Texas Instruments (TI) is one of the leading global semiconductor companies, providing device and system-level solutions for digital signal processing, MEMS, and embedded systems. With its broad portfolio of products, services and technologies, TI is well positioned to capitalize on the emerging opportunities for smart and connected products, as well as maintain its leadership in the traditional analog and power spaces. One of its most important strategies has been to leverage ARM technology to continue innovating its world-leading range of products.
ARM Holdings is a UK-based semiconductor intellectual property core provider. It is the world's sixth-largest semiconductor business based on its range of award-winning technologies. ARM-based chips are the key components used in almost all consumer electronics including smartphones, GPS systems, tablets, gaming consoles and interactive toys.
The combination of TI's application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) technology and ARM's intellectual property platforms set the stage for TI to create innovative hardware products. By using ARM's leading-edge embedded processor cores and its tools for software development, TI is able to rapidly develop a wide variety of products, from medical and automotive applications to consumer electronic devices.
TI was one of the first companies to begin using ARM technology. By leveraging ARM's broad portfolio of licensable intellectual property (IP), TI is able to address the very specific requirements for different industries and applications. This allows TI to develop products that address sophisticated markets quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably. The ARM-based chips from TI can be quickly adapted to customer requirements by providing them with a variety of hardware and software features and configurations. Moreover, some of TI's products are pre-assembled with ARM cores and ready to be put into production right away, saving time and money for its customers.
TI's expertise in embedded systems and its cutting-edge research and development (R&D) capabilities, along with ARM's scalable and licensable IP platform, enable TI to quickly develop and introduce innovative products to the market. TI's close relationship with ARM also enables TI to gain proprietary information and the ability to co-develop new products with the help of ARM IP. This enables TI to develop next-generation products in a timely and cost-effective manner.
For example, TI and ARM have collaborated to develop a high-performance power management platform for embedded applications. This platform offers maximum power efficiency, low power consumption, superior accuracy and fast response time. This platform adds significant improvements to TI's embedded systems, allowing them to improve the performance and energy requirements of their products.
In addition to its collaboration with ARM, TI also leverages open source software and advanced manufacturing techniques to develop its hardware products. With open source software, TI is able to identify and exploit new technologies quickly and cost-effectively. By utilizing advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing and wafer-level packaging, TI is able to reduce costs and improve design cycles.
This combination of ARM's intellectual property platforms, open source software and advanced manufacturing techniques has enabled TI to create an advanced portfolio of products for the automotive, medical, industrial automation, and consumer electronics markets. Such products include power management products, NFC, smart cards and RFID. TI is also working on new products for in-house applications, such as in-vehicle infotainment systems and medical device connectivity.
In conclusion, it is evident that TI continues to innovate its range of hardware products through leveraging ARM technology. By combining ARM's cutting-edge technology with TI's broad portfolio of ASICs, open source software and advanced manufacturing techniques, TI is able to develop leading-edge products that are tailored to customer's requirements. This approach enables TI to not only maintain its leadership in the traditional analog and power spaces, but also drive real customer value with its growing portfolio of products and services.
