Talk:Linear Technology

Seems to be a ~$1bn company
Seems to be a ~$1bn company, but article created by an employeee, so needs cleanup and watching. Message left for creator, - Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C]  AfD? 19:05, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

The page reads like an advertisement which worries me. 198.109.238.11 13:27, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Founder of Linear Technology
Who founded LT? There is an ambiguity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_dropout_regulator#Overview: "[Robert] Dobkin [...] found Linear Technology" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Technology#bodyContent: "Linear Technology Corporation, founded [...] by Robert Swanson and Bob Dobkin"

Was it Robert or Bob Dobkin? Is it the same person? Is it coincidence that the other founder's (Swanson) name is Robert? —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotDifficult (talk • contribs) 17:47, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Linear Technology was founded in September 1981 by four employees that had resigned from National Semiconductor in July of that year. The founders were: Robert (Bob) Swanson, Brian Hollins, Brent Welling, and Robert (Bob) Dobkin. The brilliant analog designers George Erdi and Robert (Bob) Widlar were the first two employees, followed by the most tallented of the group, Carl Nelson. Dobkin and Swanson are still at Linear Technology; Hollins, Welling, Erdi and Nelson retired. Bob Widlar died several years ago. 16blackdog (talk) 23:01, 22 December 2008 (UTC) Blackdog


 * Supplied ref for founder's names based on latest Form 10-K. 68.165.77.9 (talk) 06:21, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

When was the IPO and the exact conditions (offered price etc.)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.113.119.197 (talk) 04:53, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Article needs expansion
This is not a great article. It needs to be expanded. Also, it's not clear what kind of centers are the ones in Munich and Singapore.

ICE77 (talk) 04:05, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Widlar as co-founder
The article on Bob Widlar states that, along with Swanson and Dobkin, Widlar was a co-founder of Linear Technology but this article does not mention Widlar at all. One of the two article must be incomplete or incorrect.

ICE77 (talk) 02:42, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Dicklyon found this source: History of Semiconductor Engineering by Bo Lojek. The book says "In 1981 Widlar, Robert Swanson, and Robert Dobkin co-founded Linear Technology Corporation." It seems to me this article should include Widlar as a founder as well although (although I find it curious that he would be a co-founder, especially considering his personality and work style).

ICE77 (talk) 16:57, 24 August 2018 (UTC)