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- Richtek delivers inventive power management solutions that improve the performance of consumer electronics, computers, and communications equipment. Richtek’s technological innovation and uncompromised quality have led them to become one of the world’s leading analog IC companies.

- Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) defines innovation and excellence in signal processing. ADI's analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (IC) play a fundamental role in converting, conditioning, and processing real-world phenomena such as light, sound, temperature, motion, and pressure into electrical signals to be used in a wide array of electronic equipment. ADI is synonymous with high performance among electronics manufacturers and we collaborate with our customers to define the very best in the quality of the user experience. That means the clearest image, crispest sound, and optimum interface, size and performance in thousands of entertainment, medical, communications, industrial and other applications. Analog Devices, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Hittite Microwave Corporation. Hittite will be part of ADI’s RF and Microwave Group (RFMG). Analog Devices, Inc. acquires Linear Technology: With the combined 80 years of technology excellence, ADI becomes "The Premier Global Analog Technology Company". This new comprehensive portfolio gives customers an edge by market leading position, innovation, and commitment. More Information

- Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the industry's fastest growing markets, such as: flat panel displays, cell phones, other handheld systems, and notebooks. Intersil’s product families address power management and analog signal processing functions. Intersil products include battery management ICs, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC/DC regulators, power MOSFET drivers, optical storage laser diode drivers, DSL line drivers, video and high performance operational amplifiers, data converters, interface ICs, analog switches and multiplexers, crosspoint switches, voice-over-IP devices, and ICs for military, space, and radiation-hardened applications.

- Founded in 2004 in Silicon Valley and headquartered in Allen, Texas, Active-Semi is a rapidly emerging leader in the multi-billion dollar power management IC and intelligent digital motor drive IC markets. The company's portfolio of analog and mixed signal SoCs (systems-on-chips) are scalable core platforms used in charging, powering and embedded digital control systems for end applications such as industrial, commercial and consumer equipment. The company offers power application microcontrollers, DC/DC, AC/DC, PMU and LED drivers that significantly reduce solution size and cost while improving system-level reliability. Active-Semi's turnkey solutions deliver energy-saving power conversion architectures that minimize energy usage and compress system development cycle-time by greater than 50 percent. Active-Semi ships 50 million power ICs per quarter and reached the "one billion units shipped" milestone in May 2012. The multi-national company focuses on commercializing industry leading power management IC solution platforms and has developed broad intellectual property with over 150 patents granted and pending.