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Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS)

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Introduction Market Data Compact

IPO today, 8-4-99, in a 20 million share offering priced at $18/share. It opened at 18 5/8 and closed at 18 3/4 (day range of 18 1/2 and 19 3/16). It was the 5th most heavily traded stock o the NYSE on volume of 9.7 million shares.

The company was launched in 1957 and according to cbsmarketwatch.com was an early "player in the formation of Silicon Valley" before it was bought by National Semiconductor (NSM) which spun it off in 1997.

The company plans to use the proceeds of this IPO to pay down debt from acquisitions from Samsung and others. NSM still owns a 16.7% stake and is a big customer according to CEO Kirk Pond, formerly CEO of NSM.

South Portland, Maine-based Fairchild makes analog, discrete, logic and nonvolatile memory chips for several industries. Pond is quoted on marketwatch.com today saying that "the chip business is approaching a cycle of strong growth and that demand is especially strong in the telecommunications business."

The lead underwriters: Credit Suisse First Boston, and Salomon Smith Barney.

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50	OMM's a MEMS foundry customer businesswire.com "Our close working rel	kinkblot	-	2/21/2003
49	Kirk Pond interview, Semiconductor Int'l 2/1/02 e-insite.net	kinkblot	-	2/11/2002
48	Fairchild Moves In On MEMS by Bernard Levine, in Electronic News 10/15/2001 e-	kinkblot	-	10/22/2001
47	Fairchild Semiconductor Updates First Quarter 2001 SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSI	Czechsinthemail	-	3/5/2001
46	Briefing.Com I'm holding a chunk of shares till year end. Fairchild Semi (	herenow_2	-	1/8/2001
45	Fairchild sees Q1 sales 5-8 pct below Q4 2000 results NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters)	Czechsinthemail	-	1/5/2001
44	I guess this explains things pretty well, but we still might buy it cheaper tomo	tom ablett	-	11/29/2000
43	Getting respect now, I guess... siliconinvestor.com Best, Mardy.	P2V	-	8/19/2000
42	THE RODNEY DANGERFIELD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY....? After beating estimat	James Calladine	-	7/26/2000
41	BLOWOUT QUARTER-- .68 VERSUS .57 Tuesday July 25, 4:09 pm Eastern Time Company	James Calladine	-	7/25/2000
40	FCS PRESS RELEASES: I see that I am mainly talking to myself on this thread. An	James Calladine	-	7/17/2000
39	FCS UP $2 AND NO COMMENT? After a death-defying plunge, FCS is now up 2. Anybo	James Calladine	-	7/13/2000
38	GIVE UP AND MOVE TO YAHOO? Any FCS holders out there besides short sellers? An	James Calladine	-	7/13/2000
37	there is a profound lack of analyst coverage...not sure why. Perhaps the mother	Gary Kao	-	6/17/2000
36	ANYBODY OUT THERE? Well, now that there is SOME life in the market (at least t	James Calladine	-	5/30/2000
35	Thanks for the update Baird. I sold out the week before last, just before Frid	Marty R	-	4/25/2000
34	Briefing.com: Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) 38 7/8 +2 1/8: Fairc	Czechsinthemail	-	4/25/2000
33	Timing may not be perfect. But, if the market dust settles soon these favorabl	Marty R	-	4/5/2000
32	Fairchild opens two offices in China. By EBN staff	pafsanias	-	12/16/1999
31	All: Anyone going to comment? I hold 300 shares that I bought at the IPO and	Dave	-	12/5/1999
30	Adding to my position in this hidden little gem	MKTsavvy	-	9/21/1999
29	Bought in today at 30...I like the 12 % jump on huge volume + the semicunducter	MKTsavvy	-	9/21/1999
28	Hi, Thats when I got in as well. FCS is about the only thing that I hold t	Simprofié	-	9/13/1999
27	I'm a happy holder since aftermarket 1st day. I don't have any news, ju	Mr. Tomatohead	-	9/13/1999
26	Hey, Up today 2.6% so far and most things are dropping!! Anybody still out t	Simprofié	-	9/13/1999

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