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Intersil Corporation Partners with M.S. Kennedy Corporation to Enable Broadband Satellite-Based Communications

— Alliance results in enhanced power hybrid microcircuits

PALM BAY, FL,—April 25, 2000 — Intersil Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ISIL), a leading developer of silicon technology for integrated communications applications, today announced a partnership with M.S. Kennedy Corporation of Cicero, NY. The alliance will result in a family of direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter modules designed to power satellite-based broadband communication systems.

M.S. Kennedy Corporation was carefully selected by Intersil to provide the technical expertise required in fabricating complex hybrid microcircuits that are essential in providing power to commercial and military communication satellites. Power hybrid microcircuits combine two or more microcircuit elements. Currently, Intersil fabricates space qualified metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) and power management integrated circuits (ICs), collectively known as Intersil’s Star*Power family. Under the partnership agreement, M.S. Kennedy Corporation will assemble, screen and test Star*Power DC-DC converter modules utilizing the latest equipment and processes to achieve cost effective and highly reliable high-performance hybrids.

"We are pleased to announce our partnership with M.S. Kennedy," said Andy Khayat, Product Marketing Manager at Intersil. "The alliance enables Intersil to participate in the next level of integration, where multiple devices are included in a single unit. We are now strategically placed in the forefront of satellite power architecture."

"Working together, we will greatly enhance power management systems in communications satellites," said Greg Overend, vice president of marketing at M.S. Kennedy Corporation. "Commercial and military satellite designers will now have access to the most efficient and reliable power hybrid microcircuits in the industry."

Intersil’s DC-DC converters are new additions to Intersil’s Star*Power family of radiation hardened products that are designed to withstand space radiation environments and utilize Intersil’s power system design expertise. The new product family supports popular input voltages (28V, 70V and 100V) and output voltages (3.3V, +/-5V, +/-12V and +/-15V), reflecting spacecraft design trends towards higher DC bus voltages. Intersil’s use of Radiation Hard Silicon Gate (RSG) process for all Star*Power ICs mitigates total dose and low dose rate effects. Additionally, the offering will be hardened to a broad range of potentially highly destructive energetic heavy ion effects in the space environment.

M.S. Kennedy Corporation is fully certified to Class K and Class H of MIL-PRF-38534 and ISO-9001 by the Defense Supply Center, Columbus. The specification outlines industry requirements and accepted levels of performance for hybrid microcircuits in space applications. M.S. Kennedy Corporation is one of only seven hybrid manufacturers certified by Defense Supply Center, Columbus for Class K hybrid production.

About Star*Power
Star*Power products include radiation hardened power MOSFET devices and power management integrated circuits. The power management IC offering includes pulse width modulators, voltage references, voltage regulators, MOSFET drivers and comparators. These ICs are hardened to total dose levels of 300krad(Si) and to various energetic ion related single-event effects. The Star*Power MOSFET line includes two product series: Star*Power MOSFETs and Star*Power Gold MOSFETs, each spanning six voltage ranges from 30V to 250V. Star*Power MOSFETs are optimized for ON resistance and superior total dose radiation performance. Star*Power Gold MOSFETs are optimized for gate charge and single-event effects.

About M.S. Kennedy Corporation
Since 1971 M.S. Kennedy Corporation has been a leader in the design and production of high performance analog microelectronics. Standard products include operational and video amplifiers, motor drives and voltage regulators. M.S. Kennedy Corporation is also a leading producer of custom hybrids, power hybrids and multi-chip modules, applying their circuit design expertise and versatile packaging capabilities to each circuit produced. Computer aided design supports automated manufacturing including surface mount pick and place, automatic die bond, automatic wire bond and automatic test. M.S. Kennedy Corporation is certified to both Class H (military) and Class K (space) of MIL-PRF-38534, as well as ISO-9001, by the Defense Supply Center, Columbus. The company maintains one of the highest number of QML processes in the industry.

About Intersil
Intersil uses its semiconductor expertise to enable highly integrated voice, data and video communications. Intersil's integrated communications portfolio includes PRISM^® Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) chip sets that enable mobile connectivity products for the home and office; analog, mixed-signal and digital integrated circuits for broadband access to wireless and wired Wide Area Networks (WANs); and power management products that enable 24x7 reliability in network servers, next generation PCs and information appliances. For more information about Intersil, visit the company's Internet homepage at www.intersil.com.

PRISM is a registered trademark of Intersil Corporation.

This press release contains information relating to forecasted results of Intersil, including certain projections and business trends, that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to global and market conditions as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Intersil's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and Intersil undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Specific risk factors can be found in Intersil's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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