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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related proxy
statement/prospectus of Texas Instruments Incorporated for the registration of
its common stock in connection with the merger of Texas Instruments Incorporated
with Burr-Brown Corporation, and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our reports dated January 24, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Texas Instruments Incorporated included in its proxy statement for
the 2000 annual meeting of stockholders and incorporated by reference in its
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the related
financial statement schedule, as amended, included in Form 10-K/A, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
July 18, 2000
