DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,349

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
DMAT 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 in response to a petition
received on October 24, 2007, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Texas Instruments Incorporated, DMAT
Manufacturing Division, Dallas, Texas. The workers produced
packaged computer chips.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of packaged computer chips abroad, and subsequently
importing a significant portion 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 and 3 have not
been met.
The investigation revealed that the workers in the workers'
firm possess skills that are easily transferable, and that
conditions within the industry are not adverse.
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 Taiwan and Malaysia 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 Incorporated, DMAT
Manufacturing Division, Dallas, Texas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 22,
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., DMAT 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 13th day of December 2007

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance