Linear Technology
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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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Founded | 1981[1] |
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Founder | Robert H. Swanson, Jr. Robert C. Dobkin |
Defunct | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) |
Fate | Acquired by Analog Devices |
Headquarters | , 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) |
Products | Over 7500 products[2] |
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Number of employees | 4,865 (June 2015)[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] 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]