A Profile of a Security Industry Leader

Linear LLC offers a full spectrum of advanced alarm monitoring components, on a worldwide basis, for the residential and commercial security market. It has been designing and building for this market for over 44 years and is regarded as one of the founders and leaders of the contemporary security industry.

The company has a well-earned reputation in the radio frequency (RF) or “wireless” approach to alarm signal transmission, and is acknowledged as having the greatest concentration of RF engineering experience and talent in the security products field.

Linear products are available throughout the world through a worldwide network of more than three hundred security distributor locations.

Key Contributions to the Security Industry

• Introduced the first RF link for use in the security industry.
  
• Introduced the first digital RF link for use in the security industry. (Standard Digital)
  
• Instrumental in the development of the digital communicator via our SESCOA division.
  
• Inventor of the PIR based security lighting product.
  
• One of the first companies to offer a Personal Emergency Response System to the industry for transmission of a “medical” emergency condition.
  
• Developed and introduced the first supervised RF link for use in the security industry. (S1 format)
  
• Developed and introduced the first multi-million code transmission format to the security industry. (MegaCode)

Today, Linear combines the techniques of passive infrared detection, radio frequency transmission and reception, digital electronics and human engineering to produce highly functional, highly reliable security products. The company’s model offerings number in the hundreds, and range from simple transmitter/receiver links for use in just about any application imaginable to totally supervised RF based security systems for low, medium and high-end applications. The Linear line of RF based products and accessories are the most extensive in the industry.

Security products bearing the Linear name are installed residentially and commercially throughout the United States of America and around the world. Many of these installations occur in prominent and prestigious facilities, further attesting to product quality and reliability.
In addition to security products, Linear uses its extensive RF expertise in an active original equipment manufacturer (OEM) program. This design, engineering, and manufacturing activity not only includes alarm-related applications, but also innovative uses for remote sensing and remote control functions outside the security industry. Spa, lighting and sprinkler control are just a few of the applications where Linear’s RF expertise has been used as a value added feature.

Linear products go to market on several paths. As indicated, there is a worldwide organization of more than 300 distributors who actively stock and sell the product. Added to this group are a select number of alarm system installation companies and central station operators. Retail home centers offer specific Linear security products on a private label basis to their do-it-yourself customer base.

The company maintains its executive staff, sales engineering, and research and development resources in Carlsbad, California. Primary manufacturing is performed in our China facility. Linear also maintains a complete staff of engineering and manufacturing personnel in Hong Kong.