Fairchild Semiconductor Earns Product of the Year Honors for HD/SD Video Filter and High-Efficiency ``Green'' Power Switch Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2004 Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence ) announced that two of its products were named "Product of the Year" winners by analogZONE. The FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). 6417 was named "Best Video Filter" and the high-efficiency Fairchild Power Switch (FPS (Frames Per Second) The measurement of full-motion video performance. See frame. fps - frames per second ) family was selected as "Best Product For 1-W Initiative." Winners were chosen by analogZONE based on strong technical merit, design innovation and marketability. The analogZONE Product of the Year Award Winners, along with the editors' reviews of the winning products, can be viewed at www.analogzone.com. The two Fairchild products selected by analogZONE are: Best Video Filter: FMS6417 Video Filter/Line Driver. Fairchild's FMS6417 five-channel, video reconstruction filter includes selectable RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). (YUV The color encoding system used for analog television worldwide (NTSC, PAL and SECAM). The YUV color space (color model) differs from RGB, which is what the camera captures and what humans view. ) high definition and standard definition (HD/SD) filters with Y, C, composite and modulator Modulator Any device or circuit by means of which a desired signal is impressed upon a higher-frequency periodic wave known as a carrier. The process is called modulation. The modulator may vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of the carrier. outputs. This integrated product combines video line drivers, sound notch and multiple video input/output standards -- all in one chip. The FMS6417 is ideal for applications such as cable and satellite set top boxes, DVD players, PVRs (Personal Video Recorders), HDTVs, VODs (Video on Demand) and TVs. More information about the FMS6417 video filter can be found on Fairchild's Web site at: http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FM/FMS6417.html. Paul McGoldrick, editor-in-chief, analogZONE, had this to say about why the FMS6417 was selected for the award: "Fairchild's FMS6417 represents a complete filter solution, one that will help enormously in the crossover products between different video standards over the next few years." He added, "Fairchild also manufacturers excellent analog switches which, when used with the FMS6417, will allow for the filter's use in multiple-channel A/V receivers. Legacy applications, such as RF Delivery, have been taken into account in the design of the FMS6417 with the inclusion of group delay predistortion and audio notching." Best Product for 1-W Initiative: Fairchild Power Switch (FPS) family. These off-line power switches feature burst mode operation for stand-by mode (under 0.1W @ 265Vac). Fairchild's FPS products combine a fully avalanche-rated SenseFET (LDMOS LDMOS Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor LDMOS Lateral DMOS LDMOS Lightly-Doped Drain Metal-Oxide Semiconductor LDMOS Lateral Diffusion Mosfet ) for current sensing (650V or 700V minimum breakdown ratings) with a voltage mode PWM IC -- a combination that minimizes external components, simplifies designs and lowers costs in target applications. Applications include battery chargers and adapters, mobile phones, PDAs, MP3s, C-TVs, monitors and PC auxiliary power. Information on Fairchild's latest FPS power switch devices can be found at http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSD200.html, http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSD210.html or http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSDM311.html. Editor of analogZONE, Lee Goldberg, described why the FPS power switch family was chosen as a winning product: "Fairchild is to be congratulated on its line of BDCMOS BDCMOS Buried Collector Double-diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor power switches that make it easy for engineers to create cost-effective power supplies. These products satisfy the International Energy Agency's (IEA IEA International Energy Agency IEA International Environmental Agreements IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement IEA Institute of Economic Affairs IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation IEA International Ergonomics Association ) 1-Watt Initiative aimed at reducing stand-by power losses to below 1 Watt. By offering these innovative components," said Goldberg, "Fairchild has demonstrated that it's possible to produce products that put green into your bottom line as well as the planet." About Fairchild Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (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 and automotive applications. Fairchild's 10,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,324. Geography South Portland is located at (43.631549, -70.272724)GR1. , USA and numerous locations around the world. 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