Linear Technology

{{short description|American semiconductor manufacturer}}

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| name = Linear Technology Corporation

| logo = File:Linear Technology Corporation logo.svg

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| founder = Robert H. Swanson, Jr.
Robert C. Dobkin

| defunct = {{End date|2017|03|10}}

| fate = Acquired by Analog Devices

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| key_people = Lothar Maier (CEO), Robert H. Swanson, Jr. (Chairman), Robert C. Dobkin (CTO)

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| products = Over 7500 products

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| revenue = {{Unbulleted list|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$1,475 million (2015) {{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791907/000079190715000099/0000791907-15-000099-index.htm |title=LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP /CA/ 2015 Annual Report Form (10-K) |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |format=XBRL |date=August 19, 2015}}}}|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$1,388 million (2014) }}}}

| operating_income = {{Unbulleted list|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$682 million (2015) }}|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$639 million (2014) }}}}

| net_income = {{Unbulleted list|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$520 million (2015) }}|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$459 million (2014) }}}}

| assets = {{Unbulleted list|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$1,884 million (2015) {{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791907/000079190716000150/0000791907-16-000150-index.htm |title=LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP /CA/ 2016 Q2 Quarterly Report Form (10-Q) |publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |format=XBRL |date=Feb 11, 2016}}}}|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$1,655 million (2014) }}}}

| equity = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$1,577 million (2015) }}|{{nowrap|{{increase}} US$1,331 million (2014) }}}}

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| num_employees = 4,865 (June 2015)

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| foundation = 1981

| location_city = Milpitas, California

| location_country = U.S.

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| locations = 12 (10 U.S. design centers, Munich and Singapore)

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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.

In July 2016, Analog Devices agreed to buy Linear Technology for 14.8 billion dollars.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/analog-devices-to-acquire-linear-technology-for-14-8-billion-1469563887 Analog Devices to Acquire Linear Technology for $14.8 Billion], The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2016 This acquisition was finalized on March 10, 2017.[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6281/000119312517078934/0001193125-17-078934-index.htm Filing Detail], "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", March 11, 2017 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.{{cite web| url= https://www.analog.com/en/products/landing-pages/001/power-by-linear.html | title= Welcome to Power by Linear | publisher= Analog Devices | accessdate=2022-03-13}}