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EXHIBIT 23(b)
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 report dated January 17, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Burr-Brown Corporation included in its annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Tucson, Arizona
July 18, 2000
