SpectraLinear
SpectraLinear Profile
SpectraLinear is a pure play integrated timing solution company that focuses on consumer, computer, and communication markets. Our timing devices provide the necessary heartbeat to operate digital electronic systems. Our products enable many significant electronic applications such as DTV (digital television), HDTV (high definition digital television), DSC (digital still camera), DMC (digital movie camera or camcorders), STB (set-top box), MFP (multi function printers), laser and inkjet printers, copiers, notebook and desktop computers, servers, and communication systems, etc.
Our products are developed using innovative, mixed signal silicon platforms dedicated to timing applications. Our unique, fast time-to-market platform architecture facilitates a very high degree of flexibility and programmability. We are dedicated to provide best of class performance through our world class design engineering team which collectively has more than a century of timing domain design expertise.
We are committed to provide unsurpassed service and quality to our customers with our unique fast time-to-market design methodology and cost-effective platforms utilizing well proven technologies.
SpectraLinear is the world’s largest pure play Integrated Timing Device Company today.
About the CEO
Dr. Ilhan Refioglu, founder, president and CEO of SpectraLinear has 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He has spent more than
25 years as a CEO and at other executive positions in the industry and has successfully led both private and public companies.
He has been President and CEO of IMI (International Microcircuits Incorporated) from 1995 to 2000. After the acquisition of IMI by Cypress Semiconductor he ran the timing technology division (the largest division of the company by volume) until 2005 reporting to the President and CEO, T.J. Rodgers. He founded SpectraLinear in 2006. He acquired Cypress’ PC clock division in October, 2006, and established SpectraLinear as the largest pure play integrated timing device company.
Ilhan holds Ph.D. and MSEE degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is married and has two boys.