Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq:TXN) will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, April 23, 2012. Texas Instruments Incorporated will replace First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR).
Texas Instruments Incorporated is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has a market capitalization of approximately $36.7 billion. For more information about the company, go to www.ti.com.
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