Merlyn D. Sampels

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Its products include integrated power circuits, amplifiers, data converters, analog filters, transceivers, expanders, level translators, broadband switches, powerline communications, microcontrollers, data loggers, solar energy, and automotive. The company was founded by Jack F. Gifford in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Dallas Semiconductor Corp. designs and manufactures electronic chips and chip based subsystems. Its communications products include analog, silicon oscillators, digital potentiometers, and mixed signal semiconductors. It is a subsidiary of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The company was founded in 1984 by C. Vincent Prothro and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.