Flash memory sales grew 12.7percentt in October, and digital signal processors jumped 9.3percentt.
Digital signal processors are the key chips in fast Internet connections.
Flash memory and digital signal processors, which are used in cellphones, also increased.
T.I. makes digital signal processors used to convey audio and video information.
But while digital signal processors and microprocessors are the rock stars of information technology, executives at Texas Instruments are making the number of analog devices surrounding the signal processors a feature of their show-and-tell sessions.
The microphone uses four directional microphones and digital signal processors to distinguish your commands from your dog's barking.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), American manufacturer of calculators, microprocessors, and digital signal processors with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
The Semiconductor Industry Association reported continued strength in non-PC chip markets like flash memory and digital signal processors, that are dependent on the consumer market.
Sales of flash memory and digital signal processors, which are used in handsets, were up 6.9percentand4.4percentcent, respectively, in October over the previous month.
Texas Instruments, which is based in Dallas, is primarily strong in digital signal processors, or D.S.P.'s, specialized chips often used in conjunction with analog circuits.
Other voice-activated appliances were sold in the 1980's and 90's, but until recently the digital signal processors remained expensive, about $20 a unit.
