<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted
from WJ Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                                                                                                    
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                   YEAR                YEAR               3-MOS                3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-1997          DEC-31-1998          DEC-31-1999         MAR-26-1999          MAR-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                       JAN-01-1997          JAN-01-1998          JAN-01-1999         JAN-01-1999          JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                         DEC-31-1997          DEC-31-1998          DEC-31-1999         MAR-26-1999          MAR-31-2000
<CASH>                                         0               19,271              131,065                   0               15,552
<SECURITIES>                                   0               45,353               42,747                   0                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  0               13,303               11,866                   0               12,755
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0                  500                  504                   0                  504
<INVENTORY>                                    0                4,093                5,146                   0                8,345
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               0              150,330              226,712                   0               48,038
<PP&E>                                         0               39,802               34,514                   0               35,275
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0             (25,355)             (20,851)                   0             (20,828)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 0              184,589              243,620                   0               68,393
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          0               31,748               27,398                   0               21,750
<BONDS>                                        0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<PREFERRED>                                    0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<COMMON>                                       0               34,454               37,798                   0               65,035
<OTHER-SE>                                     0               99,225              164,339                   0             (71,232)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   0              184,589              243,620                   0               68,393
<SALES>                                   31,174               63,568               82,404              23,528               17,051
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           5,583               20,168               31,870               7,433                6,976
<CGS>                                     25,591               43,400               50,534              16,095               10,075
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             13,663               19,970               29,751               5,935               42,489
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                           (249)                1,220                  412                 184                (519)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         (795)                (601)                (520)               (120)                (872)
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              683               21,471               68,733               2,406             (35,878)
<INCOME-TAX>                               (240)              (6,978)             (26,383)               (782)               10,764
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          443               14,493               42,350               1,624             (25,114)
<DISCONTINUED>                             2,805             (63,701)                9,661               1,229                  212
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<CHANGES>                                      0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<NET-INCOME>                              32,925             (49,208)               67,840               2,853                6,477
<EPS-BASIC>                                  .00                  .09                  .33                 .01                (.38)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                .00                  .09                  .32                 .01                (.38)