Fairchild Semiconductor to Deliver Solutions for Optimizing System Power in Automotive Applications at Convergence 2006
September 19 2006 - 11:35AM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS), the leading global supplier of
products that optimize system power, will demonstrate its
leadership position in ignition system products and other solutions
for automotive applications at Convergence 2006, being held in
Detroit, Michigan, October 16-18. Fairchild's conference exhibit
will emphasize its continued expansion of functional power
products, including gate drivers, high-side switches and smart
ignition IGBTs. Automotive power electronics is projected to grow
at a rate of 8.6 percent through 2009, with even higher growth
rates for body electronics and emerging systems, such as power
steering and power control for hybrid electric vehicles, according
to IMS Research(1). Automotive systems are using more analog and
power management functions and Fairchild is continuing to develop
products in response to this trend. Recent developments in the
automotive market include: -- Significant demand for passenger
comfort and convenience features. With options like heated seats,
these systems require significantly more power and power
management. Fairchild's integrated high-side switches offer the
ability to efficiently switch and control these power loads; --
Advanced braking and handling systems for increased safety and
comfort. These systems must continuously provide status checks
while requiring power and power management at the point of use and
power and analog control functions necessary for proper operation.
Fairchild's new 40V and 60V PowerTrench(R) MOSFETs and high-side
switches meet these requirements; -- New "under-the-hood" systems,
such as power steering, are increasingly being converted from
mechanical to electronic. These systems require higher current
density and lower power dissipation in applications as they evolve.
Fairchild is developing 30/40V MOSFET and Smart Power Module
(SPM(TM)) technologies to provide efficient and high-power-density
solutions necessary for these applications; and -- Alternative
powertrain technologies such as electric and hybrid electric
propulsion systems that require significant increases in on-board
electric power processing. These applications require new
automotive products such as DC/DC converters that may handle 1 to
40kW, while integrated starter generator (ISG) and traction motor
inverters may be required to process from 5 to 120kW or more,
depending on the vehicle architecture. Fairchild's
automotive-qualified power products, such as PowerTrench MOSFETs,
SMPS-rated IGBTs and gate-driver and motor control products, as
well as advanced field-stop IGBTs now in development in discrete
form or advanced modules, provide cost-effective solutions for
these advanced systems. "Providing our customers with multi-die
solutions for their higher power applications is critical," says
Paul Leonard, vice president of Automotive Products. "Fairchild is
able to leverage its leading-edge discrete technology to deliver
both standard and application-specific, high-power functional
devices to our customers." Exhibiting in Convergence Booth 247,
Fairchild will showcase its current automotive power applications
while providing a look into the future of advanced systems for
power solutions. 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 Convergence: The Convergence(R)
Conference and Exhibition serves the automotive and transportation
electronics community by delivering relevant technology solutions
and an electrifying line-up of invited speakers and presenters
addressing "hot-button" topics. Taking place biennially in Detroit,
Michigan--right in the heart of the global automotive technical
center--Convergence has earned world-wide recognition as the
premier transportation electronics event attracting over 8,000
leading executives, engineers and technologists from around the
globe http://www.sae.org/events/convergence/. (1) IMS Research.
"The Global Market for Power Semiconductors - 2005 Interim Update,"
August 2005.
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