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Thursday June 10, 10:08 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

3M To Integrate Texas Instruments Technology Into Digital
Identification Products

New digital technology for libraries combines identification with 3M(TM) Tattle-Tape(TM)
Security

ST. PAUL, Minn. and DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999-- Technology leaders 3M and Texas Instruments today announced that 3M has
introduced the 3M(TM) Digital Identification System, which is based on radio frequency identification technology and uses a Texas Instruments Tag-It(TM)
smart label, specifically for use in libraries.

Both companies expect the system to revolutionize how libraries track and secure their materials. The 3M Digital Identification System integrates digital
identification and 3M Tattle-Tape security systems in libraries.

According to John Yorkovich, digital technologies marketing manager at 3M Library Systems, the new Digital Identification System enhances Materials Flow
Management within a library, which is the goal of 3M.

``The 3M Digital Identification System further streamlines the flow of materials into, within and out of a library in several ways. Because of the Digital
Identification System tag, there is no requirement to locate traditional optical barcode labels and position them correctly, whether at the circulation desk or at the
3M(TM) SelfCheck(TM) System. The system accelerates the check out and check in process, thus making the patron`s visit to the library more efficient and
library staff more productive.``

And, according to Yorkovich, there is no need to replace existing Tattle-Tape security strips when Digital Identification System tags are put onto an item.
Because an RFID-based label can easily be compromised when a patron passes through a detection system, the combination of the Tattle-Tape security strip and
the new Digital Identification System tag ensures security is retained.

3M`s Digital Identification System tags feature tiny transponders that are manufactured by Texas Instruments. A transponder contains information unique to the
item it marks. A special reading device can decode this information, which can be used for a number of library tasks.

``We were eager to work with 3M to design the most efficient means of using smart label technology in libraries,`` said Rick Heimann, business development at
Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments has successfully applied RFID technology for various uses, including security access and logistics management in such
industries as automotive and petroleum.

``The 3M Digital Identification System is unique in that we haven`t simply taken RFID technology and retrofitted it for use in libraries,`` said Yorkovich. ``We
have selected Texas Instruments smart label technology and combined it with our Materials Flow Management components to create a system that offers all the
benefits of RFID technology without compromising security -- a critical component to library materials flow management.``

The new 3M Digital Identification System was recently installed in the Curriculum Materials Library at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where it will be
further refined for official introduction to the market. UNLV plans to integrate the system into its state-of-the-art Lied Library during its construction. The Lied
Library will be one of the most technologically-advanced libraries in the world, according to Yorkovich.

3M Library Systems used information gathered through extensive research among librarians to create a Digital Identification System that meets the unique needs
of libraries.

``For example, RFID was originally developed for data capture applications and was used for tracking everything from livestock to automobiles. Libraries told us
they want to be able to change the information contained on a digital identification tag,`` said Yorkovich, who notes that the 3M digital identification tag is
``re-writeable``; libraries don`t have to replace a book`s digital identification tag just because they`re changing the book`s status. One of the many benefits of this
capability is that it minimizes the number of ``hits`` on the circulation system database, thus improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the database for all
library activities.

3M Digital Identification System tags are part of the optimization of an entire checkout, check-in and inventory management process that maximizes security.
Other components of the 3M Digital Identification System that maximize Materials Flow Management at libraries are:

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-- Conversion stations for the transition from optical barcodes to
digital identification tags

-- 3M(TM) SelfCheck(TM) Systems

-- 3M(TM) Staff Workstations

-- 3M(TM) Tattle-Tape(TM) Security Strips and 3M(TM) Detection
Systems


The global leader in library security for nearly 30 years, 3M protects literally billions of individual items in thousands of libraries throughout the world.

3M is a diversified manufacturing company with 1998 sales of $15 billion. The company has operations in more than 60 countries and employs more than 70,000
people worldwide. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., 3M is a manufacturer of more than 50,000 products serving industrial, commercial and consumer markets.

NOTES TO THE EDITOR:

Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world`s leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog
technologies, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company`s businesses also include materials and controls,
educational and productivity solutions, and digital imaging. The company has manufacturing and sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web site at www.ti.com.

Texas Instruments entered the radio frequency identification (RFID) market in 1991 with the worldwide introduction of TIRIS (Texas Instruments Registration
and Identification System). Fusing together core competencies in advanced semiconductors, microelectronic packaging and computer system design, TIRIS has
become a standard-setting technology used in thousands of object tracking and data collection applications around the world.

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By CBS MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:18 AM ET Jun 10, 1999




Texas Instruments (TXN: news, msgs) Chief Financial Officer Bill
Aylesworth said the outlook for the semiconductor industry continues to
improve, citing strong orders in the first and second quarters as evidence.
Aylesworth said he expects "strong" second quarter with solid revenue
growth across the breadth of the semiconductor market. He told fund
managers Thursday at the PaineWebber Growth & Technology conference
that order trends are keeping up and that he sees no disruption in inventory.
Meanwhile, he said that the company`s calculator business will also have a
strong second quarter. Aylesworth said he expects the company to be able
to sustain overall growth beyond the second quarter. The company recently
increased capital spending, but Aylesworth declined to say by how much.
He said he sees "extended if not accelerated growth" next year.

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