Fairchild Semiconductor to Present Solutions to Meet Energy Efficiency Requirements and Government Regulations at PCIM Europe 2006

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--April 24, 2006--Fairchild Semiconductor will feature an extensive product portfolio of solutions meeting efficiency standards and government regulations at PCIM Europe 2006. As the leading global supplier of high-performance products that optimize system power, Fairchild develops products that meet or exceed the industry's stringent power factor correction (PFC) specifications, low-power initiatives and other green requirements affecting motor, lighting, automotive, AC/DC and DC/DC applications.

At PCIM Europe, Fairchild will exhibit (booth 601) its industry-leading Smart Power Modules (SPM(TM)), PFC controller ICs and other highly integrated, high-functionality devices. Fairchild technologists will also present papers offering designers innovative design ideas for optimizing thermal and power efficiency while saving board space in today's demanding power applications. PCIM Europe, scheduled for May 30 through June 1, 2006, in Nuremberg, Germany, is a global conference and exhibit for the electronics industry.

"Meeting PFC requirements, the less than 1 Watt Initiative and other green regulations are of paramount concern for today's applications designers," said Alfred Hesener, director of Marketing. "Today's applications require increased efficiency even as their product features multiply and the product itself shrinks in size. Fairchild Semiconductor understands these conflicting challenges and develops products that integrate functionality and utilize proprietary packaging technologies to improve efficiency and thermal characteristics while saving board space and reducing component count. As The PowerFranchise(R), Fairchild offers in-house expertise for applying these advanced technologies in innovative ways to enhance performance in specific applications."

Fairchild's presentations at PCIM Europe will include:

-- "Evaluation of Non-Punch Through IGBT Technologies for Soft- and Hard-Switching Applications," by Sampat Shekawat;

-- "Caveat for Operating Power MOSFETs in Non-Switching Operations," by Alain Laprade and Alex Craig;

-- "Practical Hands-On Lab Experience in Addressing Shoot-Through in Synchronous Buck Regulators," by Art Black, Jon Gladish, and Young Sub Jeong;

-- "Advanced Physics-Based Modeling of Power MOSFET Devices," by Chris Kocon, Jon Gladish and Ashok Challa; and

-- "A Peak at the Future; Extreme Power Density for Core Converters," By Alan Elbanhawy.

Fairchild will also participate in podium discussions on system integration on the module level, held on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 3:00 PM, and will deliver a vendor presentation on June 1 from 9:40 to 10:00AM titled "Innovative Analog Control ICs for lighting and power supply applications."

For more information about Fairchild's participation in industry tradeshows, please go to: www.fairchildsemi.com/tradeshow

About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor is the leading global supplier of high-performance power products critical to today's leading electronic applications in the computing, communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the industry's broadest portfolio of components that optimize system power. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.

About PCIM Europe:

PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) is Europe's leading meeting-point for experts in power electronics and its applications in intelligent motion and power quality. PCIM offers a comprehensive focused and compact presentation of products--from latest developments of power semiconductors, passive components, products for thermal management, new materials, sensors as well as servo-technology and energy- focused and compact presentation of products management. For more information, please go to www.pcim.de.