FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), recently joined the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (www.svlg.net), a business trade association actively involved in working with the government to find innovative solutions to issues like transportation and traffic congestion, affordable housing, permit streamlining, improved education and climate change. �Fairchild is very pleased to become a member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Being part of this organization provides us with the ability to work on common goals with other companies in Silicon Valley, and government officials, to improve our workplaces and the communities where we live,� said Andrea Mirenda, Fairchild�s vice president, Marketing. �Improving the environment by enabling energy-efficient products is a key focus for Fairchild. We invest 80 percent of our research and development dollars into technical solutions that reduce energy consumption in electronic applications from white goods to light bulbs, automobiles to mobile communications appliances. We endeavor to be a responsible employer, and participation in the Silicon Valley Leadership Group affords us the opportunity to better the communities we reside in globally.� �Businesses in Silicon Valley, and around the world, have an obligation to improve the communities where they work and live. Semiconductor suppliers, like Fairchild, that have made energy efficiency a part of their business, are instrumental in improving our environment,� said Carl Guardino, president and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group. �Our vision is to ensure the economic vitality and a high quality of life in Silicon Valley. Providing reliable energy, a quality K-12 and higher education system and prepared workforce, and a sustainable environment help to keep California and Silicon Valley competitive.� 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. Fairchild, The Power Franchise�, offers the industry�s broadest portfolio of power discrete and analog products that optimize system power as well as leading signal path components that complement them. In 2007, Fairchild celebrates its �50/10� anniversary, commemorating 10 years as a new company and 50 years in the industry. Known as the �Father of Silicon Valley,� Fairchild developed the planar transistor in 1958 �� and with it a new industry. Today, Fairchild is an application-driven, solution-based product supplier providing online design tools and design centers worldwide as part of its comprehensive Global Power Resource�. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com. About the Silicon Valley Leadership Group: The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1978 by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, represents 210 of Silicon Valley's most respected employers on issues, programs and campaigns that affect the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley, including energy, transportation, education, housing, health care, tax policies, economic vitality and the environment. Leadership Group members collectively provide nearly 250,000 local jobs, or one of every four private sector jobs in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit www.svlg.net, or call (408) 501-7864.