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UBTECH's Walker S2 robot has "human-eye" binocular stereo vision perception. [Video still: UBTECH]
Texas Instruments To Deploy Humanoid Robots on Its Chip Production Lines
by David Seeley | Jan 27, 2026
Powered by a dual-loop AI system. UBTECH's Walker S2 robots deliver "human-eye" vision perception for "enhanced adaptability in complex factories." They can also swap out their own batteries—and work 24/7 shifts.
by David Seeley |
Dec 17, 2025
Called SM1, TI's new semiconductor "fab" in Sherman represents up to $40 billion in investments. It's slated to ultimately produce "tens of millions of chips daily that go into nearly every electronic device"—from smartphones, automotive systems, and life-saving medical devices to industrial robots, smart home appliances, and data centers.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 10, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 4 with a total of 156 patents granted.
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by Maddie Preston |
Nov 24, 2025
The brain-inspired design could lower the energy and compute costs behind AI training requirements, an increasingly urgent challenge for enterprises.
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Photos: Laser1987/iStock, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments
AT&T, Southwest, TI & More: BlackRock Launches ETF for Investing in Texas Companies
by David Seeley | Jun 24, 2025
With "Y'all Street" gaining momentum by the day, now there's a way to buy into nearly 200 Texas companies with a single ETF. And dozens of North Texas companies are included in TEXN, BlackRock's new exchange-traded fund.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2025
Dallas-based TI said it's working with the Trump administration to expand its U.S. foundational semiconductor manufacturing capacity at its "fab" plants in Richardson and Sherman in North Texas, as well as in Lehi, Utah. Combined, TI’s new manufacturing mega-sites will support more than 60,000 U.S. jobs, the company said.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 11, 2025
TI's award is in support of the food bank's new five-year strategic initiative, Fulfilling Futures, which aims to close "critical meal gaps" among other key goals. The foundation has awarded over $6 million to the food bank since 2018.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 22, 2025
"Semiconductor innovation delivers the reliability, precision, integration, and affordability automakers need to increase vehicle autonomy across their entire fleet," said Texas Instruments' Andreas Schaefer.
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The hand of AT&T's Golden Boy grips a bolt of lightning— a century-old symbol of technological power. The 24-foot bronze statue, originally cast in the early 1900s, now stands outside AT&T's Dallas headquarters. It's a fitting image as AT&T ranks as the highest DFW company on the Fortune Most Innovative Companies 2025 list, continuing a legacy of invention that started with the telephone and now stretches into 5G, Al, and beyond. [Source image: Tyger Ligon/Unsplash]
11 North Texas Companies Make Fortune’s 2025 ‘Most Innovative’ List
by David Seeley | Mar 27, 2025
The 11 North Texas companies who helped define "what innovation looks like in 2025" were led by AT&T at No. 37, followed among the top 100 by Texas Instruments, Charles Schwab, and McKesson.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 12, 2025
Measuring only 1.38mm, Texas Instruments' new MCU is about the size of a black pepper flake. But it could have a big impact in helping to create "shrinking products"—from medical wearables to electric toothbrushes to stylus pens and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 26, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 21 with a total of 138 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 7, 2025
Texas Instruments said the edge AI capabilities of its new radar sensor help improve automotive safety, while its next-gen microcontroller units and processors elevate driving via "more immersive audio." All are being debuted this week at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.
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How Partnering With UTD Capstone Programs Is a Strategic Advantage for Forward-Thinking Companies
by UTDesign Capstone | Nov 14, 2024
Companies are leveraging UTD student talent to tackle real world business projects—from engineering to data science to management. And many are finding their next great hires in the process. Apply now to secure your own project for Spring 2025.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2024
An alternative to silicon, gallium nitride-based power semiconductors feature a material that offers benefits in energy-efficiency, switching speed, power solution size and weight, overall system cost, and performance under high temperatures and high-voltage conditions, Texas Instruments said.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2024
The funding from the U.S. Commerce Department will support the construction of two semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, 40 miles north of Dallas—part of TI's $30 billion, four "fab" project in the city. It will also support the buildout of another TI fab plant in Lehi, Utah.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 6, 2024
Designed for future, more compact video and gaming projectors—and augmented reality glasses—the new controller will enable "the smallest, fastest, and lowest-power 4K ultra-high-definition projectors ever," TI says. Instead of needing a giant HDTV on the wall, you'll just need the wall.
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