Linear - Amplifiers - Instrumentation, OP Amps, Buffer Amps

- Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) defines innovation and excellence in signal processing. ADI's analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (IC) play a fundamental role in converting, conditioning, and processing real-world phenomena such as light, sound, temperature, motion, and pressure into electrical signals to be used in a wide array of electronic equipment. ADI is synonymous with high performance among electronics manufacturers and we collaborate with our customers to define the very best in the quality of the user experience. That means the clearest image, crispest sound, and optimum interface, size and performance in thousands of entertainment, medical, communications, industrial and other applications. Analog Devices, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Hittite Microwave Corporation. Hittite will be part of ADI’s RF and Microwave Group (RFMG). Analog Devices, Inc. acquires Linear Technology: With the combined 80 years of technology excellence, ADI becomes "The Premier Global Analog Technology Company". This new comprehensive portfolio gives customers an edge by market leading position, innovation, and commitment. More Information

- Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

- Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the industry's fastest growing markets, such as: flat panel displays, cell phones, other handheld systems, and notebooks. Intersil’s product families address power management and analog signal processing functions. Intersil products include battery management ICs, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC/DC regulators, power MOSFET drivers, optical storage laser diode drivers, DSL line drivers, video and high performance operational amplifiers, data converters, interface ICs, analog switches and multiplexers, crosspoint switches, voice-over-IP devices, and ICs for military, space, and radiation-hardened applications.

- Apex Microtechnology develops and manufactures precision power analog monolithic, hybrid and open frame components for a wide range of industrial, test and measurement, medical, aerospace and defense applications. These devices are typically used to generate motion control, such as driving piezo electrical devices, and brush and brushless DC motors. With more than 300 catalog “off-the-shelf” products, Apex Microtechnology is a recognized leader for consistently developing products that lead the industry in terms of performance, quality, and reliability. Founded in 1980, Apex Microtechnology was acquired in 2007 by Cirrus Logic, a premier supplier of mixed-signal processing components for audio and energy markets. Following a five-year tenure as a division of the Austin, Texas, based developer of complex chip designs, Apex Microtechnology has returned to a stand-alone, privately-held corporation with its sale to a private investor group. The company is headquartered in Tucson, Ariz., USA.