Linear Technology

Overview

Linear Technology Corporation

founder	Robert H. Swanson, Jr. Robert C. Dobkin
defunct	March 10, 2017
fate	Acquired by Analog Devices
key people	Lothar Maier (CEO), Robert H. Swanson, Jr. (Chairman), Robert C. Dobkin (CTO)
products	Over 7500 products
revenue	US$1,475 million (2015) ‡R1R‡ US$1,388 million (2014) ‡R1R‡
operating income	US$682 million (2015) ‡R1R‡ US$639 million (2014) ‡R1R‡
net income	US$520 million (2015) ‡R1R‡ US$459 million (2014) ‡R1R‡
assets	US$1,884 million (2015) ‡R2R‡ US$1,655 million (2014) ‡R1R‡
equity	US$1,577 million (2015) ‡R2R‡ US$1,331 million (2014) ‡R1R‡
num employees	4,865 (June 2015)
foundation	1981
location city	Milpitas, California
location country	U.S.
locations	12 (10 U.S. design centers, Munich and Singapore)

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.

In July 2016, Analog Devices agreed to buy Linear Technology for 14.8 billion dollars.[3] This acquisition was finalized on March 10, 2017.[4] 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.[5]

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As of August 2010, the company made over 7500 products,[6]

Linear Technology

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