Texas Instruments (TI) has officially opened its new 300mm semiconductor wafer manufacturing plants (or “fabs”) in Sherman, Texas .
Chairman, President and CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton (center); Texas Governor Greg Abbott; and Sherman Mayor David Plyler, along with company leaders, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for TI's new 300mm semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas.
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by elected officials and community leaders, TI Chairman, President and CEO Rico Templeton celebrated the start of construction on the largest private sector economic investment in Texas history and reiterated the company's commitment to expanding its internal capabilities. of production in the long term.
“Today marks an important milestone as we lay the foundation for the future growth of semiconductors in electronics to meet our customers’ demand for decades to come,” said Templeton. “Since our founding more than 90 years ago, we have worked passionately to create a better world by making electronics more accessible through semiconductors. TI is excited to bring advanced 300mm semiconductor manufacturing to Sherman .”
The potential US$30 billion investment includes plans for four factories to meet demand over time, supporting up to 3,000 direct jobs. The new factories will make tens of millions of analog and embedded processing chips every day that will be used in electronics everywhere.
“This groundbreaking marks the next era of semiconductor production in Sherman that promises to create decades of economic opportunity and improve the region’s quality of life,” said Sherman Mayor David Plyler . “We are grateful for TI’s long and ongoing investment in Sherman and look forward to continuing our partnership.”
Sustainable manufacturing
TI has a long-standing commitment to responsible and sustainable manufacturing. The new factories will be designed to meet one of the highest levels of structural efficiency and sustainability in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system: LEED Gold. Advanced 300mm equipment and processes at Sherman will further reduce waste, water and energy consumption.
Investing in manufacturing
Production from the first Sherman factory is expected in 2025. The factories will complement TI's existing 300mm factories, which include DMOS6 ( Dallas ), RFAB1, and the soon-to-be-completed RFAB2 (both in Richardson, Texas ), which production is expected to begin later this year. Additionally, LFAB ( Leí, Utah ) is expected to begin production in early 2023.
“These investments in long-term production capacity further extend the company's cost advantage and provide greater control of our supply chain,” Templeton added.