Micro Linear Corp

Micro Linear, founded in 1984, is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal ICs for communications markets that require high-integration, system-level solutions. These communication markets include wired and wireless LANs and digital cordless telephones. Its headquarters is in San Jose, California and is the home of administration, marketing, sales, operations, and an advanced product development center. The company also has product development centers in Salt Lake City, Utah and Cambridge, England.

Micro Linear is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless integrated circuit (IC) solutions. Micro Linear is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless integrated circuit (IC) solutions used in a variety of wireless applications serving global end markets.  Micro Linear operates in the United States.

Micro Linear provides highly integrated semiconductors for wired Ethernet networks and for broadband wireless networks in consumer, SOHO, and enterprise applications.
Micro Linear is a fabless semiconductor company with headquarters in San Jose, California, that is the home of administration, marketing, sales, operations, and an advanced product development center. The company also has product development centers in Salt Lake City, Utah and Cambridge, England. All three design centers are equipped with the most up-to-date CAD/CAE environments reducing time to market for new communications products implemented in advanced BiCMOS and CMOS silicon process technologies.
Fairchild to buy Micro Linear’s power management unit, Kota Microcircuits.

Micro Linear's power management business will broaden Fairchild analog portfolio with products that include offline power switchers, low power battery management, video filters and bus terminators, said company managers. These ICs are used in a wide range of systems, including personal computers and personal digital assistants, computer networks, video systems, power management and motor control.

Micro Linear is a manufacturer of radio frequency integrated circuits designed for short-range wireless and networking applications. The company provides integrated semiconductors for ethernet and broadband networks along with consumer and enterprise applications such as phones and game controllers, thereby helping customers to optimize their wireless link for performance, cost and power depending on their specific needs.

Nov. 2006. Sirenza Microdevices Inc. has completed the acquisition of Micro Linear Corporation. Micro Linear, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless integrated circuit (IC) solutions used in a variety of wireless applications. Sirenza Microdevices Inc., a designer and supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF) components for communications equipment manufacturers

RFMD Completed Acquisition of Sirenza Microdevices: Nov. 2013 / RF Micro Devices, (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio frequency systems and solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMDI), a supplier of radio frequency (RF) components.

About RFMD: RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions for applications that drive wireless and broadband communications. RFMD's cellular front ends, cellular transceivers, RF components and system- on-chip (SoC) solutions enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in the cellular handset, cellular base station, wireless local area network (WLAN), CATV networking, aerospace, defense, and global positioning systems (GPS) markets. Recognized for its diverse portfolio of state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies and vast RF systems expertise, RFMD is a preferred supplier to the world's leading mobile device and RF equipment manufacturers.