FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

Fairchild Semiconductor�s (NYSE: FCS) FSBB30CH60B Motion-SPM won �Best Development in Power Modules� and the FSUSB30 USB Switch won the �Most Innovative USB Product� from EN-Genius Network. The FSBB30CH60B is a highly efficient and highly integrated power module for motion control. Integrating three fully tested HVICs, one LVIC, six NPT IGBTs, six FRDs and three bootstrap diodes into a compact 44mm X 26.8mm Mini-DIP package, these Motion-SPM devices offer superior inverter-based control for energy-efficient 3-phase motors. They are ideal for home appliances and industrial motors up to 3kW. �This family of modules from Fairchild has gotten better and better, said Paul McGoldrick, Editor-in-Chief, EN-Genius Network. �They are so specialized that as a motor or appliance OEM you truly have to buy into them. The notion of having just one ground in a 3-kW system, for example, (optocoupler free) is worth its price already! The modules replace 22 discrete components -- and an almighty headache in providing a discrete solution.� Fairchild�s FSUSB30 offers industry-leading bandwidth (>720MHz), low on-capacitance (6pF) and the highest available ESD protection (8kV) in a very small (1.4mm x 1.8mm x 0.55mm) UMLP package. With rapid data transfer, diminished ESD effects and excellent signal integrity, and fast switching performance they are ideal for a myriad of products that switch between USB/high-frequency signals, from slider cell phones and MP3 players to notebooks and in-car entertainment centers. �Fairchild's FSUSB30 dual-port USB switch helps solve one of the real challenges designers face with today's tiny handheld devices -- where the heck to put the connectors? By allowing a single USB connector to handle two different interface tasks, the switch saves space, BOM costs, and helps simplify things for easily-confused consumers like me,� continued McGoldrick. �Fairchild is to be congratulated on a well-designed well-targeted product that has just enough features and healthy performance margins to recommend them for nearly any application where a USB interface is doing double-duty.� The �Product of the Year� awards are selected by the editors of EN-Genius, based on their strong technical merit, design and innovation and marketability.