Semiconductors and software are at the heart of this networked society, and Texas Instruments is at the forefront of developing digital solutions for the networked world. People, companies, industries and countries are moving from stand-alone ways of operating, to becoming fully networked.
Information technology allows people to be integrated, around the world and across businesses.
This is driving a fundamental realignment of information-related industries. These industries are now all handling digital data. Much of this growth will come from Asia. Today, most PC motherboards, notebook computers, monitors and disk drives are made in the Asian region. Semiconductor manufacturing supporting the consumer electronics and telecommunications industries is also growing across Asia.