<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               6-MOS                6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-1997          DEC-31-1998          DEC-31-1999         JUN-25-1999          JUN-30-2000
<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         JUN-25-1999          JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                                         0               19,271              131,065                   0               12,626
<SECURITIES>                                   0               45,353               42,747                   0                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  0               13,303               11,866                   0               19,377
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0                  500                  504                   0                  650
<INVENTORY>                                    0                4,093                5,146                   0               12,594
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               0              150,330              226,712                   0               52,855
<PP&E>                                         0               39,802               34,514                   0               36,465
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0             (25,355)             (20,851)                   0             (21,110)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 0              184,589              243,620                   0               74,107
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          0               31,748               27,398                   0               33,484
<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               69,297
<OTHER-SE>                                     0               99,225              164,339                   0             (70,633)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   0              184,589              243,620                   0               74,107
<SALES>                                   31,174               63,568               82,404              47,216               44,678
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          31,174               63,568               82,404              47,216               44,678
<CGS>                                     25,591               43,400               50,534              29,825               27,541
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             13,663               19,970               29,751              13,055               51,022
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                           (249)                1,220                  412                 156                (691)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0                    0                    0                   0                   0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         (795)                (601)                (520)               (245)              (2,275)
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              683               21,471               68,733               5,871             (34,726)
<INCOME-TAX>                               (240)              (6,978)             (26,383)             (1,903)                9,374
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          443               14,493               42,350               3,968             (25,352)
<DISCONTINUED>                             2,805             (63,701)                9,661               5,105                  212
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<CHANGES>                                      0                    0                    0                   0                    0
<NET-INCOME>                              32,925             (49,208)               67,840              16,391                5,566
<EPS-BASIC>                                 0.13               (0.21)                 0.35                0.08                 0.08
<EPS-DILUTED>                               0.13               (0.21)                 0.34                0.08                 0.08