POWER OF ATTORNEY

	The undersigned, Kevin McGarity, hereby constitutes and appoints Paul D.
Delva and Keith M. Rodda the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
with full power of substitution and revocation, for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead, to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a director of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such Forms 3, 4 and
5 and timely file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be necessary or
desirable in connection with the foregoing.

		The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

		This Power of Attorney grants to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings in the Company's securities, and of all
transactions in securities issued by the Company, or until earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed on the date indicated below.


Dated: 10/25/05				/s/ Kevin McGarity_____________________
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					Kevin McGarity
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