Analog Devices
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| Analog Devices
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| Type | Public (NYSE: ADI) |
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| Founded | Cambridge, Massachusetts (1965) |
| Headquarters | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Norwood, Massachusetts
<tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Jerald G Fishman, CEO & President, Ray Stata, Chairman</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Semiconductors</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Semiconductors</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Revenue</th><td>$2.57 billion USD (2006)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>8,800 (2005)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.analog.com</td></tr> |
Analog Devices is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specialises in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 0.09-3 micrometre feature sizes range.
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[edit] History
Analog Devices is one of the longest-standing semiconductor companies in the world. The company was founded by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber in 1965, and Stata maintains an active role in the company to this day. Jerald G. Fishman is the CEO and President, and Stata is the Chairman of the Board.
The company headquarters is in Norwood, Massachusetts. There are large fabrication plants in the US and in Limerick, Ireland. They also have large packing facilities in the Philippines. Other international ADI development centers are located in Israel; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; Edinburgh, Scotland; Melbourne, Australia; Bangalore, India; Hyderabad, India; Munich, Germany; and other locations across the globe.
[edit] Products
Analog Devices produces a wide array of semiconductor devices, in the following categories:
- Amplifiers
- Comparators
- Analog to digital converters
- Digital to analog converters
- Embedded Processing
- Digital Signal Processing
- MEMS
- Sensors
- RF
- Power management
- Audio/Video
- Fiber optic
[edit] Recent News
- During E³ 2006, it was revealed to the press that Nintendo collaborated with Analog Devices in developing the controller for its new console Wii, incorporating the Analog Devices ADXL330 3-axis linear acceleration sensor[1].
- Analog Devices recently collaborated with Source Audio LLC to create the DSP and motion sensor for the motion-controlled HotHand guitar effects unit[2].
[edit] Corporate Profile
Analog Devices, Inc. currently employs 8,800 employees worldwide. Revenues in fiscal year 2005 totalled $2.4 billion, and the cumulative sales total is $26 billion.
Analog Devices, Inc. is listed in the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ADI."
