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National Instruments

The NI, formerly the National Instruments Corporation, is an American multinational company headquartered in Austin, Texas. NI is the producer of automated test equipment, semiconductor production equipment, and virtual instrumentation software. Following its acquisition by Emerson Electric in October 2023, NI has operated as Emerson’s test and…

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Founded
1976; 50 years ago (1976)
Founders
James Truchard · Bill Nowlin · Jeff Kodosky
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, Austin, United States
Key people
Ritu Favre (President)
Net income
US$140 million (2022)
Number of employees
c. 7,000 (Dec. 2022)

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National Instruments

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Electronics Workbench Group · 27
National Instruments → Bryant, Canada-based, Chief Operating Officer, EDA, Electronics Workbench, Electronics Workbench EDA, Europe, European, In, Interactive Image Technologies, James Post, Joe Koenig, Like Electronics Workbench, MultiSIM, Naarden, Netherlands, NI Multisim, NI Ultiboard, Ontario, PR
related to 1990s · 23
National Instruments → After, Bridge, Bridge Point Parkway, C/C, In, Instrumentation, LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Lake Austin, Later, Loop, National Instruments Alliance Partner, NI, NIAP, PC, SCXI, Signal Conditioning Extensions, Silicon Hills Bridge Point, That, The
related to Foundation · 17
National Instruments → Austin Applied Research Laboratories, Bill Nowlin, GPIB, In, James Truchard, Jeff Kodosky, Longhorn Instruments, Navy, PDP-11/04, Texas, Texas Digital, The, They, Truchard's, Ultimately, University, While
Products · 7
National Instruments → cRIO, DAQ, LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, PXI, roboRIO, TestStand
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National Instruments → Historical, National Instruments Corporation, Official, SEC
Founders · 3
National Instruments → Bill Nowlin, James Truchard, Jeff Kodosky
Founded · 1
National Instruments → 1976; 50 years ago (1976)
Headquarters · 1
National Instruments → Austin, Texas, Austin, United States
Key people · 1
National Instruments → Ritu Favre (President)
Net income · 1
National Instruments → US$140 million (2022)

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National InstrumentsFounded1976; 50 years ago (1976)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsFoundersJames Truchard1.00infobox
National InstrumentsFoundersBill Nowlin1.00infobox
National InstrumentsFoundersJeff Kodosky1.00infobox
National InstrumentsHeadquartersAustin, Texas, Austin, United States1.00infobox
National InstrumentsKey peopleRitu Favre (President)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsNet incomeUS$140 million (2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsNumber of employeesc. 7,000 (Dec. 2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsOperating incomeUS$192 million (2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsParentEmerson1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsLabWindows/CVI1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsLabVIEW1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsPXI1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsDAQ1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductscRIO1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsTestStand1.00infobox
National InstrumentsProductsroboRIO1.00infobox
National InstrumentsRevenueUS$1.66 billion (2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsTotal assetsUS$2.36 billion (2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsTotal equityUS$1.16 billion (2022)1.00infobox
National InstrumentsTypeDivision1.00infobox
National InstrumentsWebsiteni.com1.00infobox

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