Fairchild Semiconductor’s Power Switch (FPS™) Technology Exceeds Energy Star Requirements for Consumer & Home Appliance A...

Manufacturers of consumer electronics and home appliances need an offline switch-mode power supply solution that reduces external component count and increases reliability, while meeting or exceeding today’s stringent energy saving regulations.

To help designers meet this demand, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, developed the FSL1x6 series of green-mode Fairchild Power Switch (FPS™) devices. These integrated PWM controllers include proprietary green-mode functions that provide off-time modularity to linearly decrease the switching frequency at light-load conditions to minimize standby power consumption.

Integrating pulse width modulation (PWM) and SenseFET technology, the FSL1x6 series is specifically designed for high performance offline switch-mode power supplies while using minimal components. Devices in the FSL1x6 series include integrated high-voltage power switching regulators that combine an internal avalanche-rugged SenseFET (650V) with a current-mode PWM control block, making them ideal for switch-mode power supplies in VCRs, set-top boxes, DVD and DVCD players, home appliances and LED lighting, as well as adapters.

The FSL1x6 series features low standby power,