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These excerpts taken from the LLTC 10-K filed Aug 25, 2008. Smaller Capital
Requirements. Digital circuit design attempts to minimize
device size and maximize speed by increasing circuit densities. The
process technology necessary for increased density requires very expensive wafer
fabrication equipment. In contrast, linear integrated circuit design
focuses on precise matching and placement of integrated circuit elements, and
linear integrated circuits often require large feature sizes to achieve
precision and high voltage operation. Accordingly, the linear
integrated circuit manufacturing process generally requires smaller initial
capital expenditures, particularly for photomasking equipment and clean room
facilities, and less frequent replacement of manufacturing equipment because the
equipment has, to date, been less vulnerable to technological
obsolescence.
Smaller Capital Requirements. Digital circuit design attempts to minimize device size and maximize speed by increasing circuit densities. The process technology necessary for increased density requires very expensive wafer fabrication equipment. In contrast, linear integrated circuit design focuses on precise matching and placement of integrated circuit elements, and linear integrated circuits often require large feature sizes to achieve precision and high voltage operation. Accordingly, the linear integrated circuit manufacturing process generally requires smaller initial capital expenditures, particularly for photomasking equipment and clean room facilities, and less frequent replacement of manufacturing equipment because the equipment has, to date, been less vulnerable to technological obsolescence. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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