Product category:
Discrete Power Devices
News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 September 2004
Market research confirms powerful
position
Fairchild has extended its number-one position worldwide for discrete and analogue components that deliver and manage power, according to market research firms Databeans, Gartner and iSuppli.
Fairchild Semiconductor has extended its number-one position worldwide for discrete and analogue components that deliver and manage power, according to leading market research firms Databeans, Gartner and iSuppli Green Fairchild power switches have been a particular success, growing more than 60% during the last three quarters, providing highly efficient power conversion for a wide variety of end markets including consumer electronics, industrial and white goods
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The market for power management semiconductors to efficiently convert, control and condition power is estimated to reach $9 billion worldwide by 2008, according to market research firm Databeans.
These components are used in all electronic devices to optimise system power - extending battery life, reducing the costs of consumer appliances and meeting new energy standards.
"Six years ago, Fairchild recognised the opportunity in power components and aggressively focused our business on building a leadership position globally", said Kirk Pond, Fairchild's President, CEO and Chairman of the Board.
"Turning that vision into products that meet our customers' requirements with state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facilities around the world has established Fairchild as 'the power franchise'".
"Power semiconductor content for the automotive, consumer appliances, PC, home media and display markets is projected to grow at least twice as fast as the electronics end market through 2008, according to market analyst iSupply", Pond continued.
"By applying our resources to developing new power products such as our very successful green Fairchild power switches, expanding and optimising our manufacturing capacity and providing global power resource centres in support of customer design requirements, we've grown our power business quickly and consistently".
"Sales of power products have increased 31% during the last three quarters and we've established the number-one position globally in this fast growing segment".
"We're seeing exciting innovation in end market products ranging from consumer electronics to communications to computers", Pond commented.
"Faster chips and higher performance demands consume enormous levels of power".
"Without components to effectively manage power, many of these new applications wouldn't be feasible due to extreme heat issues".
"Additionally, the costs of energy are growing at staggering rates".
"New worldwide regulations on standby power to reduce energy demands are driving whole new classes of devices".
"Fairchild's analogue power management and power discrete components are helping our customers to meet these demands, while enabling next-generation applications".
Fairchild continues to win new designs across multiple end markets.
Recent Fairchild design wins include: ultraportable components in Sony/Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung Electronics, Siemens and Kyocera products; manufacturing display components in Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and FHP products; consumer white good components in Daikin Industries and Samsung Electronics products; computer and motherboard components in Asustek, ECS, Gigabyte and Micro-Star International products; network infrastructure equipment components in Ericsson, Cisco Systems and Lucent products; and automotive systems components for Delphi.
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