Fairchild Semiconductor Power Expert to Present System Efficiency Techniques at Upcoming IPEMC Conference; Well-known Power Technologist Alan Elbanhawy Will Discuss Improving DC/DC Converter Efficiency and Switching Performance.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) power expert Alan Elbanhawy will present two papers on how to achieve system power efficiency at IPEMC 2006. A premier power electronics and motion control event, the conference will be held August 13-16 in Beijing, China.

Elbanhawy's presentations include:

--"Effective Load Resistance: A New Method to Evaluate DC/DC Converter Efficiency": This oral presentation will offer an alternative to efficiency measurements as an evaluation tool for power supplies. Elbanhawy will demonstrate how the proposed method works well with little dependency on the output voltage and temperature.

--"Parasitic Gate Resistance and Switching Performance": This poster presentation will examine the effect of gate resistance (Rg) on different losses in MOSFETs.

Elbanhawy is director, computing and telecommunication segments, Advanced Power Systems Center at Fairchild Semiconductor. He holds seven patents and has applications pending for an additional seven. In his thirty-five year career, Elbanhawy has delivered numerous technical presentations at conferences including PESC, PEDS, Intel Technology Symposium, PCIM, PPDC, IPEC, IPEMC, IIC and Power Systems World. He has written numerous articles for U.S. and international technical publications.

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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.

About IPEMC 2006:

IPEMC, the International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, is an important platform for academic exchange between industry professionals and scholars from around the world. This conference is sponsored by the China Electro Technical Society and National Natural Science Foundation of China, with cooperation with the IEEE Power Electronics Society and Industry Applications Society. For more information, please go to http://ipemc2006.sjtu.edu.cn/.