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Fairchild Imaging to Exhibit at Photonics West 2007

Milpitas, CA, January 16, 2007 – Fairchild Imaging announced today that it will exhibit at the Photonics West 2007 Conference and Exhibition in San Jose, California from January 23 – 25. The venue is an excellent opportunity for the company to unveil the latest high performance imaging solutions for the demanding audience of optical and instrumentation engineers.

Situated in booth 6330 of the South Hall, Fairchild Imaging will present new CCD and CMOS detector technology for demanding imaging applications in aerospace, defense, industrial and scientific markets. New image sensors include a four-port four megapixel CCD and a 1.3 megapixel CCD / CMOS hybrid. The new CCD is available in front- or back-illuminated configurations and offers dramatic improvements in both sensitivity and speed. The novel hybrid image sensor combines the best of both CCD and CMOS technologies: the high image quality, low dark current and high fill-factor of a CCD with the high speed, low-noise and low power of a CMOS readout. The 1.3 megapixel hybrid sensor delivers extreme low-light imaging performance at video and supra-video frame rates.

In addition to the image sensors, new low-light camera technology incorporating these sensors will be presented. The Peregrine 3041 drives the CCD 3041 to the limits of its performance. The cooled, multiport Peregrine camera boasts 8 MHz, four-port readout, forced-air supported TEC cooling and a USB 2.0 interface. According to Colin Earle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Fairchild Imaging, “the new Peregrine 3041 CCD camera is an exceptional detector for low-light-level optical imaging”. “Photonics West is a great exhibition for this technology and draws the top scientists and engineers from around the world who demand this level of performance”, stated Earle.

The Peregrine 3041 is a high-performance imaging camera for use in applications that demand extreme sensitivity under low light conditions. The camera is based upon the CCD 3041, a scientific grade 2k x 2k sensor, which is available in either front- or back-illuminated formats.

About Fairchild Imaging
Fairchild Imaging is a designer and manufacturer of CCD and CMOS image sensors and cameras for aerospace, industrial, medical and scientific imaging. Located in Milpitas, CA, Fairchild Imaging is a privately held corporation whose major investors include The Carlyle Group, BAE Systems, and management. Information about Fairchild Imaging is available on the worldwide Web at http://www.fairchildimaging.com.

Contact information:
Colin Earle
Fairchild Imaging
PH: 408-433-2500
FAX: 408-435-7352
http://www.fairchildimaging.com

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