Business Excellence - a cornerstone of our philosophy

For more than 30 years quality has been an imperative within Texas Instruments - a clear route to becoming more customer orientated, while retaining our technological excellence.

In 1993 TI Europe adopted the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) business excellence model for the whole organization, providing a common methodology to drive efforts across the company and bring its diverse businesses into harmony. In 1994 TI Europe was named as a finalist for the European Quality Award and in 1995 it was named as the winner. Today, the company continues to use the EFQM model. Our efforts to achieve business excellence focus on teamwork, continuous improvement, and understanding customer needs.

TI Europe has received a number of awards in recognition of its efforts towards business excellence and customer satisfaction. Some of these include:

• 1998 Dataquest European Semiconductor of the Year
• 1997 Dataquest European Semiconductor of the Year
• 1997 STACK Gold Award
• 1996 Dataquest European Semiconductor Vendor of the Year
• 1995 European Quality Award
• 1995 Portuguese Excellence Award
• 1995 Dataquest European Semiconductor Vendor of the Year
• 1995 STACK Silver Award