FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance products that enable energy-efficiency, has awarded Future Electronics Europe 'Distributor Of The Year 2007' for their outstanding point-of-sale (POS) revenue and operations management performance. This is the first time that Future Electronics Europe has received Fairchild�s prestigious distributor award. "Future's performance in 2007 was outstanding, not only did they exceed the annual budget for overall revenue, but they achieved this with strong performance from all regions in Europe. This revenue growth was generated across Fairchild's broad portfolio of power management and standard products and would not have been possible without the corresponding excellence in operations management to meet the logistics and supply chain solutions expected by our customers,� said Ralph Detert, senior director, Distribution Sales and Marketing, Europe. �Fairchild had a good year in Europe in 2007. Our strong performance in the area of demand creation came from all of our larger distributors. We look forward to continuing to ensure that customers have immediate access to the right power solutions and design support required to meet the growing energy efficiency requirements in industrial, automotive, telecommunications, information systems and consumer electronics applications." �Future has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Fairchild and we�re pleased to recognize their superior performance with this award,� said Mark Norman, Fairchild�s vice president, Worldwide Distribution. �Working together, Future and Fairchild ensure that customers have immediate access to the right power-efficient solutions, design support, inventory management and competitive pricing. We look forward to continuing this successful relationship with Future.� �Future, Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) is delighted to be recognized as best-in-class by Fairchild Semiconductor. Our close collaboration with Fairchild in 2007 certainly produced outstanding results. Future EMEA's long-standing focus on our three core competencies: advanced technical support, intelligent inventory control and world-class logistics, have contributed to the positive momentum we've built with Fairchild in the EMEA market,� said Andy Keenan, vice president of Marketing, Future EMEA. Fairchild's scorecard program measures its distributor network on four strategic business elements: demand creation, business plan performance, operations management and franchise management. A key element of the scorecard program is the demand creation program. This program provides Fairchild's distributors with the training, tools and collateral required to win customer designs featuring Fairchild's new products, with particular emphasis on technologies and packaging for power applications that enable energy efficiency. In 2007, Future Europe was awarded a superior ranking for business plan performance and operations management in Europe. 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.