http://www.analog.com/en/about-adi/news-room/press-releases/2016/10-20-2016-analog-devices-linear-technology-announce-antitrust-clearances.html Analog Devices and Linear Technology Announce Antitrust ... Analog Devices, Inc. and Linear Technology Corporation today announced that on October 19, 2016 the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for the proposed combination of Analog Devices and Linear Technology expired. As a result, the