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Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance products that enable energy-efficiency, has been named a winner in Electronic Product China�s Top-10 DC-DC Power Product Awards 2008, for the fifth year in a row. The judging panel selected Fairchild�s FAN5355, a digitally programmable buck converter that offers the industry�s highest efficiency for Dynamic Voltage Scaling (DVS) applications, using strict selection criteria. Awarded products had to demonstrate innovative design, significant advancement in technology or its application, and a substantial achievement in price and performance. Awards are designed to encourage the application of power supply technologies in China. Last year, Fairchild�s FDMF8700, a fully-optimized, integrated 12V driver plus MOSFET power-stage solution, won the same award. In 2006, Fairchild�s 30V synchronous buck converter chip sets, the FDS6298 and FDS6299S, received the award. �The global demand for technologies that reduce power consumption and subsequently enhance our environment is increasing significantly and Fairchild, the Power Franchise�, is at the forefront in meeting these technological challenges. We�re pleased to see our efforts being recognized within the industry by being selected for awards such as this,� said Benjamin Tan, vice president, Sales, China and SEA. The award was accepted recently on behalf of the company at a special awards ceremony during EPC�s 7th Power Technology Conference in Beijing. The FAN5355 is an 800mA/1000mA 3MHz buck converter, designed with a proprietary ultra-fast architecture that consumes very low quiescent current and yet delivers ultra-fast transient response. Typical quiescent current in PFM mode is 37�A and even with this meager standby current, the FAN5355 is able to provide best-in-class transient response, making the application more resilient to unexpected fluctuations in load. In addition, careful optimization of the architecture and drive train provides outstanding efficiency at both light and heavy loads. Fairchild�s FAN5355 is equipped with an I2C interface that allows system design engineers to dynamically adjust the digital core's power supply voltage based on the processor workload. Typical cores that can benefit from DVS are application processors, graphics processors, and DSPs in mobile applications. By tailoring the power supply voltage level to the processing state of the core, energy consumption is reduced, leading to longer battery life. In order to maximize the effectiveness of the DVS, the FAN5355�s digitally programmable output voltage has a range of 0.75V to 1.975V and can be adjusted in 12.5mV increments. In addition, the 3MHz switching frequency allows the use of small passives, which provide relief to system design engineers who are constantly striving for smaller and smaller footprints. Adding to this space-savings, the product is offered in compact WL-CSP packaging. Due to very short development cycles of portable systems in China, it is difficult for the power management unit (PMU) to keep up with the changes, additions and enhancements that system designers incorporate. The FAN5355 plays an important role because it complements the PMU and fills in this gap. �We�re honored to be chosen as a winner of this prestigious award again this year. The award-winning FAN5355 is a product the team at Fairchild is proud of. It gives system design engineers a highly efficient power management solution for new DVS platforms found in today�s cell phones, portable media players (PMPs) and other portable applications,� Tan concluded. For a datasheet in PDF format, please go to: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FA/FAN5355.pdf http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FD/FDS6299S.pdf http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FD/FDS6298.pdf http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FD/FDMF8700.pdf 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 .