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Intersil Chosen as Primary Power Management Supplier by Legend QDI, China's Personal Computer Giant
-- QDI is largest motherboard manufacturer in China and one of the world's top 5
IRVINE, CA, November 27, 2001 Intersil (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of power management solutions for PCs, file servers and portable information appliances, announced today that Legend QDI has selected Intersil as their major supplier to provide power control and conversion on QDIs motherboards for personal computers (PCs) using AMD Athlon and Intel® Pentium® 4 processors. Legend QDI is the largest computer motherboard manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China.
The overwhelming adoption of Intersils Endura power management products by Chinas PC giant, Legend QDI, is a major milestone for us and firmly confirms our position as the worlds leading provider of PC and server power control, said Rick Furtney, vice president and general manager of Intersils Analog Business Unit. Legend QDI selected Intersils power products based on performance, cost, support and track record. They know that Intersil will provide them a competitive advantage into the future with the most advanced, reliable and cost-effective solutions.
QDI Legend is the leading PC motherboard manufacturer in China with production volumes ranging over 350,000 each month. Quality and reliability are of the utmost importance to us and we take great pride and care in protecting our market share and reputation, said KK Ho, senior manager of Legend QDI business unit. We selected Intersil as our primary supplier of power management components because of its proven reliability and meeting the exacting standards that QDI requires and our customers demand.
Multiphase Control With Precision and Scalability
Intersils Endura multiphase pulse width modulation (PWM) converter circuits offer unmatched precision and flexible scalability for applications requiring 2, 3 or up to 4 phases of power control 3 phases for todays Pentium 4 and 4 phases for the next generation processors. This multiphase control technology pioneered by Intersil offers manufacturers cost savings in components because phase balancing causes load current to be evenly distributed among phases using less costly MOSFETs and phase staggering greatly increases the ripple frequency making it easier to filter to a very low ripple voltage with smaller, less costly, filter components. The recently released HIP6311A precision multiphase controller with a world-leading ±0.5 percent tolerance reference voltage for new and next generation Intel processors is just one example of Intersils technology and forward-looking customer support.
HIP6300 Series Controllers and HIP6600 Series MOSFET Drivers
The Intersil Endura motherboard power solution involves a combination of a multiphase controller from the HIP6300 series and one or more HIP6600 series MOSFET drivers. The multiphase controller family consists of five multiphase PWM controllers: the HIP6301, HIP6303, and HIP6311A are 2 to 4 phase controllers that regulate output current above 100 A (ampere), whereas the HIP6302 and HIP6304 are dedicated two-phase devices that control microprocessor loads in the 50 A range.
The MOSFET driver series includes the HIP6601A and HIP6603A, which are single-phase synchronous buck MOSFET drivers, and the HIP6602A dual-phase driver designed to drive four n-channel MOSFETs.
Intersil Power Management Technology
The Intersil Endura product family consists of leading power management solutions for desktop and mobile PCs, workstations, Internet appliances, RAID systems and high-availability servers. The Endura family includes high-efficiency solutions that are used in portable PCs and mobile information appliances as well as residential gateway products. Intersils leadership position has grown, capturing over 50 percent of the AMD Athlon and Intel® Pentium® 4 processors and providing power management solutions for next generation desktop, portable and wireless communications devices. The company is the first to introduce a complete cost effective power solution for new and next generation PCs that uses a multiphase power configuration to achieve unparalleled precision and efficiency. Learn more about Intersils Endura products at: http://www.intersil.com/endura
About Legend QDI
Legend QDI is Chinas largest and one of the top-five motherboard manufacturers in the world today and has successfully built up its brand name in the international motherboard manufacturing industry. Legend QDI was awarded the ISO9001 and BS5750 certification in 1995 and ISO14000 certification in 2000. For more information about Legend QDI, visit the company's Internet homepage at: http://www.qdigrp.com About Intersil
Intersil is a global leader in designing innovative wireless networking and high performance analog solutions that enable wireless access to video, data and voice in homes, offices and public places. Creating advanced power management products, Intersil provides reliable solutions for file servers, portable information appliances and over half of all computer microprocessors manufactured today. With a rich high performance analog and mixed signal portfolio, Intersil brings added value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that bring portable connectivity to people wherever they live, work or travel. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Intersil has offices in cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the company's Web site and career page at: www.intersil.com
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