[sdiy] ADI to aquire LTC

[Oren Leavitt]

On 8/27/16 2:09 PM, Andre Majorel wrote:
> On 2016-08-27 13:33 +0200, Michael Zacherl wrote:
>
>> "Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) will acquire rival Linear
>> Technology Corp. in a cash and stock deal worth about $14.8
>> billion, the companies said Tuesday (July 26)."
> So how many manufacturers of op amps are left ?
> - Analog Devices + Linear Technology
> - JRC/NJR
> - Maxim
> - Motorola + Fairchild
> - Philips
> - SGS + Thomson
> - Texas Instruments + Burr-Brown + National semiconductor
>
> I count seven. A few more rounds of concentration and it'll be
> down to three, like hard disks. Good news for us, no doubt. :-/
>
There is also
- Micropchip
- THATCorp (VCAs, etc)