Texas Instruments - Brief Article
TI's major restructuring has been completed, while the company is continuing a minor cost containment program. The restructuring has brought about a new focus on differentiated products, from CASE and CAD/CAM to its microprocessor business.The company has moved aggressively to increase semiconductor license revenues. Between 1986 and 1990, quarterly license revenue averaged $35 million. Over the last year, license revenue has averaged over $64 million. Semiconductor revenues is derived primarily from Japan (38%) and the U.S. (28%), with smaller contributions from Europe (19%) and Asia (15%). The semiconductor business unit has made several investments with new (for TI) partners: Acer, KobiSteel, and HP, Canon and the Singapore government.The information technology group's minicomputer business is a "major weakness." The group is investing heavily in CAD/CAM products.
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