Fairchild Semiconductor's Motion-Smart Power Module Chosen by Daikin for Air Conditioner Designs

Business Wire, August 25, 2005

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- Integrated Solution Provides Simplified Motor Design, Energy Efficiency and Reduced Board Space for Air Conditioners and Washing Machines

Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS) Motion-Smart Power Module (SPM(TM)) has been selected by Daikin Industries for use in its inverter-based air conditioners. Daikin Industries, a leading manufacturer of residential, commercial and industrial air-conditioning systems, selected Fairchild's FSBS15CH60 due to the product's superior performance and advanced packaging, and Fairchild's history of excellent engineering support. By combining multiple functions into a single Mini-DIP package, the Motion-SPM module provides high reliability, simplified motor drive design, energy efficiency and board space reduction for low-power inverter driven applications.

"Daikin chose Fairchild's integrated Smart Power Module for the high reliability and superior performance we are able to achieve in our inverter-based air conditioners. Fairchild satisfied our strict quality standards and actively supported our design engineers by providing reliability data and technical materials through package, design, and quality tests phases," said Masakazu Iida, manager of Daikin Industries.

"Fairchild's Motion-SPM is designed to address a compelling need for highly compact and high-performance AC motor drives for air conditioners and washing machines. These highly integrated modules combine up to 16 discrete devices into one compact Mini-DIP package offering designers a solution that significantly reduces board space requirements. We were pleased to work with Daikin Industries on this product for their air conditioner designs," commented Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild's High Power product line.

The FSBS15CH60 combines three high-voltage ICs (HVICs), one low-voltage IC (LVIC), six IGBTs and six fast-recovery diodes (FRDs) into a compact (44 mm x 26.8 mm), thermally efficient Mini-DIP package. This module offers high reliability due to its fully tested coordination of HVICs and IGBTs and integrated under-voltage lock-out and short circuit protection. The FSBS15CH60 features low-loss efficient IGBTs and FRDs that are optimized specifically for motor drive applications.

Daikin supplies approximately 40% of the total commercial and industrial air-conditioning systems for the Japanese market. Fairchild expects to ship 400,000 units of SPM devices in 2005 to support Daikin's demand.

For information on other Fairchild Smart Power Modules (SPM), please visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com/spm. For information on other Fairchild products, design tools, and sales contacts, please visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com.

About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is the leading global supplier of high-performance power products critical to today's leading electronic applications in the computing, communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the industry's broadest portfolio of components that optimize system power through minimization, conversion, management and distribution functions. Fairchild's 9,000 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.

About Daikin Industries, Ltd.:

Daikin Industries, Ltd., is a global leader in the manufacture of commercial and industrial use air-conditioning systems, with approximately 40% of the market share in Japan and a well-established presence in China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. The company is also one of the leaders in the fluorochemicals industry, with approximately 20% share of the world market. The company employs approximately 17,840 people and has manufacturing operations in 11 countries. Daikin Industries, Ltd., is included in the Nikkei 225 Index. For more information, please go to http://www.daikin.com.