Fairchild Semiconductor's Investor Relations Web Site Named One of th

Fairchild Semiconductor's Investor Relations Web Site Named One of the Best in the Nation

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    SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2005--Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS):

--	Cited by IR Magazine Awards in the Small to Mid-Cap Category
--	Selection Based on Survey of 4,000 Portfolio Managers, Financial Analysts and Retail Investors

    Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS) investor relations web site (investor.fairchildsemi.com) has been chosen by portfolio managers, financial analysts and retail investors as one of the best nationwide among small to mid-cap companies.
    Honorees were selected through an independent survey of 4,000 portfolio managers, buy-side and sell-side analysts and retail investors. The survey, commissioned annually by IR magazine, recognizes excellence in the practice of investor relations and serves as a benchmark for other organizations. The awards are part of the report, "Investor Perception Study, US 2005".
    Fairchild recently enhanced its global web site to provide one click access to corporate or product information. "Access to corporate information must be as easy and as fast as possible for our investors to be able to stay current and make informed decisions," said Dan Janson, senior director Investor Relations. "Being honored by investors and IR magazine with this award is very gratifying. Fairchild, as a leading global supplier of power components, serves not only investors but also customers, the editorial community and employees. Our goal is to provide a web site with easy navigation, populated with current information to meet these diverse requirements. We will continue to enhance our Web site to increase customer and investor understanding of Fairchild Semiconductor's business."
    As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild's components convert, control and condition power in computing and display, industrial, consumer, communications and automotive applications.
    The IR Magazine Awards ceremony was held recently in New York, attended by 700 investor relations, corporate and financial professionals and hosted by Ron Insana from CNBC.

    About IR magazine and the IR Magazine Awards

    Published in New York and London by Cross-Border Publishing, IR magazine is the only global publication focused on the interface between companies and their investors. IR magazine has hosted annual awards ceremonies in the US, UK, continental Europe and Canada since 1991, with combined attendance of more than 6,000 investor relations professionals. For more information go to www.irawards.com.

    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 through minimization, conversion, management and distribution functions. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South Portland, Maine, USA and numerous locations around the world. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.

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CONTACT: Corporate Communications: Fairchild Semiconductor Patti Olson, 207-775-8728 patti.olson@fairchildsemi.com www.fairchildsemi.com or Public Relations Firm: CHEN PR Barbara Ewen, 781-466-8282 bewen@chenpr.com

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