First Transistor
In 1954, TI pioneered the commercialization of the silicon transistor. (Image courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.)
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First Integrated Circuit
In 1958, TI built the first integrated circuit on a bar of germanium. It contained two transistors. This was the beginning of today's commonplace multi-million transistor chip. (Image courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.)
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The First Handheld Calculator
In 1967, TI introduced this handheld calculator. People were as excited to use this machine as they were when portable computers came on the scene a decade and a half later. (Image courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.)
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Inside the Plant
These pictures were taken inside TI's semiconductor fabrication plants. All workers don "bunny suits" which keep them from contaminating the delicate chip-making process. (Images courtesy of Texas Instruments, Inc.)
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