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Stock Symbol: NYSE: FCS
Market Value: N/A (in millions)
Except as otherwise indicated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms
“we,” “our,” the “company,” “Fairchild” and “Fairchild International” refer to
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries,
including Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, our principal operating
subsidiary. We refer to individual corporations where appropriate.
The company’s fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in December. The company’s
results for the years ended December 30, 2007 and December 25, 2005 consists of
52 weeks, while results from the year ended December 31, 2006 consists of 53
weeks.
General
We are focused on developing, manufacturing and selling power analog, power
discrete and certain non-power semiconductor solutions to a wide range of end
market customers. In 2007, 74% of our sales were from power discrete and power
analog semiconductor products used directly in applications such as power
conversion, regulation, distribution and management.