News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 12 July 2004
Chinese lab focuses on power management
Fairchild Semiconductor has opened a joint product development laboratory with Sichuan Changhong Electric Co - one of the largest manufacturers of consumer devices in China.
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Fairchild Semiconductor has opened a joint product development laboratory with Sichuan Changhong Electric Co - one of the largest manufacturers of consumer devices in China. The lab enables the companies to collaborate on product development using Fairchild's leading edge power components. Fairchild's power devices are designed into a broad range of Changhong products including colour TVs, LCD TVs, PDP TVs, rear projection TVs, DVDs, set-top boxes and air conditioners.
"The first phase of our joint development will focus on green power technology", said Zheng Guangqing, Executive Vice President of Changhong.
"With energy conservation critical to our 60 million customers and to the overall environment in China, we are dedicated to creating new products that balance energy savings and power minimisation while still delivering the highest quality".
"As a leader in green power, we look forward to continuing our work with Fairchild to meet requirements that include low output voltage, high performance, efficient control of power supplies and quick reaction to changes in current".
Fairchild and Changhong have established a close relationship over several years.
This announcement is an extension of that co-operation.
Changhong is known for technical innovation, quality products and significant production capabilities.
Fairchild products designed into Changhong consumer devices include Green Mode Fairchild power switches, advanced power MOSFETs, interface switches, diodes, logic devices and rectifiers.
"Fairchild recognises the importance of providing superior power products as well as innovative design support for industry leaders such as Changhong", said Eric Kuo, Fairchild's President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific.
"We believe the design results of this joint laboratory will further demonstrate our focus on Green Power products which benefit not only the companies but the consumers and the environment".
"Fairchild is the power franchise".
"Our total power component sales are nearly three quarters of our revenues, driven by new products that enable our diverse customer base to improve performance, reduce part count, reduce inventory costs, improve time-to-market, enhance design functionality, and lower power requirements for leading-edge products such as mobile devices, laptop computers and consumer appliances", said Tom Beaver, Fairchild's Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
"We welcome the expansion of our relationship with Changhong and appreciate their confidence in Fairchild's engineering strength and power products.
"Fairchild's global power resource provides a 'one stop shop' with power design laboratories located worldwide, power seminars held globally, and online power design tools, enabling our engineers to work closely with customers", Beaver continued.
"The Asian region represents more than 70% of Fairchild's revenues".
"Our power market share position in Asia is double our nearest competitor".
"Through strategic relationships with customers, such as this joint product development lab with Changhong and joint research and development programmes with major Chinese universities, new channel agreements, and expansion of production capabilities, we plan on increasing our number-one leadership position".
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