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Analog Devices Bestows Company’s Highest Technical Honor on Senior Engineers

Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) appointed three of its senior engineers—Susan Feindt, John Geen and Peter Hurrell—to the role of Analog Devices Fellow, a distinguished technical position awarded to engineers who contribute significantly to the company’s business success through exceptional innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship and an unparalleled ability to bridge organizations and mentor others within the company. In addition to their business impact, Analog Devices Fellows serve as company ambassadors and are recognized as industry leaders in their fields of expertise.

New ADI Fellow Susan Feindt with Co-founder and Chairman Ray Stata (Photo: Business Wire)

New ADI Fellow Susan Feindt with Co-founder and Chairman Ray Stata (Photo: Business Wire)

Feindt, Geen and Hurrell were awarded this honor by Analog Devices’ Chairman and Co-founder Ray Stata during the company’s 2011 General Technical Conference this past March in Boston, Mass.

Analog Devices Chief Technology Officer Sam Fuller, who sponsors the program, said, “The awarding of Fellow appointments recognizes those who have attained the highest level of achievement in our technical community. Susan, John and Peter embody the Fellows selection criteria that Analog Devices established more than 30 years ago due to their conspicuous innovation, contribution to the company’s commercial success and willingness to serve as role models for their peers. The next generation of Analog Devices engineers will stand on the shoulders of leaders such as these.”

Susan Feindt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in 1983 and joined Analog Devices’ process development group in Wilmington, Mass., in 1987. During her career at Analog Devices, she has worked on multiple generations of complementary bipolar and BiCMOS processes. Feindt pioneered the use of bonded wafer SOI (silicon-on-wafer) substrates and full dielectric isolation on ADI’s complementary bipolar processes. These innovations have greatly contributed to the overall success of the company’s XFCB process family, and her contributions have helped Analog Devices remain at the forefront of analog semiconductor performance and innovation.

Feindt is widely recognized in the technical community as an expert from her participation in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) BCTM (Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting), SOI, and Electrochemical Society conferences. She is a member of the MIT Microsystems Technology Lab Industrial Advisory Board, where she contributes to research programs and recruiting.

John Geen joined Analog Devices in 1994 to drive the development of gyroscopes based on MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems), an advanced technology combining micro-machines with high-performance signal processing. His innovations in differential, mechanical structures made possible ADI’s family of gyroscope designs. Geen’s development work helped the company launch a new product category that has since been used in systems ranging from automotive rollover protection and steering stability controls to helmets detecting head injury of athletes and soldiers.

Known as the “father” of gyroscope innovations at Analog Devices, Geen remains a prolific inventor and has authored approximately 70 patents worldwide and has over 30 additional patents pending. He is an acknowledged mentor and technical leader within the company and has a history of collaboration with leading universities to stimulate research in inertial sensors. Geen holds Bachelor of Science degrees in chemistry, electrical engineering and mathematics from universities in the U.K.

Peter Hurrell joined Analog Devices’ Newbury Design Centre in the U.K. in 1986 as a senior engineer. Through rigorous engineering and innovation, he helped the company increase its leadership position in data conversion technologies. Hurrell holds 14 patents in key areas of data conversion technology, including SAR (successive-approximation register) and delta-sigma, with nine more patents pending.

Within Analog Devices and the data conversion technology field, Hurrell is highly regarded for his problem-solving skills, willingness to provide technical direction and commitment to mentoring. Hurrell holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree from Durham University in the U.K. and is a frequent speaker at engineering conferences, including the industry’s annual ISSCC (International Solid-State Circuits Conference).

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “ADI” and is included in the S&P 500 Index. www.analog.com

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