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[edit] Citation for Semiconductor Ranking

Looks like TI is using Gartner as the source for it's No. 3 in the world claim. Worldwide_Top_20_Semiconductor_Sales_Leaders links to this CMP Media Graphic as it's source. --David 17:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Major updates

I've updated the "TI Today" section to be more complete and up to date. I'm planning to add quite a bit to the TI history section with info about TI's old defense, PC and laptop, and software businesses. --Chris 02:58, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

Article needs info on TI's Materials Division, which made clad metal for coins and other uses. 69.91.82.28 13:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contamination section

This text is basically cut and pasted from another web site. I don't think it meets the NPOV test, so I'm removing it. I will leave in the reference link to the other web site. - jr 04:27, July 11, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Linking TI pages together

Really need to link the different TI and TI product pages together and start getting some information added on the different dsp families Alxx

[edit] Logo

I believe the logo should be reverted back to the white on black background version. I will need to check the corporate style guide to confirm, but I believe the white-on-black is the "official" logo of TI, while the black-on-white is an acceptable alternate. TI's corporate web site (www.ti.com) uses the white-on-black logo exclusively. Chfowler 01:08, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

  • I checked the style guide - the black on white is OK, but the official logo is the format of "Texas" over "Instruments", like the previous logo. I'm changing the logo to the official one. Chfowler 05:39, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minicomputers

Although they didn't have much market share, TI made minicomputers during the '70s. It isn't mentioned in this article (except as a See also), but the Wikipedia does have an article on the TI-990. BlankVerse 22:45, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wristwatches

It should be noted in the article that TI also manufactured wristwatches at one time. I'm holding an old TI watch right now. 156.34.233.39 (talk) 14:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dubious

The blurb about the TI Professional Computer, midway through the article, says it "introduced the VGA" in 1983. This can't be right, because IBM introduced VGA with the PS/2 in 1987; however, I did get to see a TIPC many years ago (around 1987, actually), and the screen seemed relatively sharp, like the double-scan CGA Compaq and Olivetti/AT&T used. Does anyone know for sure what the TIPC's specs were? -lee (talk) 16:15, 6 June 2008 (UTC)