| The Region's Largest Technology Employers
Starting more than half a century ago, the Austin Chamber of Commerce worked hard to build
Austin into a technology center. IBM was the first recruit to the Austin region in 1968.
Today, Austin is home to many major industry names as well as very successful smaller technology companies. The companies and organizations
listed below are the largest technology employers in the Austin region. Click here to view a list of companies employing fewer than 500 people (File is in xls format and less than 1mb in size).
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| Company | Description | | Employing 6,000 & over |
| Dell | Computer equipment mfg./sales (Hdq.) |
| IBM Corp. | Computer hardware & software mfg./R&D |
| Employing 2,000-5,999 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | Semiconductor chip mfg. |
| Applied Materials | Semiconductor production equipment mfg. |
| AT&T |
Telecommunications (Hdq. of TX operations) |
| Freescale Semiconductor |
Semiconductor chip design & mfg. (Hdq.) |
| National Instruments |
Virtual instrumentation software & hardware mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Solectron Texas | Electronics mfg. |
| Employing 1,000-1,999 |
| 3M Corp. | Electronic connectors & test equipment mfg./R&D |
| Apple Computer | Computer mfg., technical & admin. support center |
| Hospira |
Healthcare products mfg. |
| PPD Development |
Pharmaceutical, medical device & biotech R&D services |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor |
Semiconductor chip mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Spansion |
Memory chip mfg. |
| Time Warner Cable Co. |
Media & communications |
| Employing 500-999 |
| Austin Energy |
Municipal utility |
| BAE Systems Integrated Defense Solutions | Defense & aerospace equipment mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Broadwing Communications |
Telecommunications (Hdq.) |
| Cingular |
Telecommunications |
| Dresser Wayne |
Gasoline dispenser & control systems mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Emerson Process Management |
Process control software & systems R&D (Hdq.) |
| Hewlett-Packard |
Marketing & customer support services for computer mfg. |
| Intel |
Microchip design center |
| Lower Colorado River Authority |
Electric power distribution (Hdq.) |
| Silicon Laboratories |
Integrated circuits design/mfg. (Hdq.) |
| Unisys |
IT solutions |
| URS Corp. |
Engineering |
| Vignette Corp. |
E-business/content mgt software dev (Hdq.) |
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