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Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics inustry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. TI is the No. 3 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide after Intel and Samsung, and is the top supplier of chips for cellular handsets, as well as the No. 1 producer of digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog semiconductors. Other focus areas include chips for broadband modems, PC peripherals, digital consumer devices, telecommunication infrastructure, and radio frequency identification (RFID). As of 2006, the company was listed at number 167 on the Fortune 500.

Trivia about texas instruments

  • For the ultimate in geek chic, get the TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator from this company, TXN
  • Though it's named for a big state, this firm founded in 1930 makes a lot of tiny electronic stuff
  • TXN on the New York Stock Exchange, this Dallas electronics firm employs over 38,000 people worldwide
  • This Dallas-based electronics firm started out as Geophysical Service, an oil exploration company
  • This Dallas-based maker of semiconductors got its start in the 1930s as an oil exploration company
  • This company's Jack Kilby created the first integrated circuit back in 1958

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