With $3.1 billion in facility-specific investment and 488 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The semiconductors context.
Semiconductor fabrication plants, known as fabs, rank among the most capital-intensive industrial facilities ever built—often requiring $10–$30 billion and several years from groundbreaking to initial production. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 accelerated a U.S. construction cycle spanning advanced chip fabrication, legacy-node production, semiconductor equipment, packaging, and critical materials. These projects create long-term manufacturing footprints while attracting suppliers, infrastructure investment, and specialized technical work.
At a glance
- Company
- Texas Instruments
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Location
- Richardson, Texas
- Investment
- $3.10B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 488
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Apr 18, 2019
- Operations began
- Sep 29, 2022
- Added to tracker
- Aug 30, 2026
Official references
- Texas Governor's April 18, 2019 RFAB2 announcement https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-texas-instruments-new-300mm-facility-in-richardson
- TI's September 2022 RFAB2 initial-production announcement https://news.ti.com/tis-new-300-millimeter-wafer-fab-in-richardson-texas-begins-initial-production
- TI Richardson manufacturing page https://www.ti.com/about-ti/manufacturing/richardson.html
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "RFAB2 300mm Analog Wafer Fab — Texas Instruments, Richardson, TX." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/texas-instruments-rfab2-richardson. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.