Texas Instruments and the TI Foundation are investing further in the North Texas arts community.
Collectively, they recently gave $2.1 million in grants to 30 local arts and culture organizations, according to The Dallas Morning News. Recipients include the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
It ups the contribution from last year, when TI and the TI Foundation gave $1.6 million. In total, they have donated $10 million to local arts organizations over the last five years, according to The News.
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TI says its Hall-effect sensor is "the industry's most accurate." The 3D-sensing technology is a boon for smart factories and the real-time control of devices like autonomous robots.
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Unveiled at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, the new sensor more accurately monitors blind spots and navigates turns and corners to help avoid collisions.
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