We also made a number of acquisitions to strengthen our expertise in our core technologies. And there's still work to be done. But after more than 25 acquisitions and divestitures, along with continuing research and development in key areas of technology, accelerated product introductions and expanded business development efforts in attractive end-equipment markets, today's TI stands poised to capitalize on an enormous opportunity in the electronics marketplace. Our competitive edge starts with technology - a product line anchored by the world's fastest processors. And TI offers customers not one, but three distinct families of DSP performance.
Software adds to the value equation for customers.
This year, TI introduced a new set of software tools that simplifies DSP programming. In effect, these new tools vastly expand the number of engineers who can design products based on our chips. The final piece of the puzzle is our focus on customers and emerging marketplace needs. TI sells semiconductor chips to more than 30,000 customers worldwide - far more than any other DSP maker in the industry. We also have business development teams scouring the electronics industry for insights into the next big applications.