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'''Texas Instruments''' is a US manufacturer of [[integrated circuit]]s (which one of their employees, Jack Kilby, co-invented) and other [[semiconductor]] devices. Among other accomplishments, they introduced the [[74 series]] of [[Transistor-transistor logic|TTL]] chips. | '''Texas Instruments''' is a US manufacturer of [[integrated circuit]]s (which one of their employees, Jack Kilby, co-invented) and other [[semiconductor]] devices. Among other accomplishments, they introduced the [[74 series]] of [[Transistor-transistor logic|TTL]] chips. | ||
| − | {{stub}} | + | They have attempted a number of times to produce computers (e.g. the [[TI Explorer]]), but without any significant success. |
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | * Caleb Pirtle III, ''Engineering the World: Stories from the First 75 Years of Texas Instruments'', Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, 2005 | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-inside-story-of-texas-instruments-biggest-blunder-the-tms9900-microprocessor The Inside Story of Texas Instruments' Biggest Blunder: The TMS9900 Microprocessor] | ||
| + | * [https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-texas-instruments-994-worlds-first-16bit-computer The Texas Instruments 99/4: World’s First 16-bit Home Gomputer] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Semiconductor Manufacturers]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Microprocessor Manufacturers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 20 November 2024
Texas Instruments is a US manufacturer of integrated circuits (which one of their employees, Jack Kilby, co-invented) and other semiconductor devices. Among other accomplishments, they introduced the 74 series of TTL chips.
They have attempted a number of times to produce computers (e.g. the TI Explorer), but without any significant success.
Further reading
- Caleb Pirtle III, Engineering the World: Stories from the First 75 Years of Texas Instruments, Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, 2005
