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Linear Technology

Linear Technology

American semiconductor manufacturer

Linear Technology Corporation was an American semiconductor company that designed, manufactured and marketed high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products included telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, military and space systems. The company was founded in 1981 by Robert H. Swanson, Jr. and Robert C. Dobkin.[1]

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In July 2016, Analog Devices agreed to buy Linear Technology for 14.8 billion dollars.[5] This acquisition was finalized on March 10, 2017.[6] The Linear name survives as the "Power by Linear" brand that is used to market the combined power management portfolios of Linear Technology and Analog Devices.[7]

Products

LTC3455 - Dual DC/DC Converter

As of August 2010, the company made over 7500 products,[2] which they organized into seven product categories: data conversion (analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters), signal conditioning (operational amplifiers, comparators, voltage references), power management (switching regulators, linear regulators, battery management, LED drivers), interface (RS232, RS485), radio frequency (mixers, quadrature modulators), oscillators, and space and military ICs.[1]

The company maintained LTspice, a freely downloadable version of SPICE that includes schematic capture.

Locations

Corporate headquarters were in Milpitas, California.[8] In the United States, the company had design centers in Phoenix, Arizona; Grass Valley, California; Santa Barbara, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; North Chelmsford, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; Cary, North Carolina; Plano, Texas; and Burlington, Vermont. It also had centers in Munich and Singapore.[9]

The company's wafer fabrication facilities were located in Camas, Washington and Milpitas, California.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Linear Technology Corporation /CA/ - Form 10-K". Internet FAQ Consortium. August 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.[dead link]
  2. [2]
    Brian Caulfield (August 20, 2010). "Long Live Analog". Forbes. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. [3]
    "LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP /CA/ 2015 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. August 19, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP /CA/ 2016 Q2 Quarterly Report Form (10-Q)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Feb 11, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Analog Devices to Acquire Linear Technology for $14.8 Billion, The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2016
  6. [6]
    Filing Detail, "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", March 11, 2017
  7. [7]
    "Welcome to Power by Linear". Analog Devices. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. [8]
    "Linear Technology Corporation". Hoover's. Retrieved 2010-08-25.[dead link]
  9. [9]
    "Home > Company > Careers > Design Centers". Linear Technology. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
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