Production cranks up at Texas Instruments' new fab in Richardson (Photo tour)
Overhead, wafers whir by on 15 miles of automated track that move the 12-inch diameter circular silicon slices around and between two Texas Instrum...
Overhead, wafers whir by on 15 miles of automated track that move the 12-inch diameter circular silicon slices around and between two Texas Instruments semiconductor fabrication plants in Richardson. Underfoot lies the 'raised floor' commonly used in tech facilities to cool equipment and route cables, wiring and electrical supply out of sight and out of the way. Production has cranked up at 'RFAB2,' Texas Instruments' third and largest 300-millimeter wafer fab. The new fab gets its name because it's the second fabrication facility at the Richardson plant.