Fairchild Semiconductor that it has decided to keep open the Mountain Top, Pennsylvania wafer fabrication site, reversing its March 2009 announcement to close the facility.
Since the original closure announcement, Fairchild has more than doubled its sales of the high voltage and automotive products which the Mountain Top facility supports. The products produced in the facility enable Fairchild’s industry-leading customers to significantly improve electrical efficiency in a wide range of industrial and appliance applications as well as improve fuel efficiency in automobiles while reducing cost of ownership. Fairchild expects to continue the rapid expansion of these businesses and determined that retaining the Mountain Top facility will be essential to supporting our customers’ current and future needs.
