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Rich Templeton
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TI CEO discusses business, commitment to community
Texas Instruments (TI) President, Chairman and CEO Rich Templeton recently spoke to a Dallas Regional Chamber audience about TI's business, opportunities and challenges ahead, and the company's commitment to the community.
For nearly 80 years, TI has created innovations that have impacted the world. Its inventions have ranged from the first integrated circuit and first handheld electronic calculator to today's tiny semiconductors that power many different electronics efficiently.
Throughout this history, TI has "reinvented" its business strategy, adapting to take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace. Today, TI is again positioning itself for growth markets and sharpening its focus on its core areas of expertise – analog and embedded processing technologies.
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TI's 2008 United Way campaign raises $5 million
 TI and its employees responded to United Way's appeal to "Live United: Give. Advocate. Volunteer." by pledging more than $2.9 million to United Way last year. That amount, combined with a TI Foundation gift of $2.1 million, resulted in a $5 million investment toward lasting improvements in the communities where TI operates.
The prior year's campaign raised $4.7 million.
 TI Foundation supports Dallas Children's Theater and community programs
In February the TI Foundation board approved a grant of $40,000 for the Dallas Children's Theater (DCT) to provide general operations support in response to the recession and funding for the capital campaign. The TI Foundation will be the principal donor for classroom soundproofing for the theater.
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 TI Foundation demonstrates commitment to education with three grants
The TI Foundation recently approved three grants designed to enhance programs that encourage math and science education.
The TI Foundation approved a $200,000 grant to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD) to continue the Destination: Graduation program. The grant will fund the program at W.W. Samuell High School in the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) and at Williams High School and Plano East Senior High in the Plano ISD for the 2009-2010 school year. The money will also be used to support a math tutoring program at W.W. Samuell.
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TI helps North Dallas' Cottonwood Trail "make ends meet"
 Cottonwood Trail organizers and neighborhood partners broke ground recently to begin construction on the final portion of the Cottonwood Trail. Once completed, the project will connect the Preston Ridge Trail and White Rock Trail and provide 35 miles of urban walking and biking paths between Plano and Downtown Dallas.
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TI focuses on analog and embedded processing
 Electronics are everywhere. From GPS systems to video security cameras and from power tools to medical ultrasound machines, virtually every electronic gadget today contains analog chips and an embedded processor to make it work.
But, more and more, TI's technology is being used in ways that go beyond traditional electronics. Powered by energy harvested from motion, vibration and heat, TI chips can monitor bridges for stress cracks. Other TI chips can let a runner set up their own personal network to measure and track fitness.
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