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ST. PETERS, Mo., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR) today announced that it has received the "C. Sheldon Roberts Silicon Supplier of the Year" award from Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS). This is the fourth time in five years that MEMC has received this award from Fairchild. The award was granted based on a total score received on Fairchild Semiconductor's extensive supplier performance evaluation, which comprises scores in individual areas like quality, delivery, service, cost-of-ownership, technology, and environmental. Eric Kruger, Fairchild's Purchasing Manager for North American wafer fabs, made the following comment, "Congratulations to the MEMC Team members, who support Fairchild Semiconductor's global wafer fab operations, for being selected as the 2005 award recipient for the "silicon" category. MEMC's continued attention to detail in supporting Fairchild Semiconductor's requirements is greatly appreciated and contributes to the success of both parties." "We are very pleased to receive this important award from Fairchild Semiconductor," said Sean Hunkler, MEMC's Senior Vice President of Operations. "We place great value on our relationship with Fairchild Semiconductor and this award underscores our commitment to consistently provide them with the highest quality, most advanced silicon products." The C. Sheldon Roberts Silicon Supplier Award is granted annually by Fairchild Semiconductor to recognize outstanding silicon suppliers that meet, or exceed, the company's stringent quality requirements. Suppliers are rated on delivery, quality, service, cost of ownership, technology & systems, and environmental process. The award is named after C. Sheldon Roberts, one of the founders of the original Fairchild Semiconductor, and the company's first material specialist, known for working with suppliers to build quality into their process. 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 http://www.fairchildsemi.com/. About MEMC MEMC is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of wafers and related intermediate products to the semiconductor and solar industries. MEMC has been a pioneer in the design and development of wafer technologies over the past four decades. With R&D and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia, MEMC enables the next generation of high performance semiconductor devices and solar cells. DATASOURCE: MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. CONTACT: Jim Donaldson, Director, Marketing Communications, +1-636-474-5929; or Bill Michalek, Director, Investor Relations, +1-636-474-5443, both of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. Web site: http://www.memc.com/ http://www.fairchildsemi.com/

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