Fairchild products connect the Internet

    No matter where you go, there we are, moving data and signals across the vast array of servers, storage networks, communications switches, transmission equipment, and high speed data links that together make up the Internet infrastructure. Fairchild's interface and logic products are in the center of it all, operating where different portions of the infrastructure come together, whether they are connecting chips to chips, circuit boards to circuit boards, or systems to systems.

    As the buildout of the Internet continues, and network system complexity grows, the critical job of connecting one part of the system to another becomes increasingly important. The key to doing this job well? Provide just the right combination of speed, low power, low electrical noise, and small packaging. For example, Fairchild's GTLP transceivers supply high performance parallel data interfacing in the backplanes of communications switches, enterprise storage equipment, and Internet routers and access equipment. These products utilize patented edge rate control circuits, reducing electrical noise while providing interface speeds up to four times faster than the chips they replace.

    Our interface products also help engineers design flexibility into their applications. Fairchild's switch products have patented undershoot protection circuitry which is used in complex Internet servers to protect against voltage signal spikes that can occur when additional circuit boards are added during system upgrades. These same bus switch products provide isolation in notebook computers, allowing peripherals like CD-ROM drives and floppy disc drives to be inserted while the computer is operating, a process called "hot-swapping." And they allow faster data exchange between the microprocessor and the DRAM memory bank in PC, notebook computer, and server applications.

    Fairchild's Interface products...helping to make the Internet faster and more flexible...no matter where you go.