Texas Instruments

Sector: Technology

Industry: Semiconductors

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American technology firm with a global footprint that specializes in the design and sale of semiconductors and circuitry, with applications in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, TI is rated as one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide by sales volume. As of 2016, the company held over 45,000 patents globally. TI’s light digital technology division manufactures products for the retail market, specifically education, with a range of calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors among other items on its product list. In the stock market, Texas Instruments performs the role of a bellwether for the semiconductor industry by virtue of its market dominance.