Linear rank #122
Linear Technology Corporation was a semiconductor company that designed, manufactured, and marketed high-performance analog integrated circuits. Its product portfolio included over 7,500 items, organized into categories such as data conversion, signal conditioning, and power management. The company's components were used in a wide range of applications, including telecommunications, automotive electronics, industrial instrumentation, and military systems. A notable product was LTspice, a freely available SPICE simulation software with schematic capture. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, the company was acquired by Analog Devices in March 2017 for $14.8 billion. The Linear Technology name is maintained as the 'Power by Linear' brand for the combined power management portfolios of the two companies.
Linear ranks #122 out of leading AI companies with an overall score of 4.6 on SectorHQ's AI Leaderboard as of . The company has recorded
Score increased by 3.8 points
Based on 7-day data • Currently rank #122
Linear Ranking History
💬Social Buzz
Hype vs Reality Analysis
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Company Overview
Linear ranks #122 in the AI industry with 1 recent events tracked in the General AI category. Linear competes with 5 other companies in this space.
Market sentiment for Linear is currently cautious (15% sentiment score).
Recent Activity
Competitive Landscape
Linear operates in a competitive space alongside 5 related companies.
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Linear Recent AI Activity & Announcements
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Intelligence Coverage
Attack of the SaaS clones
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commit in Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT
🔗 Article: Ryan welcomes Tom Moor, head of engineering at Linear, to
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The Local-First Comeback You Didn’t See Coming
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Why Linear Matters
Market Position
Linear is a **tracked AI company** (#122 globally), actively developing in the AI space.
Activity & Innovation
With **1 events in the last 7 days**, Linear shows measured, strategic activity in the AI landscape.
What Sets Them Apart
**Tracked for significance**: Sector HQ monitors this company as part of comprehensive AI landscape coverage.
Who Should Track This Company
- ✓Early adopters of emerging technologies
- ✓Investors scouting high-potential startups
- ✓Industry watchers tracking innovation trends
How Linear Is Ranked
Linear's #122 ranking is calculated from 5 dimensions, weighted by time-decayed event activity:
Innovation (25%)
New products, breakthrough announcements, and novel capabilities.
Adoption (25%)
User adoption signals, integration announcements, and growth metrics.
Market Impact (20%)
Funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, and industry influence.
Media Attention (15%)
Press coverage, industry discussion, and community engagement.
Technical (15%)
Research papers, technical capabilities, and engineering output.
Score Summary
Primary ranking driver: Market Impact (30.4% of total)
Supplementary Metrics
These metrics are tracked separately and do not directly affect the ranking score:
What Could Move Linear's Rank
Increase innovation & adoption activity
Ship more features, publish research, grow user base
+5-15 ranks