Texas Instruments
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1930 |
| Legal Structure | Public |
| Industry | Information Technology, Technology, Manufacturing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.ti.com/ |
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.[1] The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.[2] TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology[2] products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.[3][4]
Consumer-impact summary
[edit | edit source]Revoked Perpetual Licenses for the TI-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model.
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Texas Instruments category.
TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation
[edit | edit source]Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the TI-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.[5][6]
A side effect of the required subscriptions are that users will be able to take full advantage of their calculator for only the duration of the subscription that came with the calculator without paying more for an extended subscription. Another implication is that the resale value of the calculator will be reduced after the subscription key is used because the new owner will have to purchase a subscription for the Student Software separately.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 | Statistic". Statista. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com". www.ti.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ "TI Fact sheet | Who we are | Company | About TI". www.ti.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Quoted from Wikipedia:"Texas Instruments", Wikipedia, 2025-07-20, retrieved 2025-08-28 (Archived)
- ↑ "My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working". Technical Information Library. Archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ↑ "TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year". Reddit. Archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026. Retrieved 2025-08-28.