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Make the Switch

Have you made the switch?
From ultra-low power MSP430™ MCUs and high-performance C2000™ real-time controllers, to Hercules 32-bit ARM-based safety MCUs and Stellaris® ARM® Cortex™-M4F MCUs, TI offers the broadest range of embedded control products. We want to hear how you made the switch!

  • Calling all engineers, makers and electronics enthusiasts...

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    There is just ONE week left to submit your design! Developers have until March 1 to enter the Texas Instruments MCU BoosterPack Design Challenge . Enter your idea now and receive the chance to win amazing prizes! We want to take you AND your...
  • TI employees built their own BoosterPacks – YOU pick the winners!

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    Following up on our BoosterPack Design Challenge, many employees at TI were inspired to create their own BoosterPacks. So, while many of you were designing your own BoosterPacks so were our employees and man, did they have some neat designs. We’d...
  • TI employees designed BoosterPacks – YOU chose the winners!

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    First, the community built their own MCU BoosterPacks. Then, TI employees created their BoosterPacks and YOU chose the best designs! We offer our congratulations to the following employees on their winning BoosterPack designs: 1. TIPhoon BoosterPack...
  • Power more motors with TI’s award-winning motor control solutions

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    We live in a world of increasing convenience, a world that is powered by motors. Surprised? Think of the motors you touch each day -- anything from kitchen appliances to wrist watches and children’s toys, motors permeate our everyday life. Think...
  • Happy holidays from MCU!

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    Hello MCU enthusiasts, What a wonderful year it’s been! 2012 has been full of products and projects. Our Make The Switch team feels honored to have interacted with so many loyal customers, to have learned from you and to have received input...
  • MAKE the New Year count with TI MCUs!

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    Happy New Year! Every New Year brings reflections on the past, possibilities of future endeavors and the opportunity for a fresh and renewed start. Many of you have probably settled on resolutions and goals for the new year and we are no exception...
  • TI welcomes MSP430™ E2E™ Guru Jens-Michael Gross to Dallas

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    On February 1, TI celebrated a momentous occasion and honored TI’s E2E™ contributor Jens-Michael Gross during the 2013 E2E (engineer to engineer) Community Awards Ceremony in Dallas. Gross is quite the celebrity on TI’s E2E community...
  • Live from Maker Faire!

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    As Day 1 of Maker Faire comes to a close, there was a flurry of activity at our booth (504)! Makers came out in full force during this year’s show to get a glimpse of what the community is producing to help, entertain, and amaze others with their...
  • Tell us about your first #MCULove!

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    Love is in the air – but not just any old love, #MCULove! Throughout Valentine’s Day, share your stories, pictures and videos with us on your first #MCULove, the best date you’ve been on with your MCU, the first moment you knew your...
  • MCU Facebook Sponsor Spotlight Trivia Contest

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    Be sure to become a fan of our MCU Facebook page because starting on February 1, 2013 we will being our weekly Sponsor Spotlight trivia contest giveaways. Check back on our page every Friday at 1 p.m. CST for your chance to win. Good luck! MCU BOOSTERPACK...
  • TI MCUs are proud to announce the MCU BoosterPack Design Challenge!

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    Give your TI MCU LaunchPad a boost & win a trip to DESIGN West to demo your design! Have you ever looked at your LaunchPad and said, “It would be really cool if I could …”? Don’t get us wrong, LaunchPads are really great...
  • Welcome to our new Make the Switch blog!

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    Have you been looking for a place to stay in the loop on everything TI MCU? Well look no further! This blog is the ultimate stop for the latest news about TI MCUs. Stay tuned for posts from some of our MCU experts and guest bloggers and information about...
  • Hear from our MCU experts at DESIGN East 2012!

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    Yep, it’s that time of year again – DESIGN East 2012 is quickly approaching and we’d like to invite you to attend TI’s technical sessions! DESIGN East, aka the trade show formally known as ESC-Boston, will be under way from September...
  • Happy 54th birthday, integrated circuit!

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    Exactly 54 years ago today, TI executives gathered for an unveiling event. Inventor Jack Kilby, who had been hired by TI that summer, had been working diligently in the lab on what he was about to display. What Kilby produced was a sliver of germanium...
  • MSP430 microcontrollers are the Analog Design Contest winner’s self-proclaimed “Star of the Show”

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    Texas Instruments (TI) recently held its fifth annual Analog Design Contest and awarded Rice University’s team the 2012 Engibous Award. TI’s Analog Design Contest welcomes engineering students from universities across the United States and...
  • Please Join us at SAE Convergence 2012!

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    We've come a long way from the horse and buggy. What does your "car of the future" look like? Meet us at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Oct. 16 and 17 as we join technology leaders from around the world to show off some of the latest and...
  • Wolverine for Halloween – TI employees celebrate availability of MSP430FR59xx “Wolverine”-based microcontrollers

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    This year for Halloween, TI MCU employees celebrated the holiday and the availability of the new ultra-low-power MSP430FR59xx microcontrollers (based on TI’s revolutionary “Wolverine” technology platform) by dressing up as Wolverine...
  • Learn how to make microcontroller development fast, flexible and fun in this FREE webinar!

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    Date: Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 Time: 11 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. PT Register Now! Wondering what you can do with the TI Microcontroller LaunchPad ecosystem? Don’t miss out on this unique introduction to our family of MCU LaunchPad evaluation...
  • Keep Calm and MAKE on with TI MCUs at DESIGN West!

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    With DESIGN West under a week away, our MCU team is excited to share our schedule of MCU-related events, demos, conference sessions and other fun-tivities with you! See a full list of events below. We will be sharing our DESIGN West Daily Download...
  • MAKE ON with TI MCUs @ Maker Faire 2013!

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    Did you attend DESIGN West and just can’t get enough? Chomping at the bit in anticipation of the ‘greatest show (and tell) on earth’? We are, too. Have no fear – Keep Calm & Make On! Don’t miss the TI MCU team at Maker...
  • Boot, scoot and boogie on over to the TI booth at SXSW Create!

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    Ladies and gentlemen, start your coding! We are excited to announce that TI MCUs will be at South by Southwest (SXSW) for SXSW Create! Stop by our booth right outside the Austin Convention Center to see some sweet demos and chat with our team of MCU LaunchPad...
  • Get ready for TI @ DESIGN West, 2013!

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    San Jose, CA has a lot going on. Situated at the heart of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area, ideas are sprouting and inventions are coming to life and we can’t wait to be part of the action! In anticipation of April’s expo,...
  • Register now: FREE motor control webinar!

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    Learn how to identify, tune and control three-phase motor control systems in just minutes! Are you designing applications that require accurate speed control, minimal disturbance and multiple state transitions? Want to learn more about TI’s FAST™...