Analog Devices, Inc

Established in 1981, Linear Technology Corp. specializes in designing, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. Based in Milpitas, Calif., the company offers its products, including high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits and more. Its high performance circuits have applications in telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control and military and space systems.

Established in 1983, Maxim Integrated Products designs, develops and manufactures linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company s mission is to continuously invent analog engineering solutions that add value to its customers microprocessor-based electronics systems. Its products include memory and thermal management products, sensors, digital potentiometers, amplifiers and analog switches. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the trading symbol MXIM. Maxim Integrated Products is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and it employs approximately 8,000 people.

NXP Semiconductors is a newly independent semiconductor company, founded by Philips Electronics, with a 50-year history of providing engineers and designers with semiconductors and software that deliver better sensory experiences for mobile communications, consumer electronics, security applications, contactless payment and connectivity, and in-car entertainment and networking. The company s products include video processing equipment, discretes, displays, interface and control equipment, microcontrollers, Nexperia software, power and power management solutions, radio frequency equipment, sensors and storage equipment. NXP reaches more than 30,000 customers via its semiconductor distributor partners, including Arrow, Avnet, Future, SAC and WPG. NXP Semiconductors is located in San Jose, Calif.