DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,197

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
KFAB MANUFACTURING DIVISION
DALLAS, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 25, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Texas
Instruments, Inc., KFAB Manufacturing Division, Dallas, Texas. The
workers produce semiconductor wafers.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of semiconductor wafers to China, Singapore, and Taiwan,
and subsequently importing those products into the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers in the workers'
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China, Singapore, and
Taiwan of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Texas Instruments, Inc., KFAB Manufacturing
Division, Dallas, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 24, 2006,
through two years from the date of certification are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974;"
I further determine that all workers of Texas Instruments,
Inc., KFAB Manufacturing Division, Dallas, Texas, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 8th day of November 2007.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance