentage of revenues,  R&D expenses  declined  slightly from
20% in fiscal 1996 to 19% in fiscal 1997. The increase in R&D expenses primarily
reflected  nine months of  development  expenses for the Company's  4-inch wafer
fabrication  facility as compared to only three months in fiscal 1996 as well as
increased R&D hiring and the associated recruiting and salary costs.

     Selling,  General and  Administrative.  The Company's selling,  general and
administrative  expenses (SG&A)  increased by 25% to $9.3 million in fiscal 1997
from $7.5 million in fiscal  1996.  SG&A  expenses as a  percentage  of revenues
increased  slightly from 10% in fiscal 1996 to 11% in fiscal 1997.  The increase
in SG&A  expenses  from  fiscal  1996  to 1997  was  primarily  attributable  to
increases in sales and  marketing  headcount,  the related  salaries and expense
benefits  as well as  outside  commissions  expenses  required  to  support  the
Company's expanding customer base and product portfolio.

     Interest Income  (Expense),  net. Net interest  expense for fiscal 1997 was
$392,000, compared to net interest income of $889,000 in fiscal 1996. The change
between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 1996 primarily reflects decreased interest income
as a result of lower  average  cash  balances  in fiscal  1997 and the  interest
expense  incurred as a result of the Company  utilizing  various debt  financing
instruments during fiscal 1997.

     Income  Taxes.  The Company did not record a provision  for income taxes in
fiscal 1997 because of net losses incurred.  An income tax provision of $169,000
was  recorded  in  fiscal  1996,  an  effective  tax rate of 3% after use of net
operating  loss  carryforwards.  As of March 31,  1997,  the  Company  had a net
operating loss  carryforward of approximately $29 million for federal income tax
purposes  and $9 million  for  California  income tax  purposes.  The  Company's
ability to use its net operating loss  carryforwards  against taxable income may
be subject to  restrictions  and  limitations  under Section 382 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended,  in the event of a change in ownership of the
Company.

Years Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995

     Revenues.  The Company's  revenues increased 15% to $72.1 million in fiscal
1996  from  $62.5  million  in  fiscal  1995.   The  increase  was   principally
attributable to increases in sales of existing cellular  amplifier  products and
increases in sales of new amplifier products for the PCS market.

     Cost of Product Sales. The Company's cost of product sales increased 16% to
$45.4 million in fiscal 1996 from $39.1 million in fiscal 1995.  Gross margin on
product  sales in fiscal  1996 and 1995 was 33.3% and 33.4%,  respectively.  The
very slight  decline in fiscal 1996 gross margin was  attributable  primarily to
lower average selling prices and manufacturing inefficiencies, largely offset by
lower cost of material.

     Research and Development. The Company's R&D expenses increased 28% to $14.5
million in fiscal 1996 from $11.4  million in fiscal  1995.  The increase in R&D
expenses resulted primarily from increased headcount and the associated salaries
expense,  cost of materials for prototypes and other  expenses  associated  with
increasingly complex  semiconductor and amplifier  development  activities.  R&D
expenses as a  percentage  of  revenues,  increased to 20% of revenues in fiscal
1996 from 18% in fiscal  1995,  reflecting  the  Company's  decision to grow R&D
funding at a faster rate than the current growth rate in revenues.

     Selling, General and Administrative.  The Company's SG&A expenses increased
10% to $7.5  million  in fiscal  1996 from $6.8  million  in fiscal  1995.  This
increase in SG&A expenses was pri-

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marily  attributable  to  increases  in headcount  and  associated  salaries and
administrative  expenses  as  a  result  of  overall  growth  in  the  Company's
operations.

     Interest Income, net. The Company earned net interest income of $889,000 in
fiscal 1996 as compared to net interest  income of $391,000 in fiscal 1995.  The
change between fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1996 reflected the interest  income earned
for a full  year  period  on the  proceeds  from the  Company's  initial  public
offering.

     Income Taxes. The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $169,000
in fiscal 1996 as compared to $170,000 in fiscal 1995, both at an effective rate
of 3% after use of net operating loss carryforwards.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company has historically financed its growth through its initial public
offering  of Common  Stock in August 1994 and  through  private  sales of equity
securities,  capital equipment leases,  bank lines of credit and cash flows from
operations.  Cash used by operations in fiscal 1997 was $8.1 million as compared
to cash  provided by  operations of $9.6 million and $7.0 million in fiscal 1996
and  1995  respectively.  The  cash  used  by  operations  in  fiscal  1997  was
principally for purchasing  inventory to support increased  production ramps for
increasing  product  shipment  volumes.  In addition,  cash from  operations was
impacted by the Company's net loss in fiscal 1997 and higher  receivables levels
as a result of  higher  shipment  volumes,  offset  in large  part by  increased
depreciation expense,  higher accounts payable driven by higher inventory levels
and higher accrued  liabilities for warranty and employee benefits among others.
The increase in cash provided by operations in fiscal 1996 primarily  related to
the  increased  depreciation  included  in  expenses,  improved  collections  of
accounts  receivable and  management of accounts  payable,  partially  offset by
increased inventory.

     As of March 31,  1997,  the Company had  working  capital of $24.1  million
including $6.2 million in cash and cash  equivalents.  In addition,  the Company
has a  revolving  line of  credit of $6.0  million  with a bank  secured  by the
majority of the Company's  assets which expires in July 1997, and a $4.0 million
term loan with the same bank to be secured by a portion of the Company's capital
equipment  assets  as the loan is drawn  down.  Under  the  terms of the  master
agreement  governing both these credit  instruments,  the Company is required to
maintain certain minimum working  capital,  net worth,  profitability  and other
specific  financial  ratios. As of March 31, 1997, the Company was in compliance
with these financial covenants.  The Company expects to renew the revolving line
of credit in July 1997. There were no borrowings outstanding against these lines
of credit as of March 31, 1997.

     In January  1997,  the  Company  borrowed  $6.0  million  under a term loan
secured by certain of the Company's capital  equipment.  The loan, which expires
in January 2002,  requires the payment of monthly principal plus interest and is
subject  to  certain  minimum  net  worth  and other  specific  financial  ratio
covenants.  The Company was in compliance  with these  covenants as of March 31,
1997.  In March 1997,  the Company also secured a $3.2 million real estate loan,
which expires in April 2007, for the purchase of a light industrial building for
its future facilities expansion.

     Additions to property and equipment were $16.3  million,  $28.2 million and
$5.8  million in fiscal 1997,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Capital  additions
during fiscal 1997 included manufacturing test equipment required to support new
product ramps and increase  factory  capacity,  equipment  purchased for the new
4-inch  wafer  fabrication  facility,  R&D test  equipment  to  support  various
development  projects  and the  acquisition  of a 39,000  square  foot  building
located between the Company's two existing leased  facilities in Sunnyvale,  CA.
In November  1996, the Company  completed a sale of its principal  facilities in
Sunnyvale,   California   including  its  4-inch  wafer  fabrication   facility,
originally  purchased  during  fiscal 1996.  The  proceeds  from the sale of the
facilities were $16.3 million, net of fees, commissions and closing costs.

     The Company anticipates  spending  approximately $16 million in fiscal 1998
for capital additions primarily to support manufacturing  capacity requirements,
development  projects and facilities  expansion.  Based on the Company's current
working  capital  position,  the cash flows the Company expects to generate from
fiscal 1998  operations and the available line of credit the Company  expects to
renew, the Company believes that sufficient  resources will be available to meet
the  Company's  cash  requirements  for at least the next  twelve  months.  Cash
requirements  for periods  beyond the next twelve months depend on the Company's
profitability,  timing  and  level  of  capital  expenditures,  working  capital
requirements and the Company's rate of growth.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                            Year Ended March 31,

(In thousands)                                                1997       1996
                                                           ---------------------

ASSETS
Current assets:
        Cash and cash equivalents                          $  6,240    $  1,163
        Short-term investments                                 --         3,002
        Accounts receivable, less
                allowance for doubtful accounts
                of $365 and $339, respectively               15,825      11,980
        Inventories                                          17,301       7,229
        Prepaid expenses and other current assets             1,806         420
                                                           --------    --------
                        Total current assets                 41,172      23,794
Property and equipment, net                                  25,461      32,128
                                                           --------    --------
                                                           $ 66,633    $ 55,922
                                                           ========    ========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Current liabilities:
        Accounts payable                                   $  8,101    $  6,964
        Accrued liabilities                                   7,421       4,120
        Current portion of debt obligations                   1,588        --
                                                           --------    --------
                        Total current liabilities            17,110      11,084
Debt obligations, net of current portion                      7,057        --
                                                           --------    --------
                        Total liabilities                    24,167      11,084
                                                           --------    --------
Shareholders equity:
        Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000
                shares authorized; 8,265,230 and
                8,014,525 shares issued and
                outstanding, respectively                    53,395      51,956
        Deferred compensation expense                          --          (182)
        Unrealized gains on investments                        --             2
        Accumulated deficit                                 (10,929)     (6,938)
                                                           --------    --------
                        Total shareholders equity            42,466      44,838
                                                           --------    --------
                                                           $ 66,633    $ 55,922
                                                           ========    ========

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                      Year Ended March 31,

(In thousands, except per share data)               1997     1996      1995
                                                 ----------------------------
Revenues:
        Product sales                            $ 86,665  $ 68,014  $ 58,668
        Nonrecurring engineering revenues           1,587     4,099     3,810
                                                 --------  --------  --------
                                                   88,252    72,113    62,478
                                                 --------  --------  --------
Costs and expenses:
        Cost of product sales                      65,322    45,355    39,068
        Research and development                   17,230    14,548    11,374
        Selling, general and administrative         9,299     7,450     6,784
                                                 --------  --------  --------
                                                   91,851    67,353    57,226
                                                 --------  --------  --------
                Operating income (loss)            (3,599)    4,760     5,252
Interest income (expense), net                       (392)      889       391
                                                 --------  --------  --------
                Interest (loss) before
                 income taxes                      (3,991)    5,649     5,643
Income tax expense                                   --         169       170
                                                 --------  --------  --------
                Net income (loss)                $ (3,991) $  5,480  $  5,473
                                                 ========  ========  ========
Net income (loss) per share                      $  (0.49) $   0.67  $   0.74
                                                 ========  ========  ========
Shares used in computing per share amounts          8,152     8,193     7,435

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 

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<TABLE>

Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Year Ended March 31, 
(In thousands)                                                                  1997        1996       1995 
                                                                             --------------------------------
<S>                                                                          <C>          <C>        <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
        Net income (loss)                                                    $ (3,991)    $ 5,480    $  5,473
        Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
          cash provided by operating activities:
              Depreciation and amortization                                     6,574       4,793       2,789
              Stock option compensation                                           182         (49)        200
              Tax benefit associated with stock options                          --           138          60
              Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 Accounts receivable                                           (3,845)     (1,360)     (2,033)
                 Inventories                                                  (10,072)     (2,444)     (1,239)
                 Prepaid expenses and other assets                             (1,386)        (26)       (227)
                 Accounts payable                                               1,137       2,897         966
                 Accrued liabilities                                            3,301         173       1,011
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
                    Net cash provided by (used for)
                           operating activities                                (8,100)      9,602       7,000
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
        Purchase of short-term investments                                       --       (16,123)    (12,107)
        Proceeds from sale of short-term investments                             3000      25,230        --
        Proceeds from sale of property                                         16,414        --          --
        Purchase of property and equipment                                    (16,321)    (28,182)     (5,800)
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
                     Net cash provided by (used for)
                           investing activities                                 3,093     (19,075)    (17,907)
Cash flows from financing activities:
        Proceeds from sale and leaseback financing                               --          --           584
        Proceeds from real estate loan                                          2,917        --          --
        Proceeds from debt and equipment financing                             18,000        --          --
        Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations                      (12,272)       --        (5,935)
        Proceeds from initial public offering                                    --          --        21,066
        Proceeds from sales of common stock, net                                1,439       2,216         487
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
                Net cash provided by financing activities                      10,084       2,216      16,202
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
                Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents            5,077      (7,257)      5,295
                Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                    1,163       8,420       3,125
                                                                             --------    --------    --------
                Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                       $  6,240    $  1,163    $  8,420
                                                                             ========    ========    ========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
        Cash paid during the year for interest                               $    660    $     31    $    291
                                                                             ========    ========    ========
        Noncash investing and financing activities:
                Conversion of preferred stock into common stock              $   --      $   --      $ 27,166
                                                                             ========    ========    ========
                Capital equipment acquired under capital lease obligations   $   --      $   --      $    188
                                                                             ========    ========    ========
                Deferred stock option compensation                           $   --      $   (425)   $    308
                                                                             ========    ========    ========
<FN>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Deferred   
                                           Preferred stock              Common Stock        Compensation 
                                        Shares         Amount       Shares       Amount        Expense   
                                      -------------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands)

<S>                                   <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>         
Balances as of March 31, 1994         4,155,912    $   27,166       817,173    $      940    $     (450) 
Exercise of stock options                  --            --         273,247           121          --    
Employee stock purchase plan               --            --          34,469           366          --    
Repurchase of common stock                 --            --              (1)         --            --    
initial public offering, net of
        $2,372 expenses                    --            --       1,875,000        21,066          --    
Conversion of preferred stock
        into common stock            (4,155,912)      (27,166)    4,155,912        27,166          --    
Deferred stock option compensation         --            --            --             308          (308) 
Stock option compensation                  --            --            --            --             200  
Tax benefit associated
        with stock options                 --            --            --              60          --    
Unrealized gains on investments            --            --            --            --            --    
Net income                                 --            --            --            --            --    
                                     ----------       -------     ---------        ------    ----------  

Balances as of March 31, 1995              --            --       7,155,800        50,027          (558) 
Exercise of stock options                  --            --         761,778         1,161          --    
Employee stock purchase plan               --            --          96,947         1,055          --    
Deferred stock option compensation         --            --            --            (425)          425  
Stock option compensation                  --            --            --            --             (49) 
Tax benefit associated
        with stock options                 --            --            --             138          --    
Unrealized losses on investments           --            --            --            --            --    
Net income                                 --            --            --            --            --    
                                     ----------    ----------     ---------    ----------    ----------  

Balances as of March 31, 1996              --            --       8,014,525        51,956          (182) 
Exercise of stock options                  --            --         114,671           276          --    
Employee stock purchase plan               --            --         136,034         1,163          --    
Stock option compensation                  --            --            --            --             182  
Unrealized losses on investments           --            --            --            --            --    
Net loss                                   --            --            --            --            --    
                                     ----------    ----------     ---------    ----------    ----------  

Balances as of March 31, 1997              --      $     --       8,265,230    $   53,395    $     --    
                                     ==========       =======     =========    ==========    ==========  
</TABLE>






                                    Unrealized                    Total
                                  Gains (Losses) Accumulated   Shareholders
                                  on Investments   Deficit        Equity
                                  -----------------------------------------
(In thousands)

Balances as of March 31, 1994            --      $  (17,891)   $    9,765
Exercise of stock options                --            --             121
Employee stock purchase plan             --            --             366
Repurchase of common stock               --            --
initial public offering, net of
        $2,372 expenses                  --            --          21,066
Conversion of preferred stock
        into common stock                --            --            --
Deferred stock option compensation       --            --            --
Stock option compensation                --            --             200
Tax benefit associated
        with stock options               --            --              60
Unrealized gains on investments    $        5          --               5
Net income                               --           5,473         5,473
                                   ---------     ---------     -----------   

Balances as of March 31, 1995               5       (12,418)       37,056
Exercise of stock options                --            --           1,161
Employee stock purchase plan             --            --           1,055
Deferred stock option compensation       --            --            --
Stock option compensation                --            --             (49)
Tax benefit associated
        with stock options               --            --             138
Unrealized losses on investments           (3)         --              (3)
Net income                               --           5,480         5,480
                                   ---------     -----------   -----------   

Balances as of March 31, 1996               2        (6,938)       44,838
Exercise of stock options                --            --             276
Employee stock purchase plan             --            --           1,163
Stock option compensation                --            --             182
Unrealized losses on investments         --              (2)           (2)
Net loss                                 --          (3,991)       (3,991)
                                   ---------     -----------   -----------   

Balances as of March 31, 1997      $     --      $  (10,929)   $   42,466
                                   =========     ==========    ===========  

                                   
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.



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1.      Summary of Significant Accounting
        Policies

Principles of Consolidation

     The accompanying  consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary,  American Microwave Technology,  Inc.,
and a  limited  liability  company,  Gibraltar  Court  Associates,  of which the
Company  is  a  majority  owner.  All  significant   intercompany  accounts  and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition

     The Company recognizes product sales upon shipment and concurrently accrues
for expected warranty expenses.  Repair and service revenues are recognized when
the service is performed.

     Non-recurring   engineering   (NRE)  revenues  relate  to  customer  funded
development  projects and are deferred and recognized upon completion of project
milestones.  The  Company is under no  obligation  to repay  funds once  related
milestones are achieved.  Costs associated with such NRE revenue of $ 2,142,000,
$4,472,000  and  $5,835,000  for the years ended March 31, 1997,  1996 and 1995,
respectively,   are  included  in  research  and  development   expense  in  the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

     The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers  financial
condition and generally does not require collateral on accounts receivable. When
required,  the Company  maintains  allowances  for credit losses and such losses
have been within  Management's  expectations.  

     The recorded amounts of financial instruments approximate their fair market
values.

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

     The Company  considers all liquid  investments with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash  equivalents.  The cash  equivalents  consist of
repurchase  agreements  and money  market  accounts  as of March 31,  1997.  

     The Company  has  classified  its  investments  in certain  debt and equity
securities as "available-for-sale",  and records such investments at fair market
value,  with  unrealized  gains and losses  reported as a separate  component of
shareholder's  equity.  Interest income is recorded using an effective  interest
rate, with the associated  premium or discount  amortized to interest income. At
March  31,  1997  and  1996,  the  fair  value  of  the  Company's   investments
approximated cost.

Inventories

     Inventories are stated at the lower of first-in, first-out cost or market.

Property and Equipment

     Property and equipment are stated at cost.  Depreciation  and  amortization
are computed using the  straight-line  method over the estimated useful lives of
the respective  assets,  generally  three to five years.  Assets  recorded under
capital leases and leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis
over the  shorter  of the  lease  terms  or the  estimated  useful  lives of the
respective assets.

Income Taxes

     Income  taxes are  accounted  for under  the  asset and  liability  method.
Deferred  tax  assets  and   liabilities  are  recognized  for  the  future  tax
consequences   attributable  to  differences  between  the  financial  statement
carrying  amounts of existing assets and  liabilities  and their  respective tax
bases and operating loss and tax credit  carryforwards.  Deferred tax assets and
liabilities  are measured  using enacted tax rates  expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected to be
recovered  or settled.  The effect on deferred tax assets and  liabilities  of a
change in tax rates is  recognized  in income in the period  that  includes  the
enactment date. A valuation  allowance is recorded  against  deferred tax assets
where their realization is subject to uncertainty.

Per Share Computations

     Net income  (loss) per share has been computed  using the weighted  average
number of outstanding  shares of Common Stock and common  equivalent shares from
stock options  outstanding (when dilutive using the treasury stock method).  The
modified  treasury  stock  method was used when shares  obtainable  from options
exceeded 20% of the aggregate of Common and Preferred  Stock  outstanding at the
end of the period.  Pursuant to certain Securities and Exchange Commission Staff
Accounting Bulletins,  Common and Preferred Stock issued for consideration below
the initial  public  offering  (IPO) price of $12.50 per share and stock options
granted  with  exercise  prices  below the  $12.50  per share  price  during the
12-month  period  preceding the date of the initial  filing of the  registration
statement in connection with the IPO, even when antidilutive, have been included
in the calculation of common equivalent shares,  using the treasury stock method
and the $12.50 per share  price,  as if they were  outstanding  for all  pre-IPO
periods presented.

     The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  recently  issued  Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings Per Share. SFAS No.128
requires  presentation of basic earnings per share (EPS) and, for companies with
complex capital structures, diluted EPS. SFAS

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

No. 128 is effective for annual and interim  periods  ending after  December 31,
1997.  The Company  expects that basic EPS will be higher than primary  earnings
per share as presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and
that diluted EPS will not differ materially from primary earnings per share.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that affect the reported amounts of assets,  liabilities,  revenues
and expenses during the reporting  period.  The most significant of these relate
to allowances for inventory  obsolescence,  allowances for doubtful accounts and
the warranty accrual. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

     The Company  accounts for its stock option plans using the intrinsic  value
method set forth in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock issued to Employees,  and related  interpretations.  On April 1, 1996,
the Company adopted SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation,  and
has provided the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of

     The Company  adopted the  provisions  of SFAS No. 121,  Accounting  for the
Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of, on
April 1, 1996.  This  statement  requires  that  long-lived  assets and  certain
identifiable  intangibles be reviewed for impairment  whenever events or changes
in  circumstances  indicate  that the  carrying  amount  of an asset  may not be
recoverable.  Adoption of this  statement did not have a material  impact on the
Company's financial position, results of operations or liquidity.


2.      Investments

        Available-for-sale securities consisted of the following (in thousands):

                                                                March 31,
                                                          1997             1996
                                                         -----------------------
U.S. government securities                               $ --             $3,002
Repurchase agreements                                     4,830              893
Corporate debt securities                                   128               38
                                                         -----------------------
                                                         $4,958           $3,933
                                                         =======================

     As of March 31, 1997 and 1996 the estimated  fair value of each  investment
approximated  the  amortized  cost and,  therefore,  there  were no  significant
unrealized gains or losses.  At March 31, 1997 and 1996 all securities held were
due in less than one year and were classified as follows (in thousands):

                                                                March 31,
                                                          1997             1996
                                                         -----------------------
Cash equivalents                                         $4,958           $  931
Short-term investments                                     --              3,002
                                                         -----------------------
                                                         $4,958           $3,933
                                                         =======================


3.      Balance Sheet Components

        Balance sheet components are as follows (in thousands):

                                                                March 31,
                                                            1997          1996
                                                         -----------------------
Inventories:
        Raw materials                                     $ 9,315       $ 1,512
        Work in progress                                    6,699         4,842
        Finished goods                                      1,287           875
                                                         -----------------------
                                                          $17,301       $ 7,229
                                                         =======================
Property and equipment:
        Machinery and equipment $                          37,181       $26,053
        Land, building and improvements                     2,822        15,682
        Furniture and fixtures                              1,376         1,342
        Leasehold improvements                                867           927
                                                         -----------------------
                                                           42,246        44,004
        Less accumulated depreciation
                and amortization                           16,785        11,876
                                                         -----------------------
                                                          $25,461       $32,128
                                                         =======================
Accrued liabilities:
        Employee compensation and benefits                $ 3,772       $ 2,673
        Warranty                                            1,940           699
        Other                                               1,709           748
                                                         -----------------------
                                                          $ 7,421       $ 4,120
                                                         =======================


4.      Debt and Lease Commitments

Lines of Credit

     The  Company  maintains a revolving  line of credit  under a master  credit
agreement with a bank. The master credit agreement  contains  certain  financial
covenants  and  certain  restrictions  on  other  indebtedness  and  payment  of
dividends.  The line of credit,  secured by a majority of the Company's  assets,
expires on July 31, 1997,  bears  interest at the banks prime rate, and provides
for  borrowings and letters of credit  aggregating  up to $6,000,000  based on a
specified percentage of eligible accounts receivable.  As of March 31, 1997, the
Company was

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 23
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in compliance  with its financial  covenants and had $6,000,000  available under
this line of credit with no  borrowings  outstanding.  The Company  also entered
into a $4,000,000  term loan agreement with the same bank in February 1997 which
provides  for  advances of funds  secured by capital  equipment  purchases  with
interest  payments equal to the banks prime rate plus 0.75% until November 1997.
This term loan is  subject  to the same  financial  covenants  as the  Company's
revolving  line of credit.  The Company has until  October 31, 1997 to draw down
some  portion  or all of the loan  amount,  and will be  required  to make equal
monthly payments for thirty-six  months  commencing  November 1997 plus interest
equal to the banks prime rate plus 0.75%.  As of March 31, 1997,  $4,000,000 was
available under this equipment term loan and no borrowings were outstanding.

Equipment and Real Estate Loans

     In January 1997, the Company borrowed $6,000,000 secured by certain capital
equipment.  Under the terms of the agreement,  the Company is required to make a
series of uneven monthly  principal  payments  through January 2002 ranging from
$42,000 to $136,000,  plus  interest at a rate equal to the  Treasury  Rate plus
2.75%,  and  must  maintain   certain  minimum  working   capital,   net  worth,
profitability, and other specific ratios for which the Company was in compliance
as of March 31, 1997.

     In March 1997,  through means of a limited  liability  company in which the
Company is a majority owner, the Company purchased a 39,000 square foot building
and  secured a real estate  loan with an  institutional  lender in the amount of
$3,200,000 of which  $2,917,000  was received by the Company in fiscal 1997. The
loan has an initial maturity date of April 2002 with an option to be extended to
April 2007.  The Company  makes  monthly  payments of principal  and interest in
equal  amounts  which are  amortized  over two  hundred  forty  months  with the
remaining  principal  balance due on the maturity  date.  The interest rate is a
variable interest rate set at the LIBOR rate plus 3.25%. 

     During  fiscal  1997,  the Company  borrowed  $12,000,000  through  various
equipment term loan  arrangements  and repaid the outstanding  balances prior to
fiscal year end.

     Future  minimum debt  principal  payments under these loans as of March 31,
1997  aggregated  $8,645,000  including  $1,588,000,   $1,598,000,   $1,062,000,
$813,000,  and $1,396,000 for the fiscal years 1998,  1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002,
respectively, and $2,188,000, thereafter.

Lease Commitments

     During fiscal 1997, the Company sold its principal  facilities in Sunnyvale
for  $16,414,000,  and  leased the  facilities  back under a lease that has been
classified  as an operating  lease.  The lease  expires in November 2011 and the
quarterly  rent payments are subject to Consumer  Price Index  adjustments  on a
tri-annual basis beginning in November 1999.

     The  Company   leases  these   facilities  and  certain   equipment   under
noncancelable  operating  leases.  Future  minimum  lease  payments  under these
noncancelable  operating  leases as of March  31,  1997  aggregated  $26,790,000
including $2,015,000,  $1,977,000, $1,977,000, $1,977,000 and $1,971,000 for the
fiscal years 1998,  1999,  2000, 2001 and 2002,  respectively  and  $16,872,000,
thereafter.  Rent expense was approximately $819,000,  $778,000 and $802,000 for
the years ended March 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.


5.      Shareholders Equity

Authorized Shares

     All  outstanding  shares of Preferred  Stock  automatically  converted into
shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one  basis upon  completion of the Company's
initial  public  offering in August 1994.  At that time,  the Board of Directors
authorized  5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock and 20,000,000  shares of Common
Stock.

Stock Option Plans

     The Company has adopted  stock option  plans,  (the  "Plans"),  pursuant to
which the  Company's  Board of  Directors  may grant  stock  options to selected
employees, directors, officers and consultants of the Company. Stock options are
generally  granted with an exercise  price equal to the fair market value of the
Company's stock at the date of grant.  The options  generally have 10-year terms
and vest 25%  after one year from the  grant  date  with the  remaining  options
vesting pro rata over the following 36 months.

     Under the 1992 Stock Plan, certain options were granted at prices that were
below fair market  value and,  accordingly,  the  Company  had accrued  deferred
compensation  of $182,000 as of March 31,  1996,  which was fully  amortized  to
expense as of March 1997.  A total of 286,449  shares of Common  Stock have been
reserved for issuance under the 1992 Stock Plan as of March 31, 1997.

     During the year ended  March 31,  1997,  under the  Director  Option  Plan,
10,000 shares were granted,  none were issued, and no remaining shares of Common
Stock were reserved for issuance as of March 31, 1997.

     Outside of the 1992  Stock  Plan and the 1994  Director  Option  Plan,  two
officers  and one  employee  of the  Company  were  granted a combined  total of
390,000  options  during fiscal 1997, at exercise  prices  ranging from $9.50 to
$14.50,  which are subject to the same vesting schedule as that of the Company's
1992 Stock Plan.

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 24

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

        The per  share  weighted  average  fair  market  value of stock  options
granted during fiscal 1997 and fiscal 1996 were $9.41 and $17.69,  respectively,
on the date of grant  using  the  Black-Scholes  Option-Pricing  Model  with the
following  assumptions  for  both  fiscal  1997 and  fiscal  1996:  stock  price
volatility of 80%, no expected dividends,  an average risk-free interest rate of
6% and an average expected option term of 4.3 years.

        The following table summarizes option activity under the Plans:
                                                                      Weighted 
                                           Available                  Average  
                                             for        Options       Exercise 
                                            Grant     Outstanding      Price 
                                          -------------------------------------
Outstanding as of March 31, 1994          1,629,974     1,532,596    $    0.60
        Granted                            (419,811)      419,811        15.48
        Exercised                              --        (272,900)        0.54
        Canceled                             53,565       (53,565)        4.05
                                          -------------------------------------
Outstanding as of March 31, 1995          1,263,728     1,625,942         4.34
        Granted                            (444,743)      444,743        23.98
        Exercised                              --        (761,791)        1.52
        Canceled                            372,306      (372,306)        4.13
                                          -------------------------------------
Outstanding as of March 31, 1996          1,191,291       936,588        16.03
        Granted at fair market value     (1,760,346)    1,760,346        14.98
        Granted in excess of
           fair market value               (250,000)      250,000        14.50
        Exercised                              --        (114,671)        2.50
        Canceled                          1,105,510    (1,105,510)       19.83
                                          -------------------------------------
Outstanding as of March 31, 1997            286,455     1,726,753    $   13.20

     The following table summarizes  information about stock options outstanding
at March 31, 1997:

                               Weighted
                               Average    Weighted               Weighted
                   Number     Remaining    Average    Number     Average
Range of         Outstanding Contractual  Exercise Exercisable   Exercise
Exercise Prices   Options       Life        Price     Price       Price
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 0.20-9.50       490,348       8.8        $  7.75   107,987     $  2.65
 10.00-13.75      107,833       9.8          13.48     4,333       10.00
       14.50      964,042       8.6          14.50    34,219       14.50
 16.25-38.50      164,530       8.6          21.66    62,786       21.06

$ 0.20-38.50    1,726,753       8.7        $ 13.20   209,325     $ 10.26

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     In May 1994,  the  Board of  Directors  approved  the 1994  Employee  Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") which permits eligible employees to purchase
the Company's  Common Stock  through  payroll  deductions.  The Purchase Plan is
implemented by consecutive  and  overlapping  24-month  offering  periods,  each
divided into four 6-month purchase periods.  The purchase price of the shares is
85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Common  Stock at the  beginning
of the offering period or the end of each purchase period.  The Company reserved
a total of 275,000 shares of common stock for issuance under this plan, of which
7,550 shares of Common Stock were still  available  for issuance as of March 31,
1997.  During the year ended March 31, 1997,  there were 136,034 shares acquired
under the Purchase Plan at per share prices ranging from $6.59 to $12.11.

     Under SFAS No. 123,  proforma  compensation cost is calculated for the fair
market value of the employees'  purchase rights.  The per share weighted average
fair market  value of those  purchase  rights  granted in fiscal 1997 and fiscal
1996, respectively,  was $5.14 and $6.54, using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing
Model with the following assumptions:  for fiscal 1997, a stock price volatility
of 80%, no expected  dividends,  risk free  interest  rate of 6% and an expected
term of 0.9 years; for fiscal 1996, a stock price volatility of 80%, no expected
dividends, a risk free interest rate of 6% and an expected term of 0.8 years.

Pro Forma Fair Value Information

     The Company  applies APB  Opinion No. 25 in  accounting  for its Plans and,
accordingly,  compensation  cost has been recognized for its stock options using
the  intrinsic  value  method  in the  financial  statements.  Had  the  Company
determined  compensation  cost based on the fair value at the grant date for its
stock  options  under SFAS No. 123, the  Company's  net income (loss) would have
been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

                                                 1997            1996
                                             ------------    ----------
Net income (loss)            As reported     $(3,991,000)    $5,480,000
                             Pro forma       $(8,018,000)    $2,339,000

Earnings (loss) per share    As reported         $ (0.49)       $  0.67
                             Pro forma           $ (0.98)       $  0.29

     Pro forma net income  (loss)  reflects  only the options  granted in fiscal
1997 and 1996. Therefore,  the full impact of calculating  compensation cost for
stock  options  under SFAS No. 123 is not  reflected in the pro forma net income
(loss) amounts  presented above because  compensation cost is reflected over the
options vesting period of four years and  compensation  cost for options granted
prior to April 1, 1995 is not considered.

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 25

<PAGE>

6.      Income Taxes

     Income  tax  expense  for the years  ended  March 31,  1997,  1996 and 1995
differs from the amount  computed by applying the federal income tax rate of 34%
to  pretax  income  (loss)  from  operations  as a result of the  following  (in
thousands):

                                                     Year ended March 31,
                                                   1997       1996        1995
                                                 -------------------------------

"Expected" income tax expense (benefit)          $(1,357)   $ 1,921     $ 1,918
Utilization of net operating loss
        carryforwards                               --       (1,921)     (1,918)
Unutilized net operating losses                    1,337
Alternative minimum tax                             --          169         170
Other                                                 20       --          --
                                                 -------------------------------
Income tax expense                               $  --      $   169     $   170
                                                 ===============================

     The Company is entitled to a deduction  for federal and state tax  purposes
with respect to employees' early  disposition of stock acquired through employee
stock options.  The net reduction in taxes  otherwise  payable arising from that
deduction has been credited to Common Stock.

     The tax  effects of  temporary  differences  that give rise to  significant
portions of the  deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are  presented  below (in
thousands):

                                                                 March 31,
                                                             1997       1996
                                                         -----------------------
Deferred tax assets:
        Various accruals and reserves                       2,921       1,887
        Deferred research and development expenses             66
        Net operating loss carryforwards                   10,266       9,067
        Credit carryforwards                                4,721       3,359
                                                         -----------------------
                Total gross deferred tax assets            17,908      14,379
                Less valuation allowance                  (17,313)    (13,011)
                                                         -----------------------
                Net deferred tax assets                  $    595    $  1,368
                                                         =======================
Deferred tax liabilities:
        Property and equipment depreciation differences  $   (595)   $ (1,368)
                Total gross deferred liabilities             (595)     (1,368)
                                                         -----------------------
                Net deferred tax assets                  $   --      $   --
                                                         =======================

     As of March 31, 1997, the Company has a net operating loss  carryforward of
$29 million for federal income tax purposes and $9 million for California income
tax purposes.  The Company has research credit  carryforwards  of  approximately
$1.6 million and $1.5 million for federal and  California  income tax  purposes,
respectively.  If not  utilized,  these  carryforwards  will  expire in  various
amounts from 1999 through 2012.  The Company also has an  investment  tax credit
carryforward of  approximately  $1.6 million for California  income tax purposes
which,  if not  utilized,  will  expire in 2004  through  2005.  Included in the
deferred  tax assets is  approximately  $8.9  million of assets  relating to the
stock option compensation, which will be credited to equity when realized.


7.      Major Customers

        The following  table  summarizes the annual  percentage  contribution to
revenues by customers when sales to such customers exceeded 10% of such revenues
in fiscal  1997,  1996 and 1995,  and the amounts due from these  customers as a
percentage of total accounts receivable as of March 31, 1997 and 1996, follows:

                        Revenues        Percentage of Total Accounts
                  Year ended March 31,   Receivable as of March 31,
                  1997    1996    1995       1997         1996
                  --------------------------------------------------
Customer A         63%     58%     53%        51%          69%
Customer B         12%     17%     13%        27%          10%

        Customers A and B are major  companies  in the  wireless  infrastructure
equipment industry. Company A has an equity investment in Company B.

Export sales as a percentage of revenues were as follows:

                  Year ended March 31, 
                  1997    1996    1995
                  --------------------
Canada             57%     51%     55%
Europe             13      20      15
Other               3       1       1
                  --------------------
Total exports      73%     72%     71%
                  ====================
              
8.      Subsequent Event

     In April  1997,  the Company  sold its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  American
Microwave  Technology  (AMT) to the  management  group and  employees of AMT for
approximately $4.0 million, realizing a net gain of approximately $500,000 after
disposition of AMT's assets.  The Company  decided to divest AMT, which designs,
develops and manufactures  radio frequency power amplifier  systems for selected
wireless,  scientific and application  specific markets,  after concluding AMT's
market focus had become less synergistic  with the Company's core business.  For
fiscal years 1997, 1996 and 1995, AMT reported  revenues of approximately  $6.0,
$7.5 and $7.5 million respectively, and pretax income (loss) of $(0.8), $0.3 and
$0.3 million, respectively.

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 26

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Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
        Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Spectrian Corporation:

     We have audited the accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets of Spectrian
Corporation  and  subsidiaries  as of March 31,  1997 and 1996,  and the related
consolidated  statements of operations,  shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each  of the  years  in the  three-year  period  ended  March  31,  1997.  These
consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.  Our  responsibility is to express an opinion on these  consolidated
financial  statements based on our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits  provide a reasonable  basis for our opinion. 

     In our opinion,  the consolidated  financial  statements  referred to above
present fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial  position of Spectrian
Corporation  and  subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and 1996, and the results of
their  operations  and their cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year
period ended March 31, 1997, in conformity  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles.


/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- -------------------------



San Jose, California
April 11, 1997

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 27

<PAGE>
<TABLE>

Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data
<CAPTION>

                                                    Year Ended March 31, 1997                     Year Ended March 31, 1996

(In thousands, except per share data)       FIRST      SECOND      THIRD      FOURTH     FIRST       SECOND      THIRD       FOURTH
                                           QUARTER     QUARTER     QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER     QUARTER     QUARTER     QUARTER
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
Revenues:
<S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>    
  Product sales                           $  9,560    $ 22,005    $ 23,839    $31,261   $ 20,262    $ 19,490    $ 11,644    $16,618
  Nonrecurring engineering revenues            363         267         646        311        199       1,461         628      1,811
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
                                             9,923      22,272      24,485     31,572     20,461      20,951      12,272     18,429
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of product sales                      8,491      16,639      17,211     22,981     13,010      12,682       8,203     11,460
  Research and development                   4,293       3,770       4,773      4,394      3,295       3,737       3,611      3,905
  Selling, general and administrative        2,379       1,948       2,293      2,679      2,058       2,094       1,460      1,838
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
                                            15,163      22,357      24,277     30,054     18,363      18,513      13,274     17,203
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
    Operating income (loss)                 (5,240)        (85)        208      1,518      2,098       2,438      (1,002)     1,226
Interest income (expense), net                 (74)       (251)        (70)         3        367         229         201         92
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
    Income (loss) from operations
      before income taxes                   (5,314)       (336)        138      1,521      2,465       2,667        (801)     1,318
Income taxes                                  --          --          --         --         (201)       (214)         65        181
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
Net income (loss)                         $ (5,314)   $   (336)   $    138    $ 1,521   $  2,264    $  2,453    $   (736)   $ 1,499
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
Net income (loss) per share               $  (0.66)   $  (0.04)   $   0.02    $  0.18   $   0.27    $   0.29    $  (0.09)   $  0.18
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
Shares used in computing
  per share amounts                          8,039       8,147       8,295      8,422      8,276       8,393       7,771      8,332

                                                                           AS A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUES
Revenues:
  Product sales                                 96%         99%         97%        99%        99%         93%         95%        90%
  Nonrecurring engineering revenues              4           1           3          1          1           7           5         10
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
                                               100         100         100        100        100         100         100        100
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of product sales                         86          75          70         73         64          60          67         62
  Research and development                      43          17          19         14         16          18          29         21
  Selling, general and administrative           24           9           9          8         10          10          12         10
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
                                               153         100          99         95         90          88         108         93
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
    Operating income (loss)                    (53)         (0)          1          5         10          12          (8)         7
Interest income (expense), net                  (1)         (1)          0          0          2           1           1          0
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
    Income (loss) from operations
      before income taxes                      (54%)        (2%)         1%         5%        12%         13%         (7%)        7%
                                          --------    --------    --------    -------   --------    --------    --------    -------
Gross margin on product sales                   11%         24%         28%        26%        36%         35%         30%        31%

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Year Ended March 31, 1995

                                        FIRST       SECOND       THIRD      FOURTH
                                       QUARTER      QUARTER     QUARTER     QUARTER
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
Revenues:
<S>                                    <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>     
  Product sales                        $ 13,867    $ 14,104    $ 13,757    $ 16,940
  Nonrecurring engineering revenues         841       1,202       1,252         515
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
                                         14,708      15,306      15,009      17,455
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Costs and expenses:                       9,330       9,417       9,251      11,070
  Cost of product sales                   2,636       3,067       2,859       2,812
  Research and development                1,586       1,507       1,716       1,975
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
  Selling, general and administrative    13,552      13,991      13,826      15,857
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
                                          1,156       1,315       1,183       1,598
    Operating income (loss)                (142)          5         242         286
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Interest income (expense), net
    Income (loss) from operations
      before income taxes                 1,014       1,320       1,425       1,884
Income taxes                                (30)        (40)        (43)        (57)
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income (loss)                      $    984    $  1,280    $  1,382    $  1,827
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income (loss) per share            $   0.17    $   0.17    $   0.17    $   0.22
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Shares used in computing
  per share amounts                       5,903       7,454       8,162       8,220

                                                 AS A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUES
Revenues:
  Product sales                              94%         92%         92%         97%
  Nonrecurring engineering revenues           6           8           8           3
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
                                            100         100         100         100
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of product sales                      63          61          62          64
  Research and development                   18          20          19          16
  Selling, general and administrative        11          10          11          11
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
                                             92          91          92          91
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
    Operating income (loss)                   8           9           8           9
Interest income (expense), net               (1)          0           1           2
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
    Income (loss) from operations
      before income taxes                     7%          9%          9%         11%
                                       --------    --------    --------    --------
Gross margin on product sales                33%         33%         33%         35%

</TABLE>

                    SPECTRIAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 28















                         Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Spectrian Corporation:


We consent to incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (Nos.
33-83832 and 33-31046) on Form S-8 of Spectrian Corporation of our reports dated
April 11,  1997,  relating  to the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Spectrian
Corporation  and  subsidiaries  as of March 31,  1997 and 1996,  and the related
consolidated statements of operations,  shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 1997, and the related
schedule,  which reports appear in or are incorporated by reference in the March
31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Spectrian Corporation.






San Jose, California
June 24, 1997



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