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News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 March 2007
50th anniversary for pioneering firm of
industry
The company where the planar process for semiconductor manufacture was invented is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year
Fairchild Semiconductor, one of the seminal companies in the electronics era, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year Established in 1957, the goal of the original company, namely the development and production of silicon diffused transistors and other semiconductor devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Energy efficiency is a driving force not only in the electronics industry, but also to every person around the world".
"With the shrinking supply of fuel, the growing requirement of electronic devices, and the increasing number of energy-efficiency regulations worldwide, semiconductor companies must take the initiative to deliver products that maximise power efficiency at every opportunity", says Mark Thompson, Fairchild's President and CEO.
"Over the past ten years, Fairchild has developed a full range of products to address the power-efficiency needs for key market segments including consumer, ultra-portable (cell phones and handheld appliances), communications, computing, industrial, and automotive".
These products include: SPM devices that provide a complete, integrated power management solution.
These smart power modules combine as many as a dozen separate chips in a single package.
Meeting low standby power regulations, these devices simplify designs, reduce EMI emissions, and lower costs.
Fairchild power switch devices reduce switching losses to below 1W, meeting governmental and agency regulations.
The newest generation of FPS include: - IntelliMAX advanced load switches which offer power management and protection functions in industry-leading packaging, combining the best of low-voltage power semiconductors and analogue control circuitry; - PFC (Power Factor Correction) devices which maximise power efficiency.
These controllers lower power line loading and improve power factor of switch mode power supplies (SMPS), meeting the 80 plus program requirement (80% or greater power efficiency and true power factor of 0.9 or greater).
- SuperFET devices.
This new generation of high voltage MOSFETs address the demanding high-voltage, fast-switching applications that require high efficiency.
Typical applications include Power Factor Correction (PFC), lighting, and AC/DC power supply systems.
- The industry's broadest range of integrated motor drive solutions (50VA to 10kVA).
- Power Amplifier modules, with i-LO technology.
These devices reduce quiescent current as much as 70% from traditional current saving methods for wireless communications systems such as Wi-Fi, CDMA, and WCDMA cellular handsets.
- A wide portfolio of IGBTs and power MOSFETs for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets.
"The entrepreneurial spirit of the early Fairchild is alive and well today and is evidenced by the development of high value power management solutions", continues Thompson.
"Our leadership in energy efficient solutions makes Fairchild as important and relevant for the next 50 years as it has been for the last 50".
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