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===Fairchild Imaging===
In 2001, the [[Carlyle Group]] reached an agreement with BAE to spin out Fairchild's imaging sensors division as an independent private company called '''Fairchild Imaging'''.<ref name="fairchild_history"/>  In 2011, BAE Systems purchased Fairchild Imaging from the Carlyle Group.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-announces-agreement-to-acquire-fairchild-imaging--inc-#:~:text=BAE%20Systems%20currently%20owns%208.7,of%20the%20remaining%20outstanding%20equity | title=BAE Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire Fairchild Imaging, Inc }}</ref> It is based in [[Milpitas, California]], about twelve miles away from the site where Fairchild Semiconductor was founded.