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Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) technologists will present innovative design ideas on optimizing system power, even in the most space- and power-constrained applications, at this year's Portable Power Developer's Conference (PPDC '06). Being held April 3-5, 2006 in Richardson, Texas, PPDC is the only conference dedicated to efficient energy utilization and advanced power management in portable electronic devices. Fairchild Semiconductor, The Power Franchise(R), provides products and resources to meet the designer's needs, leading to more effective power management in today's portable applications. The following papers will be presented by Fairchild technologists: -- "The Challenge of Optimizing Power in Portable Applications," Shihab Kuran -- "Integrated Power Modules: The Power Conversion Industry Coming Into Its Own," Alan Elbanhawy -- "A Boost Converter with a Resonant Circuit for Reduced Switching Losses in Ultra Portable Applications," Simon Oh -- "Video in Your Pocket," Bill Laumeister -- "Novel SerDes Implementation Eliminates Power-and-Throughput Dilemma in Ultra-Portable Designs," Jeff Ju "With more functionality constantly being squeezed into cell phones, handsets, notebooks and other portable applications, designers are always looking for ways to improve power efficiency without sacrificing performance," notes Dr. Reno Rossetti, senior director, Strategy, Analog Product Group, and author of the recently published book Managing Power Electronics: VLSI and DSP-Driven Computer Systems. "To answer this market trend, Fairchild offers an industry-leading portfolio of power components and the expertise to apply this advanced technology in innovative ways." For complete information on Fairchild Semiconductor's upcoming events, please visit the website at www.fairchildsemi.com/tradeshow. 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. 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 PPC: This three-day international conference will serve an audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest commercial advancements and anticipated future developments related to advanced power management and efficient energy utilization. Speakers will have an opportunity to present to top executives and technical professionals of leading portable device makers as well as key technical and management professionals in the power conversion and semiconductor industries, and leading researchers from industry, academia and government laboratories. Find more information at http://www.darnell.com/ppdc/.