[Texas Instruments spends $30 billion open semiconductor factory in its hometown] Texas Instruments broke ground this week in the town of Sherman, about 20 kilometers north of Dallas, to produce 300-millimeter semiconductor chips. If fully completed, the project is expected to be worth $30 billion. Governor Greg Abbott, who attended the ceremony, described the project as the largest economic development investment in Texas history. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2026.05.15 11:59
• [China and Kazakhstan sign potato processing cooperation project]
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• 2026.05.15 11:53
• [Sinopec achieves breakthrough in exploration of ultra deep shale gas fields]
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