Exhibit 5
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
13500 North Central Expressway, MS 241
P.O. Box 655474
Dallas,Texas 75265
July 8, 1994
Board of Directors
Texas Instruments Incorporated
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265
Re: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Registration Statement (Form S-8)
Dear Board Members:
This opinion of counsel is given in connection with a Registration
Statement (Form S-8) being filed by you with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect of the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan (the
"Plan").
As Chief Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Texas Instruments
Incorporated ("TI"), I am familiar with all corporate action taken or to be
taken with respect to the Plan and shares of common stock (the "Shares") of TI
to be distributed pursuant to the Plan, and am pleased to advise that:
(i) the Shares distributed pursuant to the Plan (including any
previously unissued shares of TI common stock sold or contributed,
in accordance with the terms of the Plan, by TI to the trustee
under the Plan) will, when so distributed, be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable; and
(ii) the interests in the Plan, when acquired in accordance with the
terms of such Plan, will be valid and legal interests in such
Plan.
I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to said
Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
O. WAYNE COON
Chief Corporate Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT 23(a)
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing
Plan of Texas Instruments Incorporated of our reports (a) dated January 28,
1994, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated
financial statement schedules of Texas Instruments Incorporated included or
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K), and (b) dated
May 4, 1994, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the TI
Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan included in its Annual Report (Form
11-K), both for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG
Dallas, Texas
July 15, 1994
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 14th day of July, 1994.
JAMES R. ADAMS
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James R. Adams
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 11th day of July, 1994.
JAMES B. BUSEY IV
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James B. Busey IV
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 11th day of July, 1994.
GERALD W. FRONTERHOUSE
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Gerald W. Fronterhouse
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-
fact and agents, with full and several power of substitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the registration of up to 4,000,000
shares of common stock of Texas Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate
amount of related interests in the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan,
and any or all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 12th day of July, 1994.
JERRY R. JUNKINS
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Jerry R. Junkins
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 14th day of July, 1994.
WILLIAM S. LEE
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William S. Lee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 12th day of July, 1994.
WILLIAM B. MITCHELL
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William B. Mitchell
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 12th day of July, 1994.
DAVID M. RODERICK
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David M. Roderick
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 11th day of July, 1994.
GLORIA M. SHATTO
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Gloria M. Shatto
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 12th day of July, 1994.
WILLIAM P. WEBER
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William P. Weber
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 14th day of July, 1994.
CLAYTON K. YEUTTER
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Clayton K. Yeutter
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS, RICHARD J. AGNICH and WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH,
and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full and several power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with
the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Texas
Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of related interests in
the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any or all amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 12th day of July, 1994.
MARVIN M. LANE, JR.
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Marvin M. Lane, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints JERRY R. JUNKINS and RICHARD J. AGNICH, and each of them, with
full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full and several power of substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement
on Form S-8 in connection with the registration of up to 4,000,000 shares of
common stock of Texas Instruments Incorporated and an indeterminate amount of
related interests in the TI Employees Universal Profit Sharing Plan, and any
or all amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on this 9th day of July, 1994.
WILLIAM A. AYLESWORTH
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William A. Aylesworth