Fairchild Semiconductor Joins Alliance to Save Energy
April 14 2008 - 9:07AM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of
high performance products that drive energy-efficiency, recently
became a member of the Alliance to Save Energy. The Alliance
promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier
economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security. �Energy
efficiency initiatives and regulations are key drivers to address
the need for conservation of energy and the development of
alternative energy,� said Mark Thompson, Fairchild�s president and
CEO. �By nature, our products optimize system power thereby helping
our customers and end-product consumers reduce energy consumption
and reduce their global environmental footprint. As a member of the
Alliance, Fairchild will work together with other member companies
and nonprofit organizations to promote and invest in energy
efficiency as a primary means of achieving environmental goals.�
Electronic component manufacturers play an important role in making
the electronic devices used every day, more energy efficient.
Fairchild designs and develops products that reduce power
consumption, extend battery life, prolong product use time and
increase power performance without increasing power usage in
applications such as cell phones, DVD players, flat panel displays,
notebook computers, printers, cameras, TVs, home appliances, power
adaptors, power supplies, lighting, motor control and automotive
electronics. For example, variable speed motors, used in home
appliances and factory automation, are over 40 percent more
efficient than single-phase motors. Electronic components allow
motors in these applications to turn on and off, at variable speeds
as needed. If 25 percent of the households in the U.S. switched
from a single-phase motor refrigerator to a more efficient model
using Fairchild components, enough power could be saved to power
nearly half a million home in the U.S. yearly. �Today more than 150
corporations, trade associations, public interest groups, research
organizations and others work together in strategic partnership
with the Alliance to assure that energy efficiency is used
effectively in the U.S. and abroad to help meet the anticipated,
phenomenal growth in demand for energy,� said Alliance president
Kateri Callahan. �Associates are afforded important access to
comprehensive briefings featuring key decision-makers from
Congress, the Administration, and the private sector; timely
reports on governmental action and policies impacting energy
efficiency products, services and markets; and networking and
professional development opportunities.� About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a global
leader delivering energy-efficient power analog and power discrete
solutions. Fairchild is The Power Franchise�, providing
leading-edge silicon and packaging technologies, manufacturing
strength and system expertise for consumer, communications,
industrial, portable, computing and automotive systems. An
application-driven, solution-based semiconductor supplier,
Fairchild provides online design tools and design centers worldwide
as part of its comprehensive Global Power ResourceSM. Please
contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com. About Alliance to
Save Energy: The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of
prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders
who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to
benefit consumers, the environment, the economy, and national
security.
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