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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2019
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Analog Devices, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Massachusetts1-781904-2348234
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Technology Way,Norwood,MA02062
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781329-4700  

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock $0.16 2/3 par value per shareADINasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.





Item 8.01. Other Events

On December 5, 2019, Analog Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Xilinx, Inc. for patent infringement relating to the Company’s converter technology. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
 
99.1
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
     
Date:December 5, 2019ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
 
 
 By:  /s/ Larry Weiss 
  Larry Weiss 
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


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Exhibit 99.1
CONTACTS:
Michael DelRossi
Director of Public Relations
Analog Devices, Inc.
Tel: +1.781.937.1429
Email: Michael.DelRossi@analog.com

Anuj Baveja
FleishmanHillard
Tel: +1.919.334.3782
Email: Anuj.Baveja@fleishman.com

ANALOG DEVICES FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST XILINX

NORWOOD, Mass. - (December 5, 2019) – Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI), a leading global high-performance analog technology company, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX). The lawsuit focuses on the unauthorized use by Xilinx of several important ADI patents relating to converter technology in at least two of Xilinx’s High End Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC products.

“ADI is a market leader in analog, mixed-signal and power integrated circuit technologies and has one of the leading patent portfolios in the semiconductor industry. We have built this global leadership position through the diligent work of our employees throughout our company’s 55-year history, and our continued investment in research and development which totaled over $1 billion in the last fiscal year,” said Larry Weiss, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Analog Devices. “We are committed to defending and protecting our intellectual property, which creates long-term value for all our stakeholders.”

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, seeks damages and an injunction that prevents Xilinx from selling any products that infringe ADI’s patents. The complaint can be viewed at https://www.analog.com/~/media/analog/en/about-adi/corporate/adi-complaint-120419.pdf.

About Analog Devices
Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit http://www.analog.com.