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LIFE SUPPORT POLICY

FAIRCHILD’S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES

OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

As used herein:

1. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems

which, (a) are intended for surgical implant into the body, or

(b) support or sustain life, or (c) whose failure to perform

when properly used in accordance with instructions for use

provided in the labeling, can be reasonably expected to

result in significant injury to the user.

2. A critical component is any component of a life support

device or system whose failure to perform can be reason-

ably expected to cause the failure of the life support device

or system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness.

PRODUCT STATUS DEFINITIONS

Definition of terms

Datasheet Identification Product Status

Definition

Advance Information

Formative or In Design

This datasheet contains the design specifications for product develop-

ment. Specifications may change in any manner without notice.

Preliminary

First Production

This datasheet contains preliminary data, and supplementary data will

be published at a later date. Fairchild Semiconductor reserves the right

to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design.

No Identification Needed

Full Production

This datasheet contains final specifications. Fairchild Semiconductor

reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in order

to improve design.

Obsolete

Not In Production

This datasheet contains specifications on a product that has been dis-

continued by Fairchild Semiconductor. The datasheet is printed for ref-

erence information only.