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Allen, where the silicon process-
ing will be performed.” Final
assembly and testing will be
done in Allen and in France.
hired to handle this growth.
Most of TEXET’s semicon-
In keeping with the change in
times, Allen now has its own
video club simply named The
Video Club.
nually.
To create awareness of TEX-
ET products, the company will
be participating in several na-
tional trade shows as well as ap-
pearing in publications serving
the high-technology market.
Soon, TEXET’s Allen address
will appear in these promotional
tions are in North Dallas and
The Colony.
According to Brad McGinnis,
owner of the Allen store, the
chain will be growing in the
near future.
The Video Club located in
Allen in November of 1983.
The store is managed by Jeff
Slatton and currently enlists
technologies. They will then
return to France to put ths
knowledge to use for TEXET’s
facility in St. Michel Sur Meur-
the, a growing town in eastern
France.
TEXET plans to increase
employment here to about 150
in the year. As production
and will continue to do well as
its membership increases.
“We still offer the best rates
available as well as discounts
on accessories and blank tape to
our club members.”
The Video Club’s hours are 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday.
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Allen
$100, and 3-day movie rental is
$3.
More than 40 new movies
have been added to the list this
month, including “The Day
After,” “Porky’s II” and “Deal
of the Century.”
The Video Club also stocks
some of your more off-beat
flicks, including “Come Back to
Mr. Mom
Tootsie
Staying Alive
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financing also came from a
group of French investors.
Ochsner points out that much
of the construction work on the
building was done by local com-
panies. Local businesses have
been used for support services
wherever possible.
The present staff of 34 in-
cludes six Allenites: John
Foreman, Jeff Jay cox, Janet
McGee, Larry Stogner and
Jean-Michel and Marie Zuillot.
The Zuillots are from France
and will be here for about a year
becoming familiar with some of
The executive staff of TEX-
ET is made up of former Texas
Instruments executives, most
of whom have more than 20
years experience in high-
technology fields. This exper-
e
techniques in “chip” produc-
tion.
TEXET is a member of the
Allen Chamber of Commerce.
Their recent ribbon cutting
ceremony was attended by
more than 40 people. Several
chamber members commented
that this was the largest atten-
dance ever at a ribbon cutting
opening a new Allen business.
“We feel like we made a good
decision locating TEXET in
Allen. The town is located in a
key high-technology growth
area and expects members of
the business community to be
good neighbors. We have every
intention of living up to that ex-
pectation,” Ochsner said.
Hidden in the trees, just west
of Highway 5 in south Allen is a
new high technology company
called TEXET Corporation. In
the near future, TEXET pro-
ducts could be used by
Allenites but equally hidden
from view in their cars, home
computers or other electronics
items.
This month, TEXET will
begin production of semicon-
ductors in Allen with initial
deliveries to customers ex-
pected in May. Semiconductors
are sometimes called “chips”, a
reference to their small size.
They are made hundreds at a
time on 4-inch diameter silicon
wafers and include a variety of
electronic circuits constructed
to perform thousands of func-
tions. In computers, televi-
sions, automobiles and hun-
dreds of other applications
these “chips” are installed on
printed circuit boards which
handle the electronic instruc-
tions and intelligence necessary
to do a desired task, such as
distributors throughout the
United States. A similar
marketing team will cover
Europe. By 1986, Ochsner
believes sales volume could ap-
proach $25 to $30 million an-
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U.S. market will be returned to facility to produce semiconduc-
the United States for shipment tors that use several new
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Sales will be handled through
a network of manufacturer’s
smashes as “Mr. Mom,” the Five and Dime Jimmy
“Tootsie,” Staying Alive,” Dean, Jimmy Dean,” a Robert
“Risky Business,” “48 Hours,” Altman classic, and “Liquid
“Blue Thunder” and “Cujo.” Sky,” which received rave
Memberships are $75 and reviews in Dallas during its
panies which use power
semiconductors. TEXET presi-
dent Fred Ochsner says the
company will also implement
custom designs for specialized
applications to customer re-
quirements.
TEXET’s involvment in
Allen goes beyond the presence
of their facility here. Part of the
initial financing was provided
by an industrial revenue bond
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TEXET will manufacture a
line of specialized semiconduc-
tors that regulate the flow of
electricity through printed cir-
cuit boards. Potential uses for
these devices include
automotive circuits for engine
ignition and fuel use, com-
puters, audio equipment, elec-
tric power supplies and telecom-
municaitons.
Once TEXET reaches full
production, it will produce over
a million “chips” each month.
The fact that such large
numbers could come from such
a modest state-of-the-art facili-
ty is an indication of the small
size of the product. A finished
semiconductor is often less than
an inch long and about a 1/4”
wide. Initially, there will be
three families of semiconduc-
tors, but TEXET expects that
will expand rapidly to about 20
by the end of the year.
The 20 basic families will be
short run. 220 members and has yet to
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Herman, Jim. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 64, Ed. 1 Monday, February 27, 1984, newspaper, February 27, 1984; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1459674/m1/67/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.