Advanced Linear Devices – Active Components
Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. – Advanced Linear Devices, Inc., (ALD) develops and manufactures ultra-low-power, precision CMOS analog integrated circuits, related board level products and Energy Harvesting Modules and accessories incorporating the company’s exclusive EPAD® technology. ALD’s standard semiconductor products include a full complement of “best-of-breed” ultra-low-charge-injection low-voltage analog switches, dual-slope A/D converters and digital processors, precision voltage comparators, precision rail-to-rail CMOS operational amplifiers, and low-drift CMOS timers with high discharge output, as well as an extensive selection of enhancement, depletion, and zero-threshold mode EPAD matched small signal MOSFET arrays.
Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. (ALD) develops, manufactures and markets precision CMOS linear integrated circuits. Founded in 1985, ALD continues to be a leading supplier of analog semiconductors to many OEM manufacturers of industrial controls, instrumentation, computers, medical devices, automotive, and telecommunications products. Based in Sunnyvale, California, ALD is situated in the heart of the Silicon Valley where myriad semiconductor industry firsts continue to outpace the rest of the world. Our staff includes a team of veteran engineers and scientists - many with extensive semiconductor design, technology and manufacturing backgrounds. The company is a global supplier of instrument grade analog CMOS components and systems designed for precision circuit and high reliability applications. We are also recognized as one of the early analog pioneers and semiconductor innovators with many design firsts to our own credit including: rail to rail operational amplifiers, Function Specific ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), low charge injection analog switches and EPAD on-chip electronic trimming.
Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures precision CMOS analog integrated circuits for OEMs in a broad spectrum of industries, including industrial control, computer, instrumentation, automotive, and telecom. Products that ALD offers include: ultra-low VOS at ultra low input bias rail-to-rail CMOS operational amplifiers, ultra-low charge injection low voltage analog switches, precision CMOS voltage comparators with high output current drivers, ultra low signal power EPAD voltage comparators, low drift CMOS timers with high discharge output, precision matched pair small signal N-channel or P-channel MOSFET arrays and EPAD® MOSFETs.
ALD also offers dual slope integrating analog processors, digital voltmeter chipsets, and a line of ±5 1/2 digit DVM (digital voltmeter) boards. Many products incorporate EPAD® (Electrically Programmable Analog Devices) technology for in-circuit trimming of offset and threshold voltages.
EPAD® Technology Products
Many products offered by the company incorporate its proprietary patented EPAD® (Electrically Programmable Analog Devices) technology for active in-circuit trimming of critical electrical characteristics. These products include EPAD® MOSFETS, Dual Slope Analog Processor with on-chip Voltage Reference, DVM (Digital Voltmeter) boards, EPAD® analog voltage comparators, EPAD® operational amplifiers and other EPAD® enabled products. ALD is a focused analog leader committed to innovative design developments using CMOS linear technologies.