What Texas Instruments makes

Texas Instruments designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing semiconductors, with more than 80,000 products serving customers across automotive, industrial, personal electronics, communications, and data center markets. In automotive applications, TI's chips power the subsystems that define modern vehicles: advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), hybrid and electric powertrain controls, body electronics and lighting, chassis and safety, infotainment and instrument clusters, and the software-defined vehicle architectures that are reorganizing how OEMs think about vehicle development.

The automotive portfolio divides into two main families. On the analog side, TI produces power management ICs, gate drivers, battery monitors, current and voltage sensing devices, and high-voltage motor controllers purpose-built for the 48V and high-voltage EV environments. On the embedded processing side, the company's TMS320 real-time microcontrollers and its Jacinto application processors handle the compute workloads in ADAS, vehicle domain controllers, and functional safety-critical nodes. All automotive products are AEC-Q100 qualified, and TI provides automotive-standard PPAP documentation through its online portal per the AIAG fourth-edition standard. The company's functional safety program targets ISO 26262 ASIL certification across its automotive lineup, with design and verification processes accredited accordingly.

TI's manufacturing model is unusual among large semiconductor companies in that it owns and operates its own wafer fabs, assembly and test facilities, and bump-and-probe sites -- 15 production locations worldwide as of 2026. The company is expanding its 300mm wafer capacity through major facilities in Sherman, Texas and Lehi, Utah, with the stated goal of bringing more than 95% of production volume through internally owned operations by 2030. The company's materials describe this as an assurance-of-supply strategy, built in response to the automotive supply chain disruptions that began in 2020 and 2021.

Financial performance

Texas Instruments' automotive segment generated approximately €5.2 billion in revenue in FY2025, up 2.1% from approximately €5.1 billion in FY2024, per the Berylls by AlixPartners Top-100 Automotive Suppliers study. Segment-level profitability is not published separately. At the total company level, TI reported $17.7 billion in revenue and $6.0 billion in operating income in FY2025, an operating margin of roughly 34%. By the second quarter of 2026, total company revenue had reached $5.5 billion for the quarter alone, up 23% from the same period a year earlier, with operating profit of $2.3 billion in the quarter -- a 42% operating margin. The company has raised its quarterly dividend for 23 consecutive years through 2026, from $1.42 per share to $1.52 per share effective November 2026.

TI employs more than 33,000 people, per its own published figures. The company reports generating tens of billions of chips per year across its manufacturing network.

Ownership and history

Texas Instruments traces its founding to 1930 as Geophysical Service Incorporated, a seismic data company that pivoted to electronics manufacturing during World War II, and was formally renamed Texas Instruments in 1951. The company has been listed on Nasdaq as TXN for decades. Haviv Ilan has served as chairman, president, and CEO since 2023 and 2026, respectively, succeeding Rich Templeton, who retired as chairman at the end of 2025 after a 45-year career with the company. Julie Knecht became CFO in August 2026, succeeding Rafael Lizardi, who retired after 25 years with the company; Knecht had been TI's chief accounting officer since 2021.

In February 2026, TI announced an agreement to acquire Silicon Labs for $231 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $7.5 billion. The acquisition adds approximately 1,200 products in embedded wireless connectivity to TI's embedded processing portfolio. TI stated the deal is expected to generate roughly $450 million in annual manufacturing and operational synergies within three years of closing, partly by moving Silicon Labs' production from external foundries to TI's own 300mm facilities. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with manufacturing facilities in Texas, Utah, and internationally.

Certifications and quality

TI qualifies all automotive products to AEC-Q100, the Automotive Electronics Council's stress test standard for integrated circuits, and indicates eligibility directly on its datasheets. The company provides automotive PPAP documentation through a managed online portal, structured per the AIAG PPAP Manual, fourth edition, covering Part Submission Warrants and supporting data through Level 3. TI maintains a formal functional safety development program targeting ISO 26262 compliance, including accredited processes for ASIL-rated product design and verification. The automotive quality program also covers reference designs and application notes aligned to the functional safety levels required in ADAS, powertrain, and chassis applications. The company describes APQP processes as standard across its automotive supply chain engagements.

Known customers

Volkswagen Group presented Texas Instruments with its Operational Excellence award at the Volkswagen Group Award 2025, held in Wolfsburg, Germany, recognizing TI's automotive semiconductor supply strategy and its investments in manufacturing capacity, per reporting from July 2025. Beyond that documented recognition, TI's automotive application materials reference design partnerships across ADAS, HEV and EV powertrain, and body electronics that place its products inside programs at major global OEMs, though TI does not publish a customer list. The company reports serving more than 100,000 customers globally across all end markets.

Recent news

February 2026 -- Texas Instruments announced an agreement to acquire Silicon Labs, a leader in embedded wireless connectivity, for approximately $7.5 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to add roughly 1,200 products to TI's embedded processing portfolio and generate approximately $450 million in annual synergies within three years, partly by moving production to TI's own 300mm facilities (company announcement).

January 2026 -- TI announced an expanded automotive portfolio at CES 2026, including new high-performance computing SoCs for ADAS applications designed to meet functional safety requirements and reduce the compute footprint in next-generation vehicle architectures (company announcement).

July 2025 -- Volkswagen Group recognized Texas Instruments with its Operational Excellence award at the Volkswagen Group Award 2025 in Wolfsburg, citing TI's resilient automotive semiconductor supply strategy and continued manufacturing investment (reporting per SemiMedia, July 2025).

Frequently asked questions

What does Texas Instruments make for the automotive industry?

Texas Instruments makes analog and embedded processing semiconductors for automotive applications, including power management ICs, gate drivers, battery monitors, motor controllers, AEC-Q100-qualified signal chain components, and embedded processors for ADAS, electric powertrain, body electronics, chassis safety, and infotainment systems. All automotive products are qualified to AEC-Q100 and supported by PPAP documentation per the AIAG standard.

Who owns Texas Instruments?

Texas Instruments is an independent publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TXN. It has no parent organization. Haviv Ilan has served as chairman, president, and CEO since 2023 and 2026, respectively.

What is Texas Instruments' revenue?

Texas Instruments' automotive segment generated approximately €5.2 billion in revenue in FY2025, up roughly 2% year-on-year, per the Berylls by AlixPartners Top-100 Automotive Suppliers study. At the total company level, TI reported $17.7 billion in revenue in FY2025. By the second quarter of 2026, quarterly revenue had reached $5.5 billion, up 23% year-on-year.

Where is Texas Instruments headquartered?

Texas Instruments is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It operates 15 manufacturing sites globally, including 300mm wafer fab facilities in Sherman, Texas and Lehi, Utah, plus assembly and test facilities in the United States and internationally.

Who are Texas Instruments' automotive customers?

Texas Instruments does not publish a full customer list. Volkswagen Group publicly recognized TI with its Operational Excellence award in 2025. TI's automotive products appear across ADAS, electric powertrain, body electronics, and infotainment applications at major global automakers, and the company reports serving more than 100,000 customers worldwide across all segments.

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