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Linear Technology and Power-One Announce Digital Power Technology License

^{Published on 2008-11-24 18:21:59, Last Modified on 2009-11-02 16:38:35 - Market Wire}
 

MILPITAS, Calif. & CAMARILLO, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Linear Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:LLTC), a leading supplier of high-performance analog integrated circuits, and Power-One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PWER), a leading provider of power conversion and power management solutions, today announced their agreement to enter into a non-exclusive Field of Use license for Linear Technology under Power-One's digital power technology patents. The license does not extend to stand-alone power supplies using Linear Technology products.

"Linear Technology is a leading manufacturer of high performance analog integrated circuits and Power-One is pleased to license its Z-One™ technology for incorporation into their products," said Richard Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Power-One. "This agreement is consistent with our goal to actively monetize our intellectual property, while providing technologically advanced solutions to our partners and customers."

About Linear Technology

Linear Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits, was founded in 1981, became a public company in 1986 and joined the S&P 500 index of major public companies in 2000. Linear Technology products include high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, DC-DC converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits, RF signal conditioning circuits, uModule^TM products, and many other analog functions. Applications for Linear Technology's high performance circuits include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products such as optical switches, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices, high-end consumer products such as digital cameras and MP3 players, complex medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, and military and space systems. For more information, visit [ www.linear.com ]

About Power-One

Power-One designs and manufactures energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions for alternative/renewable energy, routers, data storage and servers, wireless communications, optical networking, medical diagnostics, military, railway controls, semiconductor test equipment, and custom applications. Power-One, with headquarters in Camarillo, CA, has global sales offices, manufacturing, and R&D operations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Please visit [ www.power-one.com ] for more information.

Note: uModule is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation.