TEXAS INSTRUMENTS' INTERNET AUDIO DSP SHIPMENTS SURPASS 2 MILLION.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) Internet Audio organization will celebrate a banner year having shipped its two-millionth Internet Audio digital signal processor (DSP) in late November 2000. Over the past year, TI's programmable DSP has become the overwhelming choice among leading consumer electronics manufacturers. Now more than 70 Internet Audio products from leading consumer electronics manufacturers, such as Sony, Thomson Multimedia (RCA), Samsung, JVC, Sanyo, LG Electronics and Toshiba, are based on TI's programmable DSP.

"This has been a remarkable year for Internet Audio and Texas Instruments," said Jorge Kittl, business manager of Internet Audio at Texas Instruments. "The Napster phenomenon, combined with the greater availability of portable players, quickly brought Internet Audio into the mainstream. In order to satisfy consumer demands for more powerful devices, we developed a new generation of DSPs designed to meet the needs of this market. The result was the introduction of the DA250, which set new standards for processing power, battery life, and programmable support for product features. TI will continue to anticipate the needs of this market and offer manufacturers the most advanced, feature-rich DSPs available."

"Texas Instruments continues to raise the bar in technology and is well positioned to increase their market share in 2001," said Will Strauss, president and analyst at Forward Concepts. "Their new DSP, the DA250, demonstrates TI's strong commitment to the Internet Audio market and is proof that it is continuing to be aggressive in vertical markets enabled by DSP technology."

"The features and capabilities of the DA250 will enable consumer electronics manufacturers to continue developing innovative new products in 2001," added Kittl. "TI is committed to anticipating the needs of this market and will continue offering manufacturers the most advanced, feature-rich DSPs available."

Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. The company's businesses also include sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.