Background And Basis Of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

Background And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Background And Basis Of Presentation

NOTE 1 — BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Background

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. ("Fairchild International" or the " the company") designs, develops, manufactures and markets power analog, power discrete and certain non-power semiconductor solutions through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation ("Fairchild"). The company is focused primarily on power analog and discrete products used directly in power applications such as voltage conversion, power regulation, power distribution, and power and battery management. The company's products are building block components for virtually all electronic devices, from sophisticated computers and internet hardware to telecommunications equipment to household appliances. Because of their basic functionality, these products provide customers with greater design flexibility and improve the performance of more complex devices or systems. Given such characteristics, the company's products have a wide range of applications and are sold to customers in the personal computer, industrial, communications, consumer electronics and automotive markets.

The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and has manufacturing operations in South Portland, Maine, West Jordan, Utah, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, Cebu, the Philippines, Penang, Malaysia, Bucheon, South Korea, and Suzhou, China. The company sells its products to customers worldwide.

The accompanying financial statements of the company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.). Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current presentation.