Analog Devices, also known simply as ADI or AD, was founded by two MIT graduates, Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber in 1965. ADI is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing and power management technology. Analog Devices provides a broad product portfolio. ADI manufactures analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (ICs) used in electronic equipment. In July 2020, ADI agreed to acquire Maxim Integrated in an all stock deal that values the combined company at $68 billion. ADI strongly encourages its customers to purchase all ADI semiconductor products through ADI's authorized sources: either directly from ADI or through an ADI-authorized distributor.

Analog Devices (ADI) Products and technologies

Analog Devices products include analog signal processing and digital signal processing technologies. These technologies include data converters, amplifiers, radio frequency (RF) technologies, embedded processors or digital signal processing (DSP) ICs, power management, and interface products.

Data converters include analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that convert electrical signal representations of real-world analog phenomena, such as light, sound, waveforms, temperature, motion, and pressure into digital signals or data, and back again. Analog Devices ADC and DAC ICs are used in medical systems, scientific instrumentation, wireless and wired communications, radar, industrial process control, audio and video equipment, and other digital-processing-based systems, where an accurate signal conversion is critical. Data converters account for more than 50% of ADI's revenue. ADI's companion amplifier ICs provide accurate, high-speed and precise signals for driving data converters and are key for applications such as digital audio, current sensing, and precision instrumentation.

ADI's data converter chips are used by National Instruments in high-precision measurement instrumentation systems. Its data converters and amplifiers are also used by scientists and researchers in project "IceCube" – an underground telescope that uses digital optical modules (DOMS) to detect subatomic particles in the South Pole.

Power management products for customers in the industrial, wireless infrastructure and digital camera markets support signal chain design requirements, such as dynamic range, transient performance, and reliability.

Interface products include a broad range of interface IC products offered by the company in product categories such as CAN (controller area network), digital isolators, level translators, LVDS, mobile I/O expander and keyboard controller, USB, and RS-232.

Amplifiers includes precision and operational amplifiers, instrumentation, current sense, differential amplifiers, audio amplifiers, video amplifiers/buffers/filters, variable gain amplifiers, comparators, voltage, other specialty amplifiers and products for special linear functions.

Radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) address the RF signal chain and simplify RF system development. ADI's RF portfolio includes TruPwr RMS power detectors and logarithmic amplifiers; PLL and DDS synthesizers; RF prescalers; variable gain amplifiers; ADC drivers, gain blocks, LNAs and other RF amplifiers.

Processors and DSP are programmable signal processing integrated circuits that execute specialized software programs, or algorithms, associated with processing digitized real-time data. Analog Devices Processors and DSPs are the Blackfin, SHARC, SigmaDSP, TigerSHARC, ADSP-21xx and Precision Analog Microcontrollers. These make up ADI's embedded processing and DSP portfolio, that are multi-DSP signal processing,

Analog Devices (ADI) Quality Systems

ADI's brand is synonymous with high quality, reliable products. "Zero defects" for shipped products is always ADI's goal. ADI’s products are industry leading not only for the technological capabilities, but also for quality and reliability.  We utilize a multi-faceted approach to ensure strict quality and reliability goals are met or surpassed.  First, product reliability is a cornerstone of our overall quality performance.  We perform extensive reliability testing on new products, processes, and packages during their development and continuously monitor their reliability on an on-going basis.  This results in an industry-leading FIT (Failure in Time) rate.  Second, we use cutting-edge techniques to detect outlier or potentially non-conforming material identified at any stage of the manufacturing process, and employ cross-functional teams who quickly respond to address this material.  Finally, we have developed a zero defect culture at ADI, which has been demonstrated with our success in the most quality sensitive markets, such as automotive, defense/aero and ATE.  We maintain a Continuous Improvement environment that includes process monitoring, failure analysis, and customer feedback which serve as inputs into a Total Quality Management system focused on defect prevention toward attaining zero defects.

Analog Devices (ADI) Board of Directors

Ray Stata: Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ray Stata was cofounder of Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), in 1965. ADI initially focused on operational amplifiers but later expanded into other linear IC’s including data converters and subsequently in digital signal processors (DSP), forging the integration of analog and digital circuits for signal processing applications. Mr. Stata served as President from 1971 to 1991 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1973 to 1996. He has been Chairman of the Board since 1973 and continues to serve in this capacity.

Vincent Roche: President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Roche has served as President of Analog Devices since 2012 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer and elected as a Director in 2013. Under his leadership, ADI has extended its market leadership and grown to more than $8 billion in revenue in fiscal 2021. Mr. Roche began his career at ADI in 1988 and has served in key positions spanning corporate leadership, worldwide sales, strategic marketing, business development, and product management during his more than 30-year tenure at ADI. Mr. Roche also serves on the Presidential CEO Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.