Texas Instruments is buying National Semiconductor
Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. is buying National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion, which would be a marriage of two of the world's premier makers of analog chips, widely used in electronics to transform signals such as sound into digital form that computers can understand.
SAN FRANCISCO Texas Instruments Inc. is buying National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion in a marriage of two of the world's premier makers of analog chips, which are widely used in electronics to transform signals such as sound into digital form that computers can understand.