Governor Greg Abbott attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Texas Instruments’ new 300 mm semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Sherman. The event marked the opening of a site expected to employ thousands of Texans and involve a capital investment of $40 billion over the coming decades.
“Semiconductors are essential to building the space and artificial intelligence infrastructure that will define our future,” said Governor Abbott. “Today’s announcement by Texas Instruments helps Texas to expand our No. 1 ranking and helps lead the semiconductor manufacturing boom we have here in Texas. With help from Texas Instruments, Texas will remain the home for cutting edge semiconductor manufacturing and the home of more job opportunities than any other state in the United States of America.”
Governor Abbott was joined at the event by TI president and CEO Haviv Ilan, Senator Brent Hagenbuch, Representative Shelley Luther, Sherman Mayor Shawn Teamann, and other officials.
Texas Instruments is headquartered in Dallas and has played a key role in technology development since creating the world’s first commercial silicon transistor in 1954 and with Jack Kilby’s invention of the integrated circuit in 1958.
At the ceremony, Governor Abbott thanked TI for choosing Texas as the location for this advanced facility. He emphasized that Texas leads the nation in semiconductor manufacturing capacity and is ranked as the top state for semiconductors. He stated that microchips are shaping the future and that Texas aims to maintain its leadership position.
The new plant is expected to contribute significantly to economic growth within Texas. The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott has supported job creation initiatives statewide, contributing to record employment levels according to its official website. Since his election in 2014, Greg Abbott has led efforts focused on economic opportunity, education enhancement, individual liberties protection, parental empowerment in schooling, and border security (source). The office also operates from its main offices in Austin at the State Insurance Building (source).
Texas Instruments is a Fortune 500 company specializing in analog and embedded processing chips used across industrial, automotive, personal electronics, enterprise systems, and communications equipment markets.
More information about TI can be found at TI.com.
