Texas Instruments Inc., a key chipmaker for producers of cars and factory equipment, suffered the worst stock decline in 17 years after stoking fears that a tariff-fueled sales surge will be short-lived.

Dallas-based Texas Instruments, a key chipmaker for producers of cars and factory equipment, tumbled in early trading Wednesday after stoking fears that

TheStreet. It's the Alamo all over again. They say everything is bigger in Texas, and Texas Instruments (TXN) shares took a 10-gallon dive on July 23 after the semiconductor company issued weak earnings guidance and raised concerns about the Trump administration's tariffs.