TI Honors DSP Solutions Customers on Anniversary of 15-Year Leadership
HOUSTON (Sept. 15, 1997) -- Texas Instruments, celebrating its 15th anniversary of digital signal processing (DSP) solutions leadership, today honored some of its long-term customers who have been instrumental to the success of the TI DSP business. From the introduction of TI's first programmable DSP solution in 1982 to the present, these innovative companies have been closely involved with TI in pioneering new applications for DSP technology.
"TI's long-term DSP customers are truly innovators. They are among the most important contributors to the entire field of digital signal processing," said Mike Hames, Semiconductor Group vice president and worldwide DSP manager. "Their leading-edge products showed the world what DSP technology could do, laying the groundwork for critical role DSP plays in driving the digital world."
TI honors the following DSP solutions customers: 3Com Corporation, Allied
Signal, Analogic, Apple Computer Inc., AT&T, Bay Networks, the Boeing Company, Chrysler Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Translation, Eastman Kodak, FANUC, Ford Motor Company, General DataComm, General Dynamics, General Electric, Hayes Microcomputer Products, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell Inc., Hughes Electronics, IBM, ITT Industries, Litton Industries, Lockheed Martin, Micropolis, Natural MicroSystems, NextLevel Systems, Nortel (Northern Telecom), Racal Data Group, Raytheon, Seagate Technology, and Siemens.
In addition to these customers, TI also acknowledges the role its North
American distributors have played in promoting DSP technology. These
distributors include Anthem Electronics, Arrow/Schweber, Future
Electronics, Hamilton Hallmark, Marshall Industries, and Wyle Electronics.
They have been instrumental in making DSP products available to a broad
range of customers.
TI's DSP solutions leadership is founded on 15 years of DSP innovations in
processing performance, on-chip memory, PC-based tools, starter kits,
on-chip peripherals, and low power dissipation, which have enabled TI
customers to develop their innovative end products. Companies like these
continue to be a major force in driving TI's DSP technology to new levels.
TI's broad base of DSP customers continues to grow. Today there are more
than 30,000 customers worldwide using TI DSP solutions for their innovative
applications and end-equipments, such as wireless communications, modems,
disk drives, consumer electronics, and motor control.
"TI is the worldwide market and technology leader in DSP solutions because
we are customer-driven," said Hames. "As the list of DSP solutions
innovators shows, we are fortunate to have customers who are leading-edge
in their own fields. They expect the best from us, and they get it."
A DSP chip is a specialized microprocessor at the heart of a
high-performance system that takes analog signals, such as light and sound,
and converts them into ones and zeros for intensive number-crunching tasks
in real time. This real-time capability makes DSP ideal for applications
where delays can't be tolerated such as cellular phones and computer disk
drives. A typical DSP solution consists of the digital signal processor,
mixed signal products, software and a deep knowledge of overall system
functionality to address the needs of high-growth end equipments. TI DSP
technology is everywhere. It has become so pervasive that a high-tech
consumer uses DSP as often as every ten minutes; up to 28 times before
lunch. TI DSP is used in one of two digital cellular phones, nine of ten
high-performance disk drives, and one of three high-speed modems.
TI celebrates the 15th anniversary of the introduction of its first DSP
solution, a fully integrated programmable DSP. TI is the world's leading
DSP solutions provider, with a 44.7 percent market share, according to
Forward Concepts, an industry analyst firm. Dataquest, another
market/industry analyst firm, put TI as the world's second largest supplier
of mixed-signal/analog ICs. In the next 15 years, the company's ongoing
commitment to developing advanced DSP solutions will play a vital role in
building the digital world of the next century.
More information about TI's 15 years of DSP solutions leadership is located
on the World Wide Web at 
http://www.ti.com/sc/15yrsofdsp/.
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