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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 



 


FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): January 22, 2008


 

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
         
DELAWARE
 
001-03761
 
75-0289970
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission file number)
 
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
 
12500 TI BOULEVARD
P.O. BOX 660199
DALLAS, TEXAS 75266-0199
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 995-3773
 



 

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
¨
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¨
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¨
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ITEM 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The Registrant's news release dated January 22, 2008, regarding its fourth quarter and 2007 results of operations and financial condition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01.  Exhibits
 
     
Designation
of Exhibit
in this
Report
  
Description of Exhibit
   
99
  
Registrant’s News Release
 
  
Dated January 22, 2008 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02)
 
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This report includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates” or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements in this report that describe the Company’s business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements.  All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of the Company or its management:

·  
Market demand for semiconductors, particularly for analog chips and digital signal processors in key markets such as communications, entertainment electronics and computing;
·  
TI’s ability to maintain or improve profit margins, including its ability to utilize its manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover its fixed operating costs, in an intensely competitive and cyclical industry;
·  
TI’s ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment;
·  
TI’s ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely competitive industry;
·  
TI’s ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties;
·  
Expiration of license agreements between TI and its patent licensees, and market conditions reducing royalty payments to TI;
·  
Economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which TI, its customers or its suppliers operate, including security risks, health conditions, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
·  
Natural events such as severe weather and earthquakes in the locations in which TI, its customers or its suppliers operate;
·  
Availability and cost of raw materials, utilities, manufacturing equipment, third-party manufacturing services and manufacturing technology;
·  
Changes in the tax rate applicable to TI as the result of changes in tax law, the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed, the outcome of tax audits and the ability to realize deferred tax assets;
·  
Losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers and the timing and amount of distributor and other customer inventory adjustments;
·  
Customer demand that differs from company forecasts;
·  
The financial impact of inadequate or excess TI inventories to meet demand that differs from projections;
·  
Product liability or warranty claims, or recalls by TI customers for a product containing a TI part;
·  
TI’s ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel; and
·  
Timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies, installation of manufacturing equipment and the ability to obtain needed third-party foundry and assembly/test subcontract services.

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the text under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s most recent Form 10-K.  The forward-looking statements included in this report on Form  8-K are made only as of the date of this report, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
         
 
  
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
     
Date: January 22, 2008
  
By:
  
/s/ Kevin P. March
 
  
 
  
Kevin P. March
 
  
 
  
Senior Vice President
 
  
 
  
and Chief Financial Officer



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Exhibit 99
 
 
TI Reports Financial Results for 4Q07 and 2007
 

·  
Revenue is $3.56 Billion and EPS is $0.54 in 4Q07
·  
For Year, Cash Flow from Operations is $4.41 Billion and Return on Invested Capital Exceeds 25 Percent

Conference Call on TI Web Site at 4:30 p.m. Central Time Today
www.ti.com

Except as noted, financial results are for continuing operations.  The sale of TI’s former Sensors & Controls business was completed on April 27, 2006, and that business is reported as a discontinued operation.

DALLAS (Jan. 22, 2008) – Financial results reported today by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) reflect the company’s strong positions in analog and digital signal processing semiconductors.

Growth resumed in the fourth quarter with a revenue increase of 3 percent from the same quarter a year ago.  This growth was led by demand for TI’s digital signal processors and high-performance analog products, which were up 12 percent each.  Gross profit increased 10 percent and operating profit increased 30 percent, reflecting the quality of the company's product portfolio, the efficiency of its manufacturing strategies and effective expense management.   For the year, cash flow from operations was a record $4.41 billion and return on invested capital was more than 25 percent.

“It was a good quarter and a good year for TI.  We delivered more value to shareholders and built momentum with customers.  Perhaps most important to our future performance, we sharpened our focus on analog with increases in dedicated research and development, sales support and manufacturing capacity.  Evidence of our potential in this area was notable in high-performance analog where we again made substantial market share gains,” said Rich Templeton, TI president and chief executive officer.  “We move into the first quarter of 2008 expecting year-over-year growth to accelerate in our semiconductor operations.” 

Details of financial performance for both the fourth quarter and the year are in the following paragraphs.

Fourth Quarter 2007

·  
Revenue was $3.56 billion, up 3 percent from the same quarter a year ago.  This was the first year-over-year gain in four quarters, reflecting renewed growth in the company’s Semiconductor segment.   Compared with the third quarter of the year, revenue decreased 3 percent due to the expected seasonal decline in graphing calculators, the core products in the company’s Education Technology segment.

·  
Gross profit was $1.93 billion, or 54.2 percent of revenue.  This was down $58 million from the prior quarter primarily due to seasonally lower revenue from graphing calculators.  In addition, the prior quarter included a $39 million gain from the sale of TI’s product line for digital subscriber line (DSL) customer premises equipment.  These more than offset higher gross profit in the company’s Semiconductor segment.  Compared with the year-ago quarter, gross profit was up $178 million as a greater percentage of revenue came from more-profitable analog and digital signal processing products, and as the company continued to reduce manufacturing costs.

·  
Operating expenses were $508 million for research and development (R&D) and $422 million for selling, general and administrative (SG&A).  R&D expense decreased $34 million from the prior quarter due to lower costs for severance and semiconductor product development.  From the year-ago quarter, R&D expense decreased $48 million due to lower costs for semiconductor product development.  The company continues to benefit from more efficient development of advanced digital manufacturing process technologies through its collaborative work with foundries.  SG&A decreased $7 million from the prior quarter due to seasonally lower compensation expense.  SG&A was about even with the same quarter a year ago.

·  
Operating profit was $996 million, or 28.0 percent of revenue.  This was a decrease of $17 million from the prior quarter as less gross profit more than offset the benefit of lower operating expenses.  Operating profit increased $229 million from the year-ago quarter, primarily due to higher gross profit, as well as lower operating expenses.

·  
Other income was $46 million.  This was down in both comparisons, $7 million from the prior quarter and $23 million from the year-ago quarter.  The declines were primarily due to the non-recurrence of favorable items, including a tax interest benefit in the prior quarter and a settlement with the Italian government in the year-ago quarter.

·  
Income from continuing operations was $753 million, including a discrete tax benefit of $11 million.  Income was about even with the prior quarter and up $82 million, or 12 percent, from the year-ago quarter.  Income in the year-ago quarter included a $72 million benefit from the reinstatement of the federal R&D tax credit.

·  
Earnings per share (EPS) were $0.54 and included a discrete tax benefit of $0.01.  EPS increased in both comparisons, $0.02 from the prior quarter and $0.09 from the year-ago quarter.  EPS in the year-ago quarter included a $0.05 tax benefit from the reinstatement of the federal R&D tax credit.

·  
Orders were $3.48 billion.  This was a decrease of $75 million from the prior quarter primarily due to the seasonal decline in graphing calculators, and an increase of $402 million from the same quarter a year ago due to stronger demand for the company’s semiconductors.

·  
Cash flow from operations was $1.42 billion, a decrease of $109 million from the prior quarter.  The prior quarter included a tax refund.  At the end of the quarter, total cash (cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments) was $2.92 billion.  This was $745 million lower than the end of the prior quarter and $793 million lower than the same quarter a year ago as the company used $1.88 billion to repurchase 57 million shares of its common stock and paid dividends of $138 million.

·  
Capital spending totaled $181 million, primarily for equipment and facilities used to assemble and test semiconductors.  Depreciation was $253 million.

·  
Accounts receivable were $1.74 billion at the end of the quarter.  This was a decrease of $281 million from the prior quarter, and reflected normal seasonal patterns, for both lower revenue in the final month of the quarter in the Semiconductor segment and lower revenue in the company's Education Technology segment.  Accounts receivable were down $32 million compared with the same quarter a year ago.  Days sales outstanding were 44 at the end of the quarter, compared with 50 at the end of the prior quarter and 46 for the same period in 2006.

·  
Inventory was $1.42 billion at the end of the fourth quarter.  This was $32 million lower than the prior quarter and $19 million lower than the same quarter a year ago.  Days of inventory at the end of the fourth quarter were 78, unchanged from the end of the prior quarter and up from 75 a year ago.

Year 2007

·  
Revenue was $13.83 billion, down 3 percent from 2006, due to lower revenue for RISC microprocessors, semiconductors used in cell phone applications and DLP® products.  The collective declines in these areas more than offset strong growth from high-performance analog products.

·  
Gross profit was $7.33 billion, or 53.0 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $74 million as a greater percentage of revenue came from more-profitable analog and digital signal processing products, and as the company reduced manufacturing costs.

·  
Operating expenses were $2.15 billion for R&D and $1.68 billion for SG&A.  R&D expense decreased $40 million compared with 2006 as the company benefited from more efficient development of advanced digital manufacturing process technologies through its collaborative work with foundries.  SG&A expense decreased $16 million compared with 2006.

·  
Operating profit was $3.50 billion, or 25.3 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $130 million, or 4 percent, primarily due to strong gross profit, as well as lower operating expenses.

·  
Other income was $195 million, a decrease of $63 million primarily due to lower interest income.  The year 2006 included a favorable settlement with the Italian government that was not repeated in 2007.

·  
Income from continuing operations was $2.64 billion, about the same as 2006.  Net income was $2.66 billion, down from $4.34 billion in 2006 when the company had $1.70 billion in income from discontinued operations, almost all of which came from the gain on the sale of the Sensors & Controls business.

·  
EPS from continuing operations was $1.83, up 8 percent from 2006, even though income from continuing operations was about even.  The increase in EPS reflects fewer shares outstanding.  TI's portfolio now requires less capital spending and is comprised of higher-margin products.  As a result, the company has generated greater levels of cash that it has returned to shareholders through stock repurchases.  EPS from discontinued operations were $0.01, compared with $1.09 last year when a gain on the sale of the Sensors & Controls business was included.

·  
Orders were $13.69 billion, down $327 million from 2006, due to lower demand for semiconductor products.

·  
Cash flow from operations was $4.41 billion, an increase of $1.95 billion from the prior year.  Cash flow in 2006 included income tax payments associated with the gain on the sale of the Sensors & Controls business and investments made by the company to carry a higher level of inventory in order to improve its responsiveness to customers.  Cash flow in 2007 included a tax refund.  For the year, the company used $4.89 billion to repurchase 147 million shares of common stock, reducing shares outstanding by 7 percent.  The company paid $425 million in dividends, more than double the $199 million paid in 2006.

·  
Capital spending totaled $686 million, primarily for equipment and facilities used to assemble and test semiconductors.  This was a decrease of $586 million from the prior year.  Depreciation was $1.02 billion.


Outlook

TI intends to provide a mid-quarter update to its financial outlook on March 10, 2008, by issuing a press release and holding a conference call.  Both will be available on the company’s web site.

For the first quarter of 2008, TI expects revenue to be in the following ranges:

·  
Total TI, $3.27 billion to $3.55 billion;
·  
Semiconductor, $3.20 billion to $3.46 billion; and
·  
Education Technology, $70 million to $90 million.

TI expects EPS to be in the range of $0.43 to $0.49.

In 2008, TI expects R&D expense of about $2.0 billion, capital expenditures of about $0.9 billion and depreciation of about $1.0 billion.  The annual effective tax rate is estimated to be about 31 percent, up from 29 percent in 2007.  The tax rate is based on current tax law and does not assume reinstatement of the federal R&D tax credit, which expired at the end of 2007.   









TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Millions of dollars, except share and per-share amounts)

   
For Three Months Ended
   
For Years Ended
 
   
Dec. 31, 2007
   
Sept. 30, 2007
   
Dec. 31, 2006
   
Dec. 31, 2007
   
Dec. 31, 2006
 
                               
Net revenue
  $
3,556
    $
3,663
    $
3,463
    $
13,835
    $
14,255
 
Cost of revenue (COR)
   
1,630
     
1,679
     
1,715
     
6,502
     
6,996
 
Gross profit
   
1,926
     
1,984
     
1,748
     
7,333
     
7,259
 
Research and development (R&D)
   
508
     
542
     
556
     
2,155
     
2,195
 
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
   
422
     
429
     
425
     
1,681
     
1,697
 
    Total operating costs and expenses
   
2,560
     
2,650
     
2,696
     
10,338
     
10,888
 
Profit from operations
   
996
     
1,013
     
767
     
3,497
     
3,367
 
Other income (expense) net
   
46
     
53
     
69
     
195
     
258
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
   
1,042
     
1,066
     
836
     
3,692
     
3,625
 
Provision for income taxes
   
289
     
308
     
165
     
1,051
     
987
 
Income from continuing operations
   
753
     
758
     
671
     
2,641
     
2,638
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations,
   net of income taxes
   
3
     
18
      (3 )    
16
     
1,703
 
Net income
  $
756
    $
776
    $
668
    $
2,657
    $
4,341
 
                                         
Basic earnings per common share:
                                       
  Income from continuing operations
  $
.55
    $
.54
    $
.46
    $
1.86
    $
1.73
 
  Net income
  $
.55
    $
.55
    $
.45
    $
1.88
    $
2.84
 
                                         
Diluted earnings per common share:
                                       
  Income from continuing operations
  $
.54
    $
.52
    $
.45
    $
1.83
    $
1.69
 
  Net income
  $
.54
    $
.54
    $
.45
    $
1.84
    $
2.78
 
                                         
Average shares outstanding (millions):
                                       
  Basic
   
1,372
     
1,417
     
1,469
     
1,417
     
1,528
 
  Diluted
   
1,399
     
1,448
     
1,499
     
1,446
     
1,560
 
                                         
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock
  $
.10
    $
.08
    $
.04
    $
.30
    $
.13
 
                                         
Percentage of revenue:
                                       
                                         
Gross profit
    54.2 %     54.2 %     50.5 %     53.0 %     50.9 %
R&D
    14.3 %     14.8 %     16.0 %     15.6 %     15.4 %
SG&A
    11.9 %     11.7 %     12.3 %     12.1 %     11.9 %
Operating profit
    28.0 %     27.6 %     22.1 %     25.3 %     23.6 %





TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Millions of dollars, except share amounts)
 
 
   
Dec. 31,
2007
   
Sept. 30,
2007
   
Dec. 31,
2006
 
Assets
                 
Current assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
1,328
    $
807
    $
1,183
 
Short-term investments
   
1,596
     
2,862
     
2,534
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of ($26), ($30) and ($26)
   
1,742
     
2,023
     
1,774
 
Raw materials
   
105
     
102
     
105
 
Work in process
   
876
     
934
     
930
 
Finished goods
   
437
     
414
     
402
 
Inventories
   
1,418
     
1,450
     
1,437
 
Deferred income taxes
   
654
     
702
     
741
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
180
     
209
     
185
 
Total current assets
   
6,918
     
8,053
     
7,854
 
Property, plant and equipment at cost
   
7,568
     
7,597
     
7,751
 
Less accumulated depreciation
    (3,959 )     (3,916 )     (3,801 )
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
3,609
     
3,681
     
3,950
 
Equity and other long-term investments
   
267
     
265
     
287
 
Goodwill
   
838
     
796
     
792
 
Acquisition-related intangibles
   
115
     
108
     
118
 
Deferred income taxes
   
510
     
425
     
601
 
Capitalized software licenses, net
   
227
     
242
     
188
 
Overfunded retirement plans
   
105
     
77
     
58
 
Other assets
   
78
     
77
     
82
 
Total assets
  $
12,667
    $
13,724
    $
13,930
 
                         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                       
Current liabilities:
                       
Loans payable and current portion of long-term debt
  $
--
    $
--
    $
43
 
Accounts payable
   
657
     
644
     
560
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
1,117
     
1,092
     
1,029
 
Income taxes payable
   
53
     
152
     
284
 
Accrued profit sharing and retirement
   
198
     
143
     
162
 
Total current liabilities
   
2,025
     
2,031
     
2,078
 
Underfunded retirement plans
   
184
     
95
     
208
 
Deferred income taxes
   
49
     
27
     
23
 
Deferred credits and other liabilities
   
434
     
434
     
261
 
Total liabilities
   
2,692
     
2,587
     
2,570
 
                         
Stockholders’ equity:
                       
Preferred stock, $25 par value.  Authorized -- 10,000,000 shares. Participating cumulative preferred.  None issued.
   
--
     
--
     
--
 
Common stock, $1 par value.  Authorized -- 2,400,000,000 shares.  Shares issued:  Dec. 31, 2007 -- 1,739,632,601; Sept. 30, 2007 -- 1,739,579,782; Dec. 31, 2006 -- 1,739,108,694
   
1,740
     
1,740
     
1,739
 
Paid-in capital
   
931
     
853
     
885
 
Retained earnings
   
19,788
     
19,172
     
17,529
 
Less treasury common stock at cost:
Shares:  Dec. 31, 2007 -- 396,421,798; Sept. 30, 2007 -- 341,373,012; Dec. 31, 2006 -- 289,078,450
    (12,160 )     (10,344 )     (8,430 )
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes
    (324 )     (284 )     (363 )
Total stockholders’ equity
   
9,975
     
11,137
     
11,360
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
12,667
    $
13,724
    $
13,930
 
                         

 
 

 



TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Millions of dollars)

   
For Three Months Ended
   
For Years Ended
 
   
Dec. 31, 2007
   
Sept. 30, 2007
   
Dec. 31, 2006
   
Dec. 31, 2007
   
Dec. 31, 2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                             
Net income
  $
756
    $
776
    $
668
    $
2,657
    $
4,341
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
                                       
  (Income) loss from discontinued operations
    (3 )     (18 )    
3
      (16 )     (1,703 )
  Depreciation
   
253
     
262
     
249
     
1,022
     
1,052
 
  Stock-based compensation
   
67
     
66
     
78
     
280
     
332
 
  Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
   
10
     
10
     
13
     
48
     
59
 
  (Gains) losses on sales of assets
   
--
      (39 )    
--
      (39 )    
--
 
  Deferred income taxes
   
4
     
36
      (77 )    
34
      (200 )
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
                                       
  Accounts receivable
   
284
      (117 )    
315
     
40
      (116 )
  Inventories
   
32
      (34 )    
54
     
11
      (248 )
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
26
     
24
      (14 )    
13
      (95 )
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (20 )    
154
      (208 )    
77
      (104 )
  Income taxes payable
    (57 )    
378
      (156 )    
188
      (716 )
  Accrued profit sharing and retirement
   
52
     
45
     
30
     
33
     
28
 
Change in funded status of retirement plans and accrued retirement costs
    (3 )     (14 )     (94 )     (16 )     (210 )
Other
   
21
     
2
      (21 )    
74
     
34
 
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
   
1,422
     
1,531
     
840
     
4,406
     
2,454
 
                                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (181 )     (152 )     (214 )     (686 )     (1,272 )
Proceeds from sales of assets
   
--
     
61
     
14
     
61
     
3,000
 
Purchases of cash investments
    (794 )     (1,916 )     (1,275 )     (5,035 )     (6,821 )
Sales and maturities of cash investments
   
2,067
     
1,374
     
1,509
     
5,981
     
8,418
 
Purchases of equity investments
    (4 )     (15 )     (7 )     (30 )     (40 )
Sales of equity and debt investments
   
2
     
4
     
2
     
11
     
11
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (56 )     (4 )    
--
      (87 )     (205 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations
   
1,034
      (648 )    
29
     
215
     
3,091
 
                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Payments on loans and long-term debt
   
--
     
--
     
--
      (43 )     (586 )
Dividends paid
    (138 )     (114 )     (59 )     (425 )     (199 )
Sales and other common stock transactions
   
67
     
166
     
57
     
761
     
418
 
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises
   
10
     
16
     
15
     
116
     
100
 
Stock repurchases
    (1,877 )     (1,409 )     (1,130 )     (4,886 )     (5,302 )
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations
    (1,938 )     (1,341 )     (1,117 )     (4,477 )     (5,569 )
                               
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
                             
  Operating activities
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
7
 
  Investing activities
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
      (16 )
Net cash used in discontinued operations
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
      (9 )
                                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
   
3
      (1 )    
1
     
1
     
2
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
521
      (459 )     (247 )    
145
      (31 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
807
     
1,266
     
1,430
     
1,183
     
1,214
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $
1,328
    $
807
    $
1,183
    $
1,328
    $
1,183
 
                                         

Certain amounts in the prior periods’ financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.





Segment Net Revenue
(Millions of dollars)


   
For Three Months Ended
   
For Years Ended
 
   
Dec. 31,
2007
   
Sept. 30,
2007
   
Dec. 31,
2006
   
Dec. 31,
2007
   
Dec. 31,
2006
 
                               
Semiconductor*
  $
3,475
    $
3,461
    $
3,385
    $
13,309
    $
13,730
 
Education Technology
   
81
     
202
     
78
     
526
     
525
 
Total net revenue
  $
3,556
    $
3,663
    $
3,463
    $
13,835
    $
14,255
 
                                         


Segment Profit (Loss)
(Millions of dollars)


   
For Three Months Ended
   
For Years Ended
 
   
Dec. 31,
2007
   
Sept. 30,
2007
   
Dec. 31,
2006
   
Dec. 31,
2007
   
Dec. 31,
2006
 
                               
Semiconductor*
  $
1,117
    $
1,031
    $
908
    $
3,883
    $
3,831
 
Education Technology
   
19
     
99
     
19
     
208
     
200
 
Corporate**
    (140 )     (117 )     (160 )     (594 )     (664 )
Profit from operations
  $
996
    $
1,013
    $
767
    $
3,497
    $
3,367
 
   
*      Semiconductor revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 includes a $70 million benefit from a royalty settlement in the second quarter. Semiconductor profit from operations includes a benefit of $60 million from the royalty settlement. Semiconductor profit from operations also includes a benefit in the second quarter of 2006 of $57 million from a $77 million net sales tax refund that was due to the settlement of an audit of Texas sales taxes paid on various purchases over a nine-year period. The $57 million effect on profit from operations is reflected as $31 million in cost of revenue, $21 million in R&D and $5 million in SG&A. The remaining $20 million of the net sales tax refund is reflected in Other income (expense) net.
 
   
**   Corporate includes a gain on the sale of an asset of $39 million in the third quarter of 2007 in cost of revenue.  Corporate also includes the following stock-based compensation expense:
 
   
COR
  $
13
    $
12
    $
15
    $
53
    $
64
 
R&D
   
20
     
20
     
24
     
83
     
101
 
SG&A
   
34
     
34
     
39
     
144
     
167
 
Profit from operations
  $
67
    $
66
    $
78
    $
280
    $
332
 
   
   





Semiconductor Segment
 
·  
For the fourth quarter, revenue was $3.48 billion, about even with the prior quarter.  Compared with the same quarter a year ago, revenue increased 3 percent because demand was higher for TI’s digital signal processing and analog products.

·  
For the year, revenue was $13.31 billion, a decrease of $421 million, or 3 percent, because revenue was lower for RISC microprocessors, semiconductors used in cell phone applications and DLP products.  Combined, the declines in these areas more than offset strong growth from high-performance analog products.

·  
For analog products:
·   
Fourth quarter revenue was $1.37 billion.  This was down 2 percent from the prior quarter primarily due to the divestiture of a DSL product line.  Revenue was up 4 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago due to stronger demand for high-performance analog products.  Revenue from high-performance analog products increased 1 percent from the prior quarter and 12 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
·   
Annual revenue was $5.29 billion.  This was an increase of 1 percent due to strong demand for high-performance analog products that was mostly offset by lower revenue from custom products sold into cell phone applications.  Revenue from high-performance analog products grew 9 percent.

·  
For digital signal processing products:
·   
Fourth quarter revenue was $1.36 billion.  This was an increase of 4 percent from the prior quarter due to demand for products used in cell phone applications and an increase of 12 percent from the same quarter a year ago primarily due to products used in cell phone applications.
·   
Annual revenue was $5.07 billion, a decrease of 2 percent due to the divestiture of a DSL product line and declines across a broad range of markets, including cell phone applications.

·  
For remaining product lines:
·   
Fourth quarter revenue was $739 million.  This was down 2 percent compared with the prior quarter as a decline in DLP revenue more than offset gains in microcontroller revenue and royalties.  Revenue from standard logic products and RISC microprocessors was about even.  Compared with the same quarter a year ago, revenue decreased 14 percent due to declines in DLP revenue, royalties and RISC microprocessor revenue.  Revenue from microcontrollers and standard logic products grew from a year ago.
·   
Annual revenue was $2.95 billion, down 12 percent from the prior year due to lower demand for RISC microprocessors and DLP products.  Revenue from microcontrollers and royalties increased, while standard logic revenue was about even.

·  
Gross profit for the fourth quarter was $1.90 billion, or 54.6 percent of revenue.  This was up in both comparisons, $55 million from the prior quarter and $165 million from the year-ago quarter.  The higher gross profit was a result of a greater percentage of revenue from more-profitable analog and digital signal processing products, and lower manufacturing costs.

·  
Gross profit for the year was $7.08 billion, or 53.2 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $30 million from the prior year because a greater percentage of revenue came from more-profitable analog and digital signal processing products, and manufacturing costs were lower.

·  
Operating profit for the fourth quarter was $1.12 billion, or 32.1 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $86 million from the prior quarter and $209 million from the same quarter a year ago due to higher gross profit and lower R&D expense.

·  
Annual operating profit was $3.88 billion, or 29.2 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $52 million due to higher gross profit and lower R&D expense.

·  
Orders in the fourth quarter were $3.40 billion.  This was about even with the prior quarter and up 13 percent from the year-ago quarter primarily due to higher demand for digital signal processing products, as well as for analog products.

·  
Orders for the year were $13.16 billion.  This was a decrease of $329 million from the prior year due to lower demand across a broad range of semiconductor products.



Semiconductor Highlights
 
·  
TI introduced a next-generation power management chip to maximize energy efficiency in multi-kilowatt systems.
 
·  
TI delivered the industry’s first sub-1 GHz radio frequency (RF) system-on-chip solution with an integrated USB controller, enabling a fast, easy bridge between PCs and RF networks.
 
·  
TI announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. would use TI’s OMAPTM applications processor and Bluetooth® products in its next-generation smartphones.

Education Technology Segment
 
·  
Revenue in the fourth quarter was $81 million.  This was a decrease of $121 million from the prior quarter as graphing calculator sales declined with the end of the back-to-school season.  It was an increase of $3 million from the year-ago quarter due to higher demand for graphing calculators.

·  
Annual revenue was $526 million.  This was about even with the prior year.

·  
Gross profit in the fourth quarter was $50 million, or 62.1 percent of revenue.  This was a decrease of $85 million from the prior quarter due to seasonally lower revenue and an increase of $5 million from the year-ago quarter primarily due to lower product costs, as well as higher revenue.

·  
Gross profit for the year was $340 million, or 64.6 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $19 million, or 3.5 percentage points of gross margin, due to lower product costs.

·  
Operating profit in the fourth quarter was $19 million, or 23.6 percent of revenue.  This was a decrease of $80 million compared with the prior quarter due to less gross profit.  Operating profit was even compared with the year-ago quarter as greater gross profit was offset by higher operating expenses.

·  
Annual operating profit was $208 million, or 39.4 percent of revenue.  This was an increase of $8 million from the prior year due to greater gross profit.





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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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·  
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