If you want to see what the future of electronic systems looks like, all you have to do is visit one of TI’s three Kilby Labs locations. While innovation takes place every day in every corner of TI across the globe, inside the walls of Kilby Labs, scientists and engineers are collaborating to make technology that we may not see in end products for two to four years.
TI Kilby Labs locations are in Dallas, in Bangalore, India, and in Santa Clara, California, the heart of Silicon Valley. All three Kilby Labs work closely together, often collaborating with each other and with TI’s business units on joint projects.
“It’s extremely crucial to be in Silicon Valley, because so much of the innovation in the high tech industry is associated with this area,” said David Anderson, General Manager of Kilby Labs Silicon Valley.
David believes being in Silicon Valley, so close to many of the world’s leading innovators, is critical to the success of the lab.
“We collaborate with innovative people at TI and with our university partners to convert ideas to reality in the form of proof of concept and demonstration vehicles that our business units can take and develop into leading-edge products,” he said.
The ideas David’s team works on typically won’t see the light of day as products for more than three years. But when they do finally hit the market, that’s when he feels a real sense of accomplishment.
“When our business units convert our projects into novel products that find their way into devices that we buy in electronics stores or into the car that you are driving, that completes the circle. It’s nice to be able to tell your friends that this particular product has Kilby technology inside,” he said.
David believes TI’s Kilby Labs, whether in Silicon Valley, Dallas or India, is the place to be for innovators who want to see their ideas become the technology of tomorrow.
“We get to work on cool technology together with some of the best academic brains in the country, and we get to convert those ideas into real products,” David said.