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Intersil Continues as Primary Power Solutions Provider to FIC for All PC Platforms

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IRVINE, CA, October 22, 2003 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced that Intersil’s Endura™ highly efficient and reliable power solutions continue to be selected by First International Computer, Inc. (FIC), one of the world’s largest motherboard and PC manufacturers, to power virtually all systems on FIC’s newest computing platforms. Intersil’s new ISL6563 universal multiphase PWM controller is the industry’s only two-phase synchronous-buck PWM controller with integrated 2-A MOSFET drivers and “all-in-one VID” that is designed to power CPUs across most Intel and AMD processor-based platforms.

Intersil is the exclusive provider of high-performance power solutions for all FIC PC systems including CPUs, processor/graphics chip sets, DDR memory and I/O across both Intel® and AMD™ based systems, including the new VRD10 and Athlon™ 64 platforms.

“We are pleased that our Endura power solutions continue to be selected by FIC for their innovative and award-winning platforms,” said Rick Furtney, Vice President and General Manager of Intersil’s High Performance Analog Product Group. “FIC is a world leader in supplying computing technologies and have much at stake when it comes to selecting reliable power solutions for their platforms. We value their confidence and continue to deliver advanced solutions like the ISL6563. Many of our customers, including FIC, consider the ISL6563 to be a sort of ‘silver bullet’ for reducing costs, inventory and time to market.”

“Once again we have selected Intersil’s power solutions for our newest computing platforms because Intersil Endura multiphase controllers provide the highest performance at the lowest possible bill-of-materials cost, while ensuring the quickest time-to-market of new models,” said Julio Chen, procurement VP of FIC's Advanced Platform Group. “Intersil’s new ISL6563 universal PWM controller/driver is a prime example of excellence and innovation that enables parts reduction, cost savings and rapid new-product deployment. We look forward to a long and continuing relationship.”

The newest Intersil Endura multiphase PWM controller IC adopted by FIC for their computing platforms is the ISL6563. The recently announced ISL6563 addresses 90% of Intel and AMD processor-based motherboards that require CPU multiphase power conversion because of its “all-in-one VID” input and on-chip high-current MOSFET drivers. The “all-in-one VID” feature enables hardware designers to interface the ISL6563 with Intel’s existing Celeron®, Pentium® 4 and next-generation processors based on the VRM10 specification. This same PWM controller can be used for the AMD Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Opteron™, and Athlon™ 64 CPUs, enabling designers to reduce their power IC parts list to a single device for all Intel and AMD computer systems. The ISL6563 results in significant bill-of-materials (BOM) cost savings compared to any other solution in the market today.

Other Intersil power controllers designed in by FIC for their Intel-based platforms include the ISL6556A, ISL6556B, and ISL6561, 2- to 4-phase VRM10 PWM controllers. For AMD-based platforms, FIC has used Intersil’s two-phase ISL6569 and four-phase ISL6559 PWM controllers. These robust controllers work with any of Intersil’s MOSFET drivers such as the single-channel HIP6601B, HIP6603B and HIP6604B and dual-channel HIP6602B. Many other Intersil products are used on each platform to power chip sets, graphics, memory and I/O.

Intersil Endura Power Management Technology
Intersil Endura power management products offer solutions for desktop and notebook PCs, handheld devices, workstations, Internet appliances, wireless LAN, RAID systems, high-availability servers, set-top boxes, and residential gateways. Intersil leads the world in high-performance microprocessor power management solutions, powering over 50 percent of the AMD Athlon™ and Intel® Pentium® 4 processors. Intersil Endura products and reference designs reduce time-to-market and bill-of-materials with advanced power solutions for desktop and mobile processors, graphics processors, DDR memory, processor chip sets, buses, ports, Hot Swap control and battery management. Learn more about Intersil’s Endura products at: http://www.intersil.com/endura

About First International Computer, Inc. (FIC)
Founded in 1980, First International Computer, Inc (FIC) is one of the world's leading companies in the design and production of motherboards, PC systems, servers and notebooks. The company has nine branch offices, eight manufacturing and assembly sites totaling 202,706 sq. meters of manufacturing capacity, and more than 4,500 employees worldwide. As a highly flexible and adaptable company, FIC is firmly established in OEM/ODM and distribution markets. A leading supplier for many of the industry's leading PC brand names, FIC also offers a comprehensive range of motherboards for the distribution market under the 1stMainboard brand name. The latest information about FIC products and services can be found at: www.fic.com.tw About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The company’s products address three of the industry’s fastest growing markets - flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable) and power management. Intersil products include power management devices for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC-DC regulators and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL line drivers; video and high performance operational amplifiers; data converters; interface ICs; analog switches and multiplexers; crosspoint switches; voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military, space and rad-hard applications. 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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