# Who does Texas Instruments pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/texas-instruments · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:25:41.620256+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Texas Instruments's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include 어플라이드 머티어리얼즈, ASML, Synopsys plus 4 undisclosed/aggregate relationships. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 7 cost edges, backed by 6 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### 어플라이드 머티어리얼즈 (high)  → /applied-materials.md
- note: Purchases front-end equipment from Applied Materials.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-01-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=TXN&type=10-K: "Buys front-end equipment from Applied Materials."
- [confirms] Mordor (EN, analysis, published 2025-01-01) https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/analog-semiconductor-market: "Buys front-end equipment from Applied Materials."

### ASML (mid)  → /asml.md
- note: Buys front-end equipment from ASML.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-01-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=TXN&type=10-K: "Buys front-end equipment from ASML."
- [confirms] Mordor (EN, analysis, published 2025-01-01) https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/analog-semiconductor-market: "Buys front-end equipment from ASML."

### Synopsys (mid)  → /synopsys.md
- note: Pays for synopsys EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-12-22) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324125000028/snps-20251031.htm: "texas-instruments designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "texas-instruments designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."

### Cadence Design Systems (mid)  → /cadence.md
- note: Pays for cadence EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.htm: "texas-instruments designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "texas-instruments designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."

### UMC (mid)  → /umc.md
- note: Pays UMC for mature-node foundry.
- [confirms] Tom's Hardware (EN, news, published 2025-06-15) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/the-trailing-edge-foundry-roadmap-examined: "UMC's major customers include Texas Instruments; outsources mature/specialty 22/28nm (~40% of UMC sales)."

### 도쿄일렉트론 (mid)  → /tokyo-electron.md
- note: Purchases front-end equipment from Tokyo Electron.
- [confirms] Mordor (EN, analysis, published 2025-01-01) https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/analog-semiconductor-market: "Buys front-end equipment from Tokyo Electron (TEL)."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-01-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=TXN&type=10-K: "Buys front-end equipment from Tokyo Electron (TEL)."

### 부품·소재·R&D (비공개) (low)
- note: Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed).
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-01-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=TXN&type=10-K: "Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed)."

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