Linear Technology Corporation engages in the design, manufacture and marketing of linear integrated circuits. The company offers amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, battery chargers, data converters and communications circuits. Its products are used in cellular communications, networking, notebook and desktop computers, multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring, digital cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, and military and space systems. Linear Technology markets products through a network of sales representatives and electronics distributors to various industries worldwide. Lothar Maier has been the chief executive officer of Linear Technology for more than one year. He has been with the semiconductor manufacturer for over seven years. Maier earned a BS degree from the University of California-Berkeley. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif.