<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi John,<div dir="auto"> We're always curious. I don't know much about the insides, but from the outside over the years I've gotten good vibes from Analog Devices and it's got to beat being bought by a hedge fund (brushes away tears about the "News and Observer" and its sibling pubs).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Maxim sure made a lot of amazingly useful devices!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Pete</div>