Maxim Integrated
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- Creator
- Jack Gifford and others
- Founded
- Owner
- Analog Devices (since 2021)
- Type
- Semiconductor company (analog)
The Silicon Valley analog specialist that rival Analog Devices swallowed in 2021.
Founded in 1983 in San Jose by Jack Gifford among others. Maxim built analog and mixed-signal chips — power management, interface, sensors and the well-known DS-series real-time clocks and 1-Wire parts. Its products sat in everything from phones to industrial gear.
In 2021 Maxim was bought by Analog Devices in an all-stock deal worth around $21 billion, one of the industry's largest. The brand survives in product names, but the company no longer exists on its own.