November 4, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has launched an easy to use, powerful online simulation tool that allows designers facing the challenge of designing a flyback circuit for their applications’ power supply to throw the application note away and ‘Auto Design’, optimize or ‘Advance Design’ like a power supply expert. Read more

August 2, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor is offering a dual switch flyback solution incorporating mWSaver technology to meet these challenges faced by designers of power supplies for All-In-One(AIO) applications. Read more

July 18, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAB1200 stereo Class-G ground-referenced headphone amplifier with integrated buck converter, as well as the FAB2200 audio subsystem with stereo Class-G headphone amplifier and 1.2 W Class-D mono speaker amplifier. Read more

July 11, 2011 With the increasing popularity of LED lighting applications, designers face challenges ranging from design complexity and the need for high system efficiency to limited PCB space and the management of multiple vendors to meet all of their design requirements. Read more

June 15, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FDMS36xxS family of power stage dual asymmetric MOSFET modules to address two main challenges facing power supply engineers. The new devices reduce the amount of space they use and increase power density. The benefits are especially important in notebook, point-of-load, server, gaming and telecommunication applications. Read more

June 6, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor is stepping up its efforts to address what the company claims is one of the most significant challenges facing audio applications in the mobile industry today – the need to meet consumer demand for multimedia mobile devices that offer smaller speakers, sound louder and better, while minimizing impact on battery life. Read more

April 26, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FSL1x6 series of green-mode Fairchild Power Switch (FPS) devices which feature integrated PWM controllers including proprietary green-mode functions that provide off-time modularity to linearly decrease the switching frequency at light-load conditions to minimize standby power consumption. Read more

March 8, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAN302HL PWM controller for low standby power charger applications. Incorporating mWSaver technology, the device features patented technologies that allow the FAN302HL to minimize standby input power consumption to <10mW@230VAC, exceeding ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers Version 5.0 efficiency standards. Read more

February 21, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAN6204 synchronous rectification controller to meet increased power efficiency demands and regulatory standards for desktop PCs, All-in-One (AIO) PCs and notebook adaptors. Designers need secondary-side synchronous rectification (SR) controllers that can increase power efficiency while integrating more functions. Read more

January 19, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor has appointed Dan Kinzer, chief technology officer and senior vice president, Technology. Under Kinzer's leadership, Fairchild says it will aim to sharpen its focus on technical innovation to further advance the company’s advanced product offerings in power electronic and mobile applications. Read more

January 17, 2011 Fairchild Semiconductor is claiming an industry-first with a full duplex, bi-directional, logic gate optocoupler with high noise immunity as well as proven, reliable optical isolation. Read more

December 31, 2010 As 2011 looms on the horizon why don't you while away the rest of 2010 by checking out the most popular analog and mixed-signal technical articles of 2010 that appeared in EE Times Europe Analog. Read more

December 16, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced an integrated critical mode PFC and quasi-resonant current mode PWM controller that meets regulatory requirements by providing more than 90 percent efficiency and less than 300 mW at no load for increased power savings. Read more

November 17, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FOD3184 , which is a 3 A output current, high speed MOSFET/IGBT gate driver optocoupler with a nearly 50% reduction in propagation delay times and 13% lower power consumption compared to the popular FOD3120 gate driver. The new device is ideal for high frequency driving of power MOSFETs and IGBTs at frequencies up to 250 kHz. Read more

November 8, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FSA8008 audio jack detection and configuration switch as a one-chip audio jack detector and switch for 3- or 4-pole accessories. While current solutions use several discrete components (dual comparator, analog switch and MOSFET) with software control to meet this need, the FSA8008 integrates the functionality into a single device, simplifying designs, and saving up to 70 percent of the board space and up to 15 percent bill of material (BOM) costs. Read more

October 25, 2010 To meet the needs for high current capability, high efficiency and smaller form factors, Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the Dual Cool packaging for MOSFETs. The Dual Cool package is a top-side cooling PQFN device that incorporates new packaging technology which enables additional power dissipation through the top of the package. Read more

October 21, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has selected Magwel's Power Transistor Modeling (PTM) tool for use in its design and verification of high current power devices. Read more

September 13, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor is offering power engineers designing motor and industrial applications such as motor drive inverters, distributed power supplies and telecom system power supplies designers new choices in high voltage gate drive ICs that provide improved noise immunity and increased performance, while being pin-compatible to solutions currently available. Read more

August 20, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed a configurable dual-voltage supply translator and level shifter that translates voltage levels in I2C bus interface applications.   Read more

August 12, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed an N-Channel and Schottky diode combination in a small 1 mm x 1 mm footprint.   The FDZ3N513ZT is an integral element of the boost converter that drives white LEDs in a series string to illuminate the smartphone display (and keys, if a keypad is present). Read more

June 29, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor's new power DC-DC micro-module offers the ability to reduce board space, reduce component count and improve the overall system efficiency of their designs. Alternative efficiency improvement methods include implementing a traditional DC-DC switching converter, which requires in-house design capability and delays time-to-market. Read more

June 24, 2010 To address smartphone “locks-up” that require a restart, which often involves removing the battery, Fairchild Semiconductor’s FT8010 custom reset timer with a configurable time select pin is ideal. Read more

June 8, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has developed a new USB transceiver and USB accessory detection switch that offers functional enhancements without adding design complexity or increasing space and power in mobile designs. Read more

May 19, 2010 To address the challenges facing many of today's electronic devices which have multiple operating ranges, causing voltage compatibility issues, Fairchild Semiconductor's 8-bit, auto direction, logic level translator resolves compatibility issues in a mixed voltage environment. Read more

March 18, 2010 As an innovative way of addressing the extended battery life being demanded by modern feature-rich cell phones, Fairchild Semiconductor’s Low ICCT gate TinyLogic devices aim to provide solutions to reduce the potential of hidden power consumption that can occur in mixed supply voltage mobile designs in feature-rich mobile products such as mobile handsets, smart phones and medical applications. Read more

March 5, 2010 Fairchild Semiconductor has unveiled a device with integrated over-voltage protection (OVP) as well as USB/charger-detection capabilities that offers designers of cell phones and handheld mobile products. Read more