Analog Devices Recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for Third Consecutive Year.
With this nomination, the challenges include: innovation patent volume, patent success rate, globalization and
influence.
Based on these key metrics and
others, Analog Devices,
Inc. , a global leader in high-performance signal processing
technology, for the third consecutive year, has been named as one of the
world's most innovative companies according to the
Thomson Reuters2013 Top 100 Global InnovatorSM program.
Connectikpeople may recall
that, the Thomson Reuters award program identifies corporations and
organizations that are world leaders in innovation. This means the report focused
on how successful companies were in securing patents, the influence of patents
in subsequent inventions and whether the patents were globally protected.
In announcing the 2013 Top 100 global innovators listing, Thomson Reuters
stated that the award winners “represent the vanguard of 21st century
innovation. They are a group of businesses and research institutions that
recognize that great ideas are only half of the strategic equation. The other
essential component is the protection of those ideas with intellectual property
rights, so they can be commercialized and leveraged around the world therefore
reaching their full potential.”
About Analog Devices
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 is included in
the S&P 500 Index. http://www.analog.com
