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Dallas-Fort Worth Semiconductor
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the birthplace of the integrated circuit. Jack Kilby invented the first working integrated circuit at Texas Instruments in Dallas in 1958, and the region's semiconductor substrate has compounded across the subsequent six and a half decades into one of the densest US semiconductor concentrations. The 2026 ecosystem is anchored by Texas Instruments — both at the Dallas headquarters substrate and at the company's $40 billion Sherman semiconductor manufacturing campus (operational late 2025, with continued multi-fab buildout through 2030) plus the deepening Richardson R&D and design substrate. TI's $60 billion historic semiconductor manufacturing investment commitment plus continued Federal CHIPS Act funding plus continued Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund coordination supports the metroplex's continued semiconductor concentration.
Beyond TI's anchor position, the DFW semiconductor substrate extends across multiple operational categories: GlobalFoundries' DFW operations supporting mature and specialty node manufacturing, Infineon Technologies' DFW design and supply substrate (including former Cypress Semiconductor operations acquired 2020), Keysight Technologies' electronic measurement and semiconductor test substrate, NXP Semiconductors' DFW design and engineering substrate, plus broader wafer fabrication equipment service centers, EDA software offices, design houses, IP licensing operations, distribution, and continued industrial gases and specialty chemicals supply.
DFW Semiconductor Companies & Supply Chain
| Company | Location | Primary Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide Electronics | DFW metro | Industrial Gases, Specialty Chemicals |
| Alphabet (Google) Hardware | Frisco | Custom Silicon, AI Accelerators |
| Amkor Technology | DFW metro | OSAT, Advanced Packaging and Test |
| Applied Materials | DFW metro | Wafer Fab Equipment, Service |
| Arm Holdings | Plano | IP, CPU/GPU Architecture |
| ASE Group | DFW metro | OSAT, Advanced Packaging and Test |
| Atotech (MKS Instruments) | DFW metro | Specialty Chemicals, Plating Equipment |
| AT&T Labs | Dallas (HQ) | Telecom Silicon R&D, Network Hardware |
| Broadcom | Richardson, Plano | Fabless Design, Networking and Wireless |
| Cadence Design Systems | Plano | EDA Software, IP |
| Cirrus Logic | Dallas | Fabless Design, Analog/Mixed-Signal Audio |
| Diodes Incorporated | Plano (HQ) | IDM, Discrete and Analog |
| Edwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco) | DFW metro | Vacuum Systems, Abatement |
| Entegris | DFW metro | Materials, Wet Chemicals/Filtration |
| Ericsson | Plano (US HQ) | Telecom Silicon, Network Hardware |
| Fujitsu Network Communications | Richardson | Telecom Silicon, Optical Networking |
| GlobalFoundries | DFW metro | Foundry, Mature/Specialty Nodes |
| GlobalWafers America | Sherman | Silicon Wafer Manufacturing, 300mm |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Richardson | Defense Silicon, Avionics |
| Infineon Technologies | DFW metro | IDM, Power/Automotive/MCU (former Cypress operations) |
| Intel Corporation | DFW metro | IDM, Foundry Services |
| Keysight Technologies | Dallas, Plano | Test Equipment, Electronic Measurement |
| KLA Corporation | DFW metro | Wafer Fab Equipment, Metrology/Inspection |
| Lam Research | DFW metro | Wafer Fab Equipment, Etch/Deposition/Clean |
| Linde Electronics | DFW metro | Industrial Gases, Specialty Gases |
| L3Harris Technologies | Dallas, Greenville | Defense Silicon, RF/Mixed-Signal |
| Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) | Plano | EDA Software, Verification/PCB |
| MaxLinear | DFW metro | Fabless Design, Analog/Mixed-Signal |
| MediaTek | DFW metro | Fabless Design, Wireless/Connectivity |
| Methode Electronics | DFW metro | Custom Sensors, Power Management |
| Microchip Technology | DFW metro | IDM, MCU/Mixed-Signal/FPGA |
| Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) | DFW metro | Fabless Design, Power Management |
| Murata Manufacturing | DFW metro | Components, Passive and RF |
| Nokia Networks | Plano | Telecom Silicon, Network Hardware |
| NXP Semiconductors | DFW metro | IDM, Automotive/Networking/Secure ID |
| onsemi | DFW metro | IDM, Power/Sensing/Automotive |
| Photronics | Allen | Photomasks, Reticles |
| Plexus Corp | Plano | Contract Manufacturing, Engineering Services |
| Qorvo | Richardson | IDM, RF/Mixed-Signal |
| Renesas Electronics | DFW metro | IDM, MCU/Analog/Power |
| Rohde & Schwarz | Plano | Test Equipment, RF/Microwave |
| Samsung Electronics America | Plano | Memory Sales, Foundry Services |
| SiTime Corporation | DFW metro | Fabless Design, Precision Timing |
| Skyworks Solutions | Richardson | IDM, RF/Mobile Connectivity |
| Synopsys | Plano | EDA Software, IP |
| Tessera Technologies (Adeia) | DFW metro | IP Licensing, Advanced Packaging |
| Texas Instruments — Corporate HQ | Dallas (HQ) | IDM, Analog/Embedded Processing |
| Texas Instruments — Sherman SM1/SM2 | Sherman | IDM, 300mm Analog Manufacturing ($40B campus) |
| Texas Instruments — Richardson | Richardson | IDM, R&D and 300mm Manufacturing (RFAB) |
| Tokyo Electron (TEL) | DFW metro | Wafer Fab Equipment, Coat/Develop/Etch |
| Vishay Intertechnology | DFW metro | IDM, Discrete and Passive Components |
| Xilinx (AMD) | Plano | Fabless Design, FPGA/Adaptive Computing |
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