Burr-Brown Corporation [ BB ] - Texas Instruments (TI) is a global IC design and manufacturing company engaging analog and digital semiconductors. In addition to analog technologies, digital signal processing (DSP) and microcontroller (MCU) semiconductors, TI designs and manufactures semiconductor solutions for analog and digital embedded and application processing. The company is located in Texas, USA with manufacturing sites, sales and support offices in Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Asia. Texas Instruments has passed TI provides a broad line of products including ASIC, amplifiers & linear, clocks & timers, DLP® - DMD discovery™, DSP-digital signal processing, data converters, high-reliability, defense & aerospace, interface, logic, microcontrollers, power management, RFID systems, RF/IF components, space products, standard linear, storage products group, switches & multiplexers and temperature sensors & control ICs. With innovative analog and DSP technologies, TI is always dedicated to helping customers meet real world signal processing requirements covering audio, automotive communications & telecom, computers & peripherals, consumer electronics, energy, industrial, medical, security, space, avionics and defense, video and imaging and wireless. Furthermore, TI offers customers the ability to order an evaluation board (EVM) , software, and semiconductor sample for investigational, prototype and testing needs which helps bring their products to market more quickly. Texas Instruments first achieved the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Quality Management System (ISO 9001) and Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) Certifications in 1996 and has maintained compliance to the ISO requirements since that time. TI is also TS 16949 certified which is an international quality system standard specifically formulated for the global automotive industry. In addition, TI sites first achieved OHSAS 18001 certification in 2007, and have achieved Sony