Linear Technology

Linear Technology Corporation, now part of Analog Devices, designs, manufactures and markets high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, military and space systems.

Linear Technology Corporation
TypeSubsidiary
Founded1981[1]
FounderRobert H. Swanson, Jr.
Robert C. Dobkin
Headquarters
Milpitas, California
,
U.S.
Number of locations
12 (10 U.S. design centers, Munich and Singapore)
Key people
Lothar Maier (CEO), Robert H. Swanson, Jr. (Chairman), Robert C. Dobkin (CTO)
ProductsOver 7500 products[2]
Revenue
  • US$1,475 million (2015) [3]
  • US$1,388 million (2014) [3]
  • US$682 million (2015) [3]
  • US$639 million (2014) [3]
  • US$520 million (2015) [3]
  • US$459 million (2014) [3]
Total assets
  • US$1,884 million (2015) [4]
  • US$1,655 million (2014) [3]
Total equity
  • US$1,577 million (2015) [4]
  • US$1,331 million (2014) [3]
Number of employees
4,865 (June 2015)[1]
ParentAnalog Devices
WebsiteNo longer exists

The company was founded in 1981 by Robert H. Swanson, Jr. and Robert C. Dobkin.[1]

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]

Products
LTC3455 - Dual DC/DC Converter

As of August 2010, the company makes over 7500 products,[2] which they organize 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 maintains LTspice, a freely downloadable version of SPICE that includes schematic capture.

Locations

Corporate headquarters are in Milpitas, California.[7] In the United States, the company has 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 has centers in Munich and Singapore.[8]

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

See also

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