User:MaryGaulke/sandbox/Analog Acquisitions

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Acquisition date Company Business Price Description Ref.
1969 Pastoriza Electronics Data converter products - - [1]
1971 Nova Devices Linear integrated circuits - Became Analog Devices Semiconductor division [2][3][4]
1978 Computer Labs Analog-digital converters - - [5][6]
August 1990[7] Precision Monolithics, Inc. Digital-to-analog converters $60.5 million[7] Became Precision Monolithics Division [8]
July 29, 1991 Edsun Laboratories - key assets - - - [9]
July 1996 Mosaic Microsystems Ltd. Intermediate- and radio-frequency chips - Chips used in cordless phones and direct-broadcast satellite systems [10]
December 1997 Medialight Inc. Asymmetric DSL - Developer of PC-based telecommunications products [11]
February 1999 White Mountain DSP Inc. DSP emulators - Producer of emulation sockets and board-level DSP products [7]
February 1999 Edinburgh Portable Compilers Compiler technology - - [7]
October 31, 2000[12] Thomas Neuroth AG Symmetric DSL $4 million[12] - [13]
November 10, 2000[12] Signal Processing Associates Voice processing, fax/data relay $3 million[12] Developer and supplier of software for telecommunications applications [14]
December 2000 BCO Technologies PLC Semiconductors $150 million Manufacturer of thick film semiconductors [15]
December 18, 2000 Integrated Micro Instruments Inc. MEMS $1.75 million Developer of MEMS process designs [12]
January 4, 2001[12] Chiplogic Inc. Broadband Internet, network-protocol processing $100 million Developer of integrated circuits and software for network-protocol processing and broadband access [13]
January 16, 2001[12] Staccato Systems Inc. Audio software $23 million[12] Developer of audio software technology for various platforms and applications [16]
May 2006 TTPCom Ltd. - certain property GSM software $23 million GSM/GPRS mobile phone modem software unit [17]
June 2006 Integrant Technologies RF signal processing $127 million Integrated into Analog Devices' high-speed signal processing organization [18]
September 2006 AudioAsics A/S Microphone and audio signal conditioning $19 million Low-power, high-performance miniature audio technology for use in portable and comms devices [19][20]
June 9, 2011 Lyric Semiconductor, Inc. Probability processing - DARPA and venture-funded MIT spin-out, developer of hardware circuit architecture for probability processing [21]
June 2014 Hittite Microwave Corporation Radio frequency chips $2 billion Products for industrial, communications and automotive markets [22]
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  2. ^ Taranovich, Steve (16 July 2012). "Analog: Back to the future, part two". EDN. UBM Tech. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ Burris, Matthew. "The History of Analog Devices". About Tech. About.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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  5. ^ Kester, Walt, ed. (2005). "Data Converter History". The Data Conversion Handbook (PDF). Newnes. p. 1.23. ISBN 978-0750678414. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ Kester, Walt, ed. (2005). "Data Converter Process Technology". The Data Conversion Handbook (PDF). Newnes. p. 4.5. ISBN 978-0750678414. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d Dunn, Darrell (17 February 1999). "Analog Devices to acquire two DSP tool suppliers". EE Times. UBM Tech. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ Sheingold, Dan (1990). "Editor's Notes: Precision Monolithics" (PDF). Analog Dialogue. 24 (3): 2. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Ronald (30 July 1991). "Edsun Labs sells out to Analog". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Analog Devices Acquires Mosaic". Telecompaper. 5 July 1996. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ^ Foremski, Tom (9 December 1997). "Analog Devices buys ADSL technology company". Electronics Weekly. Metropolis Media Publishing. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Analog Devices Inc, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Jun 18, 2001". secdatabase.com. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  13. ^ a b Dunn, Darrell (22 November 2000). "Analog Devices gets acquisitive". EE Times. UBM Tech. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  14. ^ EE Times Staff (13 December 2000). "Analog Devices Aquires Signal Processing Associates". EE Times. UBM Tech. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  15. ^ Romanelli, Alex (7 December 2000). "Analog Devices Acquires BCO For $150M". EDN. UBM Tech. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Company Overview of Staccato Systems Inc". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  17. ^ Electronics Weekly Staff (3 May 2006). "TTPCom nets $23m from GSM software unit sale to Analog Devices". Electronics Weekly. Metropolis Media Publishing. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  18. ^ EDN Staff (7 June 2006). "ADI Pays $127M for Integrant Technologies". EDN. UBM Tech. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  19. ^ Electronics Weekly Staff (18 September 2006). "Analog Devices acquires Danish audio firm AudioAsics". Electronics Weekly. Metropolis Media Publishing. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  20. ^ Boston Business Journal Staff (19 September 2006). "Analog Devices buys Danish audio firm". Boston Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 16 April 2015. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ Yoshida, Junko (13 June 2011). "ADI buys Lyric – probability processing specialist". EE Times. UBM Tech. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  22. ^ Maan, Lehar; Chatterjee, Soham (9 June 2014). "Analog to buy Hittite to boost radio frequency chips business". Reuters. Retrieved 16 April 2015.