NEW YORK (AP) -- Chip maker Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. said Monday it opened a design center in Pune, India, which will develop new transistors for uses that include power supplies and automative applications.

Employees at the center will work on new metaloxidesemiconductor field-effect transistors, or MOSFETs, and insulated-gate bipolar transistors, or IGBTs. Fairchild said the workers will have experience in design, and particularly designs that use low-voltage power.

The company said the Pune area is home to several research institutions and colleges that focus on engineering.