Linear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard 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.
The company was founded in 1981 by Robert H. Swanson, Jr. and Robert C. Dobkin. In August 2010, Forbes called the company "one of the tech industry's most profitable companies".
In July 2016 Analog Devices agreed to buy Linear Technology for 14.8 billion dollars.This acquisition was finalized on March 10, 2017
COMPANY PROFILE
Linear Technology Corporation, a member of the S&P 500, has been designing, manufacturing and marketing a broad line of high performance analog integrated circuits for major companies worldwide for three decades.
The Company’s products provide an essential bridge between their analog world and the digital electronics in communications, networking, industrial, automotive, computer, medical, instrumentation, consumer, and military and aerospace systems.
Linear Technology produces power management, data conversion, signal conditioning, RF and interface ICs, μModule subsystems, and wireless sensor network products.
Corporate Governance
Linear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a broad line of standard high performance 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, and military and space systems.
The Company's principal product categories include amplifiers, battery management, data converters, high frequency, interface, voltage regulators and voltage references.
