SAN FRANCISCO: Texas Instruments Inc is buying National Semiconductor for US$6.5bil (RM21bil) in a marriage of two of the world’s premier makers of analogue chips. These are widely used in electronics to transform signals such as sound into digital form that computers can understand.
In scooping up National Semiconductor, TI is getting a storied Silicon Valley company whose history stretches back more than 50 years and is known for its power-management chips.
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