As of March 10, 2017, Linear Technology Corporation was acquired by Analog Devices, Inc. Linear Technology Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a line of analog integrated circuits worldwide. It offers amplifiers, high speed amplifiers, voltage regulators and references, interface circuits, data converters, battery stack monitors, silicon oscillators and Timer Blox, and phase locked loop synthesizers and clock distribution products. The company also provides SmartMesh embedded wireless sensor network products; isolated µModule transceivers; radio and microwave frequency circuits; power over Ethernet controllers; µModule power products; signal chain µModule products; and other linear circuits comprising buffers, power monitors, motor controllers, coulomb counters, diodes/bridges, hot swap circuits, comparators, sample-and-hold devices, timers, drivers, and filters. Its linear circuits are used in various applications, including factory automation, process control, industrial and laboratory instrumentation, security monitoring and complex medical devices, telecommunications, and networking products; automotive electronics, tablet, notebook, and desktop computers; computer peripherals, video/multimedia, military, space, and other harsh environment systems; and consumer products. The company markets its products primarily through direct sales staff and electronics distributors. Linear Technology Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.