Fairchild Semiconductor's 50A/75A Motion-SPM™ Devices Offer a High-Performance, Simplified Solution for Inverter Motor Designs up to 7.5kW

Business Wire, May 30, 2006

SOUTH PORTLAND, Me. -- Fairchild's Comprehensive SPM(TM) Portfolio Covers the Full Inverter Motor Power Range from 50W to 7.5kW

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) today releases an expanded Smart Power Module (SPM) portfolio by adding 50A- and 75A-rated Motion-SPM devices targeting 5kW to 7.5kW commercial and industrial inverter motor designs. Fairchild now offers designers a comprehensive selection of SPM products covering the full inverter motor power range from 50W to 7.5kW.

The FSAM50SM60A (600V/50A) and FSAM75SM60A (600V/75A) modules in 60 x 31mm dual inline packages (DIP) occupy virtually half the board space of discrete solutions. Utilizing direct bonded copper (DBC) substrate technology, SPM packages provide excellent thermal resistance and heat transfer capability. These 50/75A Motion-SPM devices offer designers a highly integrated, simplified approach to applications requiring higher efficiency and performance characteristics such as air conditioners and servo drivers used in factory automation.

"Fairchild's new Motion-SPM products enable designers to easily upgrade 1kW-rated applications to 7.5kW simply by selecting a different SPM device in the same ultra-compact DIP package. By using thermally optimized DBC technology, Fairchild was able to develop all 10A to 75A modules in one 60 x 31mm package outline. This gives designers the ability to use significantly less board space than discrete solutions and the flexibility to simplify their designs," said Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild's Functional Power Group.

To eliminate external components and increase system reliability, each Motion-SPM integrates six IGBTs, six freewheeling diodes, three HVICs, one LVIC and one thermistor in one compact module. The built-in HVICs provide a single-grounded power supply for optocoupler-less interface, which reduces component count, while the low-side sense IGBTs provide adjustable short-circuit current protection. Each module also offers integrated sensorless control and temperature monitoring and an integrated thermistor monitors over-temperature conditions, further increasing system reliability. In addition, Motion-SPM devices enhance power efficiency by providing switching frequencies up to 20kHz and a 2500Vrms/min isolation voltage rating.

The FSAM50SM60A and FSAM75SM60A are lead (Pb)-free products that meet or exceed the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020C and are compliant with the European Union requirements now in effect.

Price (each):         US$66.60 -- FSAM50SM60A (600V/50A)
                      US$115.20 -- FSAM75SM60A (600V/75A)
Availability:         Samples available now
Delivery:             12 weeks ARO

For more information about Fairchild's SPM portfolio for both consumer and industrial applications, please go to http://www.fairchildsemi.com/spm.>

For more information about these products, please go to http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSAM50SM60A.html and http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSAM75SM60A.html. For information on other Fairchild products, design tools, and sales contacts, please visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com.

Note to Editors: For a datasheet in PDF format, go to http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSAM50SM60A.pdf and http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSAM75SM60A.pdf.> 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. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.