8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): SEPTEMBER 25, 2003



                   FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          DELAWARE                   001-15181                  04-3363001
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)       Number)               Identification No.)



                              82 RUNNING HILL ROAD
                           SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE 04106
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (207) 775-8100





ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On September 25, 2003 we announced the appointment of a new director,
Thomas Magnanti. Further information is included in our press release filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     c) Exhibits

        99.1  Press Release dated September 25, 2003




                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

     Date: September 25, 2003               /s/ Matthew W. Towse
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                                            Matthew W. Towse
                                            Senior Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial Officer and
                                             Duly Authorized Officer)

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            www.fairchildsemi.com
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003                               ---------------------

                                                 Corporate Communications:
                                                 Fran Harrison
                                                 207-775-8576
                                                 fran.harrison@fairchildsemi.com
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                                                 Public Relations Firm:
                                                 Barbara Ewen
                                                 CHEN PR
                                                 781-466-8282
                                                 bewen@chenpr.com
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 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR NAMES MIT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING DEAN THOMAS MAGNANTI TO
                             ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

South Portland, Maine - Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), one of the largest
global suppliers of high performance products that optimize system power for
multiple end markets, today announced the appointment of Thomas Magnanti to the
company's Board of Directors. As Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Dean of the School of Engineering and one of fourteen faculty holding MIT's
prestigious Institute Professor position, Professor Magnanti brings tremendous
engineering and management talent, skill and expertise to Fairchild's Board.

"Tom is an extraordinary and valuable addition to Fairchild's Board," said Kirk
Pond, president, CEO, and chairman of the Board. "His distinguished career in
education and research will provide Fairchild a unique technological
perspective. We look forward to his active participation as we grow our business
worldwide.

"We anticipate working with Tom will strengthen Fairchild's ties with leading
universities, enhancing research and development efforts, recruitment programs
and new product development initiatives," continued Pond. "Fairchild leads the
power solutions market globally. Adding Tom to our Board as we begin reaping the
benefits of our focused power solutions strategy couldn't be better."

In addition to his responsibilities at MIT, Professor Magnanti serves on the
Boards of the Ford Design Institute and Emptoris, Inc. as well as on the
International Advisory Board of Linkoping University in Sweden, the President's
Council of Olin College and the advisory boards of the Stanford School of
Engineering, Northwestern University's School of Engineering and Applied
Science, and the University of Michigan's School of Engineering. He has held
visiting scientist appointments at Bell Laboratories and GTE Laboratories and
also served on the Science and Technology Council of Inland Steel. Previously he
served on the advisory board of the Harvard Business School, as a member of the
National Research Council's Manufacturing Studies Board and on the board of the
Lemelson-MIT Prize Committee.

ABOUT FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR:
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a leading global supplier of high
performance products for multiple end markets. With a focus on developing
leading edge power and interface solutions to enable the electronics of today




and tomorrow, Fairchild's components are used in computing, communications,
consumer, industrial and automotive applications. Fairchild's 10,000 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.