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Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 February 2006

Processing equipment specialist comes
onboard

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Richard Aurelio has joined the board of directors at Fairchild Semiconductor.

Richard Aurelio has joined the board of directors at Fairchild Semiconductor Aurelio is the Chairman of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, the leading producer of ion implantation equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors

He has served Varian Semiconductor in several executive capacities, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, since its creation in 1999 as a spinoff from Varian Associates.

Under his leadership, Varian Semiconductor became a designer and manufacturer of semiconductor processing equipment for virtually all of the major semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.

"We're extremely pleased to have Dick join our board", said Fairchild's President and CEO Mark Thompson.

"His knowledge of our industry, particularly from a management and manufacturing view, will be of great value as we continue our focus on bringing higher value analogue and discrete products to market, while driving state-of-the-art manufacturing and efficiencies in capital spending".

"As we continue executing our clear strategy to improve the quality of our business as The Power Franchise, we look forward to Dick's contributions".

"The board of directors is anticipating the wealth of experience and business acumen that Dick will bring to our organisation", said Kirk Pond, Chairman of the Board.

"His strong combination of technical and business skills will serve us well".

Aurelio holds an MBA from the University of Louisville, and a BSc in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He serves as Chairman of the Board for both Varian Semiconductor and Brion Technologies.

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