Texas Instruments’ new 300mm semiconductor "fabs" in Sherman, Texas, SM1 and SM2. Two other TI semiconductor fabrication plants are planned adjacent to the ones seen above. [Photo: Texas Instruments]
As it announced a new $100 billion commitment to manufacturing in America Monday—for a planned total of $600 billion over the next four years—Apple said a lot of that money will be spent in Sherman, 60 miles north of Dallas. Its partners there include Texas Instruments, GlobalWafers America, and Coherent, which makes the lasers that enable FaceID on iPhones and iPads.
Under the deal, rare earth magnets will be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP's flagship manufacturing plant in Hillwood's AllianceTexas development. Magnet shipments are slated to begin in 2027 and will ramp up to support "hundreds of millions of Apple devices," MP said.
A new $200,000 grant from the Hill Prizes will back AI-related research by an ocular cancer specialist at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center. Altogether, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology recently awarded $1 million in research grants....
Taiwanese officials return to Dallas next month for the Taiwan Expo USA, riding a wave of North Texas deals in recent months and the U.S.-Taiwan trade deal signed earlier this year....
A new $200,000 grant from the Hill Prizes will back AI-related research by an ocular cancer specialist at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center. Altogether, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology recently awarded $1 million in research grants....
Taiwanese officials return to Dallas next month for the Taiwan Expo USA, riding a wave of North Texas deals in recent months and the U.S.-Taiwan trade deal signed earlier this year....