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Operator
Good day, and welcome to Resonant s first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. Today s conference is being recorded. At this time, I d like to turn the conference over to Greg Falesnik from MZ Group, the company s investor relations firm.
Greg Falesnik
Investor Relations
Please note, we ll be using a presentation during today s call, which is accessible on the events page of Resonant s IR website. If you are with us today via phone, please go to the events page to either view or download the presentation to follow along. Turning to Slide 2. Earlier today, Resonant released financial results for the first quarter of 2021.