Fairchild Semiconductor Releases Five High Performance Quad LVDS Driver and Receiver ICs

Business Wire, Oct 22, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001

New devices deliver industry leading functions and packages

critical for the LVDS Market

Adding to its broad array of Interface and Logic solutions, Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE: FCS) today released five new high performance Quad LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) devices. The quad drivers and receivers complement Fairchild's existing portfolio of LVDS devices. Today's announcement extends Fairchild's presence in the Interface market by augmenting the critical LVDS functions customers require for use in interconnect applications ranging from printers to Central Office Switches.

By utilizing Fairchild's LVDS offerings, customers obtain products that are fully compatible with existing industry solutions and can offer significant performance advantages including a greater than 200 percent increase in throughput and a 50 percent decrease in power consumption over existing industry solutions. Fairchild's new LVDS parts available today include: FIN1031 and FIN1032, 3.3V Quad LVDS Drivers and Receivers; the FIN1047 and FIN1048, 3.3V Quad LVDS Drivers and Receivers in flow-through pinout; and the FIN1531, a 5V Quad LVDS Driver. The FIN1532, a 5V Quad LVDS Receiver, is scheduled for samples and production by the end of the year.

Additionally, partnering with Fairchild's LVDS Interface Family provides benefits including the Ensigna(TM) Lab which offers industry leading technical service and support, a strong product roadmap that protects the customer's initial investment, and a leading industry reputation for service and reliability.

Pricing begins at US$1.95 for the FIN1031, FIN1032, FIN1047, FIN1048, FIN1531, FIN1532 in >1,000-piece quantities.

Fairchild's EnSigna(TM) Lab and EnSigna web support system design, simulation, and evaluation for these devices and other ICs used in backplane and interconnect applications.

For more information, contact Fairchild Semiconductor Customer Response Group at (888) 522-5372, fax (972) 910-8036 or visit Fairchild's website at: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/products/interface/lvds.html or www.fairchildsemi.com/designcenter/labs/ensigna.> Graphics are available upon request.

Fairchild Semiconductor International

Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE: FCS) is a leading global supplier of high performance products for multiple end markets. With a focus on developing leading edge power and interface solutions to enable the electronics of today and tomorrow, Fairchild's components are used in computing, communications, consumer, industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. Fairchild's 11,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South Portland, Maine, USA and numerous locations around the world. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.