Texas Instruments Joins LiMo Foundation(TM) as First Semiconductor Company at the Core Member Level

LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering
an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry, and Texas
Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), announced today the
important addition of TI as the Foundation´s newest Core member.

"With nearly two decades of wireless system experience, TI brings
an unsurpassed heritage of supporting the advancement of embedded and
mobile Linux devices," said Morgan Gillis, executive director, LiMo
Foundation. "TI fully shares the commitment of all LiMo member
companies to advance the LiMo Platform and thereby open new avenues of
choice throughout value system - we greatly look forward to TI´s
contributions as our newest board member."

By actively participating in LiMo Foundation, TI will work towards
the advancement of the LiMo Platform(TM); establish an open and
diverse ecosystem that realizes the advantages of open Linux-based
development, and collaborate with other committed mobile industry
leaders and innovators. TI will assume a seat on LiMo´s Board of
Directors, Executive Council, Architecture Council and Requirements
Council, and will work within LiMo´s constructs to make valuable
contributions to the development and advancement of the LiMo Platform.

"Joining the LiMo Foundation is a natural complement to TI´s
commitment to provide solutions for all high-level operating systems,
and in particular our long history in Linux development," said Avner
Goren, TI´s representative on the LiMo board and director of strategic
marketing for TI´s Wireless Terminals Business Unit. "As a LiMo board
member, TI will have the unique opportunity to leverage our experience
delivering mobile Linux solutions for OMAP and our broad connectivity
portfolio. Additionally, we look forward to collaborating with the
LiMo membership to influence the direction of the LiMo Platform,
further enabling our customers to deliver a high-quality user
experience on Linux-enabled mobile devices."

Kiyohito Nagata of NTT DoCoMo, chairperson of LiMo Foundation
added, "As the market-leading semiconductor and processor supplier to
mobile and smart phone manufacturers around the world, having helped
its customers ship tens of millions of Linux-based phones, TI is a
strategic addition to the Foundation and we are very pleased to
welcome them on board."

Launched in January 2007 by six mobile industry leaders -
Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung
Electronics and Vodafone - LiMo was formed to deliver an open and
globally consistent software platform based upon mobile Linux for use
by the whole industry to catalyze next generation mobile consumer
experiences. LiMo Foundation is open to all vendors and service
providers in the mobile communications marketplace, including device
manufacturers, operators, chipset manufacturers, independent software
vendors, integrators and third-party developers. LiMo members are
participating collectively to building a rich ecosystem and have the
ability to influence the evolution of the LiMo Platform, leaving them
free to provide compelling and differentiated services to customers.

Texas Instruments - Making Wireless

TI creates innovative wireless semiconductors, delivering the
heart of today´s wireless technology and building solutions for
tomorrow. TI provides a breadth of silicon and software and 18 years
of wireless systems expertise that spans handsets and base stations
for all communications standards, wireless LAN, Bluetooth(R) and GPS.
TI offers custom to turn-key solutions, including complete chipsets
and reference designs, OMAP(TM) application processors, as well as
core digital signal processor and analog technologies built on
advanced semiconductor processes. Please visit
www.ti.com/wirelesspressroom for additional information.

About LiMo Foundation

LiMo Foundation(TM) is a dedicated consortium of mobile industry
leaders working together within an open and transparent governance
model--with shared leadership and shared decision making--to deliver
an open and globally consistent handset software platform based upon
Mobile Linux for use by the whole mobile industry. A full description
of LiMo, including its vision, goals, guiding principles, bylaws,
charter and membership information, can be found at
www.limofoundation.org.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and
develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer,
greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates
through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 25
countries. For more information, go to www.ti.com.