Sipex is a semiconductor company that designs, generates, and markets high-performance, high-value-added analog integrated circuits. The company is located in Massachusetts, USA. With manufacturing bases and product design centers in California and Massachusetts, its products are widely used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) engaged in high-growth markets such as the Internet, computers, communications, and optical storage. Sipex's main businesses are: design, production, and sales of high-performance, high-value-added analog ICs. The products are mainly targeted at three fast-growing markets: data communications and communications, batteries / portable products, and industrial controls / instruments. The company's main products are: interface circuits, low-power special-application analog ICs, and data conversion products. Based on these three series of products, Sipex is uniquely positioned to provide complete analog device solutions to thousands of customers worldwide who manufacture wired and wireless data communications hardware, networking and telecommunications equipment, and portable devices. Since 1992, Sipex has released more than 100 varieties of high-performance analog ICs. Sipex was acquired by Exar in 2007.