Ken Bloom, Director of Distribution Sales for Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor, commented on the consolidation: It was clear after Maxim’s acquisition of Dallas Semiconductor in April of this year that the two companies

were collectively selling through too many distribution channels.

Both companies felt that we would benefit from fewer distributors with increased focus on selling the combined product lines.

Bloom continued: We believe that this consolidation will increase

efficiencies for the many end customers who want to order products from both

Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor.

Maxim and Dallas products will also be distributed for small-volume

transactions via catalog/Internet distributors Newark and Digi-Key.

Maxim Integrated Products is a leading international supplier of quality analog

and mixed-signal products for applications that require real world signal processing.