FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

-- Kyung-Jae Lee Appointed Vice President of Marketing and of the Global Power Resource(TM) Center in Korea -- Brings Analog Product and Sales Management Experience from Texas Instruments and Samsung Electronics Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), the leading global supplier of products that optimize system power, today announced the appointment of Kyung-Jae (KJ) Lee, 48, to Vice President of Marketing and of the Global Power Resource Center(TM) in Korea. He will be responsible for the marketing and field application engineering activities, as well as directing development of complete system power solutions with customers at the Global Power Resource Design Center, based in Bucheon, South Korea. Lee will report to Chan-Goo (CG) Park, Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing in Korea. Lee joins Fairchild from Texas Instruments where for more than 17 years he held various management positions in analog products, distribution and sales. Previously he worked for Samsung Electronics, leading a team of engineers in developing graphic products for PCs. He is a graduate of Inha University in Korea. "KJ's sales and marketing record of increasing revenue, winning new business and creating strategic partnerships for major accounts will be very valuable to Fairchild," said CG Park. "He brings a unique blend of analog power product technical expertise combined with extensive customer experience in Korea. Fairchild is moving rapidly to solidify our team globally as we focus our efforts to develop higher value power semiconductors. KJ will strengthen our team in Korea and be able to contribute immediately." Fairchild has announced several management additions recently as Dr. Mark Thompson - the company's recently named president and CEO - builds his team globally to continue growing the company's leadership position in power semiconductors. As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild's components convert, control and condition power in computing and display, industrial, consumer, communications and automotive applications. Fairchild continues to prove its dominance with 76% of sales from power products, an increase from approximately 14% eight years ago. About Fairchild Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) 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 through minimization, conversion, management and distribution functions. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South Portland, Maine, USA and numerous locations around the world. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.