Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation

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gptkbp:instanceOf Corporation
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
Acquired_by_ON_Semiconductor_in_2016
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Analog_Devices
gptkb:NXP_Semiconductors
gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkb:Infineon_Technologies
STMicroelectronics
gptkbp:dissolved 2016
gptkbp:employees Approximately 5,000
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Mountain_View,_California
1957
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_Noyce
gptkb:Gordon_Moore
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Jose,_California,_USA
gptkb:San_Jose,_California
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
gptkbp:industry Semiconductors
gptkbp:keyIssues Acquired_by_National_Semiconductor_in_1987
Acquired_by_ON_Semiconductor_in_2016
Acquired_by_Texas_Instruments_in_1997
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Mark_Thompson
gptkb:R._Scott_McGregor
gptkbp:market $2.4 billion (2015)
gptkbp:notableEvent Operational Amplifiers
Voltage Regulators
LED Drivers
RF Amplifiers
FETs
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:ON_Semiconductor_Corporation
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Fairchild_Camera_and_Instrument_Corporation
gptkbp:products Diodes
Transistors
Integrated Circuits
Power_Management_ICs
gptkbp:releaseYear 1957
gptkbp:revenue $1.5 billion (2015)
gptkbp:stockSymbol FCS
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Fairchild_Imaging
gptkb:Fairchild_Semiconductor_International
gptkbp:technology gptkb:Silicon-on-Insulator_(SOI)
LED Technology
High Voltage ICs
Power MOSFETs
Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD)
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:NASDAQ
gptkbp:type Public Company
gptkbp:website www.fairchildsemi.com