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Intersil Files Lawsuit Against Agere Systems For Theft of Trade Secrets
IRVINE, CA, October 30, 2002 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking solutions, today filed a lawsuit for theft of trade secrets against Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) with the United States District Court in Philadelphia, PA.
The lawsuit charges Agere Systems with misappropriating Intersils fundamental Choice Medium Access Control (CMAC) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology. Intersil believes that virtually all of the WLAN products being shipped by Agere today utilize the Intersil MAC technology.
Intersils action seeks both an immediate and permanent injunction to prevent Agere Systems, either alone or in cooperation with others, from developing, making, and/or selling MAC chips that use Intersils CMAC technology. Intersils intellectual property is a core company asset and we want to ensure our employees, shareholders and customers that we will protect and defend to the fullest extent of the law, said Rich Beyer, president and CEO of Intersil Corporation.
Intersil + Elantec Means More for Our Customers
Intersil Corporation is a global semiconductor leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking solutions. The acquisition of Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., expanded Intersils product portfolios to address four fast growing markets flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable), power management and wireless networking. Intersil brings added customer value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that enhance the computing experience for people wherever they live, work or travel. 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
