Fairchild Wins Prestigious Award

Fairchild Semiconductor won the award for the Power Systems Product of the Year at the Elektra Awards in London, UK, with its FSA9280 USB accessory detection switch. Alfred Hesener, the company's Marketing Director for Europe, based in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany, received the Award. The FSA9280A and FSA9288A are high-performance multimedia switches featuring automatic switching and accessory detection for the USB port. These switches allow the sharing of a common USB port to pass audio, USB data / charging, as well as factory programmability. In addition, the FSA9280A / FSA9288A integrate detection of accessories, such as headphones, headsets (MIC / button), car chargers, USB chargers, and UART data cables with the ability to use a common USB connector. Product outline:

• FSA9280 - share one USB port for automatic detection of accessories and configuration of the proper path for each accessory
• detect all types of USB chargers with integrated over voltage and over current protection
• detects mono and stereo headphones with low low total harmonic distortion and Fairchild's known negative switch capability
• supports extended battery lifetime with advanced sampling methods to minimize power consumption during standby The FSA9280A / FSA9288A can be programmed for manual switching or automatic switching of data paths based on accessory detected. FSA9280A / FSA9288A include an integrated 28V over-voltage and 1.5A over-current protected FET. www.fairchildsemi.com