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| <periodOfReport> 2020-01-09 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000006281 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> ANALOG DEVICES INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> ADI </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001224105 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> SICCHITANO KENTON J </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> P.O. BOX 9106 </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> NORWOOD </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> MA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 02062-9106 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
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| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Comm Stock - $.16-2/3 value </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-01-09 </value> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <value> 11860 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 46.48 </value> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
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| <value> Comm Stock - $.16-2/3 value </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-01-09 </value> |
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| <value> 11860 </value> |
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| <value> 120.961 </value> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 46.48 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-01-09 </value> |
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| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2023-03-13 </value> |
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| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Comm Stock - $.16-2/3 value </value> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> These shares were disposed of in multiple transactions on January 9, 2020 at actual sales prices ranging from $120.71 to $121.18 per share. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> This option vested 100% on the earlier of the first anniversary of the original grant date, which was March 13, 2013, or the date of the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders following the original grant date. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Cynthia McMakin, Assistant General Counsel, by Power of Attorney </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-01-10 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |