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ON Semiconductor to Present Power Supply Technology Solutions at Applied Power Electronics...

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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2004

To showcase its power supply semiconductor technologies, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) will present several technical papers and exhibit its innovative power products at the Applied Power Electronics

Conference (APEC) in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 22-26, 2004. The company's engineering and sales staff will host "hands-on" product demonstrations at Booth 708.

Conference Papers

"A Five Year Power Technology Roadmap" is the conference keynote to be presented by Charles E. Mullett, ON Semiconductor principal systems engineer, on Monday, Feb. 23. The presentation will review the triennial roadmapping workshop sponsored by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) and will include an overview of the technical challenges facing power supply designers and electronics manufacturers during the next five years. Among the challenges to be discussed are an anticipated need for a 200 percent improvement in power density and a 250 percent improvement in switching frequency by 2008.

"Driving Efficient Power Solutions from Standby to Active Mode" will be presented on Wednesday, Feb. 25, by Dhaval Dalal, ON Semiconductor technical marketing director for Power Supply products, and Christophe Basso, senior application engineer.

"The Impact of Semiconductor Technology Development on the Power Processing Industry" will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 26, by Dalal and Brant Johnson, senior systems engineer.

Copies of these presentations will be available at www.onsemi.com following APEC.

Product Highlights

Members of ON Semiconductor's engineering and sales staff will display products with "hands-on" demonstrations and be available for interviews at Booth 708. Products will include:

-- AC-DC SMPS Controllers and Regulators, featuring unparalleled

power efficiency

-- Power factor correction ICs for all power ranges, including

unique single-stage conversion solution and follower boost

solution

-- Integrated solutions for 48 V input systems that combine a PWM

controller, a high-voltage startup circuit and high-voltage

power switch, as well as housekeeping and protection

functions, into a space-saving SO8 or Micro8 package

About ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor offers an extensive portfolio of power- and data-management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components that address the design needs of today's sophisticated electronic products, appliances and automobiles. For more information, visit ON Semiconductor's Web site at http://www.onsemi.com.

ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its Web site in this news release, such information on the Web site is not to be incorporated herein.

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