FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), the leading global supplier of high performance products that optimize system power, has been honored by the government of South Korea for excellence in occupational health and safety. Fairchild has established an accident free record exceeding six years. The Prime Minister's Award was presented in Seoul by Dae-Hwan Kim, the minister of labor of South Korea. "We're very pleased to receive this most recent honor," said C.S. Song, vice president of global operations, Korea. "Fairchild implemented a very rigorous health and safety program including regular safety education classes, a computerized safety management system, an ergonomics team, an emergency response team, and a health club and physiotherapy center focused on minimizing or eliminating on-the-job related injuries and illness. Our Bucheon team has done an excellent job and this award recognizes those efforts. Having been additionally lauded this year for environmental preservation in South Korea, we will continue to take a leadership position by setting the highest environmental and safety standards as a global semiconductor company." Fairchild's Bucheon facility has also received recognition for: -- Environmental preservation and water protection; -- Designation as an environmental friendly company; -- ISO14001and KOSHA 18001 certifications; -- Voluntary energy reduction; -- Superior water quality management; and -- Participation in local environmental activities. Fairchild's Bucheon plant provides customers with design and technical support as well as a world class manufacturing operation of power devices such as Smart Power Modules (SPM(TM)). These modules integrate high-voltage ICs (HVIC), low-voltage ICs(LVIC), IGBTs, and Fast Recovery Diodes (FRD) in a variety of innovative packaging, enabling designers to reduce overall system size while simultaneously enhancing reliability. 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.