Continuous Technology Improvement

New ideas in semiconductor R&D begin in the minds of scientists and engineers. But that doesn’t mean R&D activities end once those ideas are turned into products. At Texas Instruments, we believe that a close working relationship between R&D and manufacturing is essential to operating a healthy business in today's competitive environment. From the earliest stages of research on a new process technology, our manufacturing specialists are busy making decisions on how to manufacture leading-edge products using that technology. Even when a process matures, we continually learn more about how to make it better—and how to transfer that knowledge to new processes.

TI is closely involved in every aspect of manufacturing science and technology—from designing and building new fabrication facilities, to exploring new materials and tools, to developing new techniques for every stage of product manufacture and distribution.

Among the key areas of R&D concern are improving yields, enhancing reliability, and providing smaller, higher-performance yet more economical packaging. In all of these areas, TI has proven itself an industry leader, and they have all enabled us to offer products that meet our customers' requirements.