() is an
American Multinational producer of
Semiconductor devices. Analog specializes 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.
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 is one of the longest-standing semiconductor companies in the world. The company was founded by
Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber in 1965. Stata maintains an active role in the company to this day. On March 11, 1969, an
Initial Public Offering was held, and Analog Devices became a publicly traded company. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1979. In August
1990 Analog Devices bought
Precision Monolithics Inc.
Currently, 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 the main
European facility is located at
Limerick in the
Republic Of Ireland . They also have large testing facilities in the
Philippines .
Other international ADI development centers are located in
Edinburgh, Scotland ;
Melbourne, Australia ;
Munich, Germany ;
Valencia, Spain ;
Israel ;
Beijing, China ;
Shanghai, China ;
Tokyo, Japan ;
Taipei, Taiwan ;
Bangalore, India ;
Hyderabad, India ; and other locations across the globe.
Analog Devices produces a wide array of semiconductor devices, in the following categories:
