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TI expands analog IC production capacity
Dallas, Tex. — Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) is again expanding its analog IC manufacturing capacity with the recent purchase of more than 100 tools from Qimonda North America and Qimonda Dresden, Germany.
This is TI’s first step in launching the Phase II expansion of RFAB, the industry’s first 300-mm analog wafer fab, in Richardson, Texas.
When complete, Phase II of RFAB will double the manufacturing capacity in the North Texas facility, bringing its revenue capability to about $2 billion. TI will begin moving Phase II equipment into the facility immediately.
Phase I and II combined will fill only two-thirds of the 1.1-million-square-foot facility, leaving additional room for future expansion.
Other TI analog manufacturing expansions over the past year include the installation of nearly 200 manufacturing tools for 200-mm production in Dallas, Freising, Germany and Miho, Japan in the fourth quarter, the installation of more than 400 additional testers between the second quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2010, and the opening of an 800,000-square-foot assembly and test facility in the Philippines.
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