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Texas Instruments
(NYSE: TXN)
USA
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Chipmaker Texas Instruments saw sales rise 11%, to $13.75 billion, as it benefited from explosive growth in the cellular market with its digital and analog chips. Meanwhile, its digital light processing chips have become a favorite for makers of big-screen rear-projection HDTVs. The company delivered a 21.9% return on equity in 2005, while the company's stock has risen 7%, to $28.70.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | 66 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 13,754.0 |
| Sales Growth (over prev. year) |
11 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 2,456.0 |
| Return on Equity | 21.9 % |
| Total Return on Sales (12-mo.) | 13.4 |
| Share Price As of 5/31/06 | 31.23 |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | NYSE: TXN |
| No. of Employees | 35,207 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 5/31/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Texas Instruments provides digital signal processor and analog technologies for signal processing requirements. The company operates in three segments: semiconductor, sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. The semiconductor segment designs, manufactures, and sells individual transistors and integrated circuits. Its primary products include analog semiconductors and digital signal processors. This segment also designs and manufactures other types of semiconductors, such as digital light processing devices, reduced instruction-set computing microprocessors, microcontrollers, and standard logic devices. Its semiconductor products are used in communications, computing, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive markets. The sensors and controls segment designs and manufactures sensors for use in pressure sensing for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automotive, and industrial markets; and radio frequency identification systems for use in access control to buildings, pay-at-the-pump gasoline sales, vehicle security, document tracking, livestock tracking and identification, product authentication, retail, sports timing, supply chain, ticketing, and wireless payment. This segment also provides controls, motor protectors, circuit breakers, arc-fault circuit protectors, and thermostats to prevent damage from overheating and fires in aircraft, commercial heating and air-conditioning systems, refrigerators, cars, lighting, and industrial applications. The educational and productivity solutions segment supplies graphing handheld calculators. This segment also provides business and scientific calculators, and various classroom tools and professional development resources. Texas Instruments operates in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Japan. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Dallas.
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