| Tipo | Manufacturer |
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| Site | https://www.fairchildsemi.com/ |
| Número de telefone | +1 408-822-2000 |
| Endereço | 1272 Borregas Ave.Sunnyvale, CA 94089 U.S.A. |
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Fairchild Semiconductor, also known as Fairchild, is an American semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells power and signal path products. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Fairchild has over 9,000 employees and serves customers in various industries such as automotive, industrial, consumer, and communications. The company has a reputation for innovation and has been credited with inventing the first commercial transistor and the integrated circuit.
Fairchild Semiconductor is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol FCS.
In 2016, Fairchild Semiconductor was acquired by ON Semiconductor, a Phoenix-based semiconductor supplier, in a deal worth approximately $2.4 billion. Prior to that, Fairchild had also acquired a number of companies including Xsens Technologies, TranSiC, and IntelliSwitch.
Fairchild Semiconductor is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. The full address is:
- Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. 3030 Orchard Parkway San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Some of Fairchild Semiconductor's largest offices and locations worldwide include:
- Taipei, Taiwan Fairchild Semiconductor (Taiwan) Ltd. 10F, No. 168, Jian Yi Road Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 23586 Taiwan
- Shanghai, China Fairchild Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. 8F, Bldg. 5 No. 690 Bibo Road Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New District Shanghai 201203 China
- Munich, Germany Fairchild Semiconductor GmbH Hofmannstrasse 51 81379 Munich Germany
- Bangalore, India Fairchild Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. Salarpuria Windsor No. 3 Ulsoor Road Bengaluru 560042 India
- Seoul, South Korea Fairchild Korea Semiconductor Ltd. 8F, Korea World Trade Center, #159-1 Samsung-Dong Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea 135-729
Some of Fairchild Semiconductor's manufacturing facilities and locations worldwide include:
- Bucheon, South Korea Fairchild Semiconductor Korea Ltd. 150-1 Daegot-myeon, Bucheon-si Gyeonggi-do 14554 Korea
- Cebu City, Philippines Fairchild Semiconductor (Philippines) Inc. Block 27-30, Lot 1 First Philippine Industrial Park Brgy. Sta. Anastacia, Sto. Tomas Batangas 4234 Philippines
- Suzhou, China Fairchild Semiconductor (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. No. 168, Dongting Road Suzhou Industrial Park Jiangsu Province, 215126 China
- West Jordan, Utah, United States Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation 6400 W. Ardenwood Street West Jordan, UT 84084 USA
Fairchild Semiconductor's product portfolio consists of a wide range of power and signal path products. Their products can be broadly categorized into the following taxonomies:
- Power management ICs (integrated circuits)
- Discrete power semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc.)
- Motor control ICs
- LED lighting ICs
- Audio ICs
- Signal conditioning ICs
- Switching regulators
- Voltage references
- Logic ICs
- Interface ICs
These products find application in various industries such as automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, communications, and computing. Some specific applications include power supplies, battery chargers, LED lighting, motor control, audio amplifiers, and data communication interfaces. Fairchild Semiconductor has a reputation for innovation in the semiconductor industry and has introduced several industry-firsts, such as the first commercial transistor and the first power MOSFET.