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Product category: Power Supply ICs and Controllers
News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 July 2003

Fairchild to focus on buoyant power
market

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Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for the second quarter ended 29th June 2003.

Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for the second quarter ended 29th June 2003 Second quarter sales were $347.1 million, down slightly from the previous quarter and down 3.7% from second quarter 2002

Fairchild reported a net loss in the quarter of $63.8 million, or $0.54 per share, compared with a net loss of $13.0 million, or $0.12 per share reported in the second quarter of 2002.

Included in the second quarter 2003 results are pretax charges for restructuring, impairments and debt refinancing totalling $77.0 million.

On a pro forma basis, which excludes amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles, restructuring and impairments and other items, Fairchild reported second quarter net income of $3.8 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared with pro forma net income of $7.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2002.

"We're executing significant restructuring and debt refinancing initiatives to lower our costs from the second quarter baseline", said Kirk Pond, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board.

"We expect these steps to generate pretax savings of roughly $53-58 million annually.

We expect to realise the impact of these savings starting in the third and fourth quarters of 2003 with the full benefit re