# The $40 billion factory will produce tens of millions of chips.

*semiconductor · news · 2025-12-17 · CBS News*

## Key points

- Texas Instruments' $40 billion Sherman factory has officially started semiconductor production.
- The Sherman site will create 3,000 TI jobs and support thousands of additional related positions.
- Many of the new factory jobs require only vocational training, not college degrees.
- The factory aims to strengthen the domestic chip supply and reduce reliance on foreign production.

**Companies:** Texas Instruments
**Countries:** United States

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