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Intersil Introduces 32 x 32 Video Crosspoint Switch with Industry's Highest Level of Integration

-- ISL59532 Features 320 MHz Bandwidth, Crosstalk of -85dB at 6 MHz and Differential Gain and Phase of 0.025 Percent/0.01 Degree

MILPITAS, CA, February 27, 2006 – Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog solutions, today announced the ISL59532 32 x 32 video crosspoint switch. This device is the first of its kind in the industry, integrating the four separate 16 x 16 crosspoint switches currently used, to create a 32 x 32 matrix (or two 32 x 16 switches). To further reduce board space and costs, the ISL59532 has an integrated DC-restore clamp on every input. Each output has a fast OSD (onscreen display) switch, again reducing the need for extra silicon around the device. This device is ideal for security video, video switchers and routers, KVM (keyboard, video, mouse), broadcast video and other video applications.

The ISL59532 is the first in a family of parts that will include 32 x16 and 16 x 16 switches, all with single-ended input and differential input versions, all using the same footprint, making it easy to scale designs up or down. Also, system level design is made easier by several features of the ISL59532. The gain of the output amplifiers can be individually programmed to a gain of plus 1 or plus 2 through the SPI interface. The same interface can be used to place any output into a high impedance tri-state, so that several 32 x 32 crosspoint switches can be linked together, creating even larger matrices.

“Intersil is the first in the industry to offer this level of integration,” said Kathryn Tucker, marketing manager for Intersil’s Video products group. “The ISL59532 has higher integration than competitive devices, both with the number of input and output channels in one package, but also with its additional functions, such as DC-restore and its fast OSD switch. Additionally, the ISL59532 has very little crosstalk (-85dB), a significant improvement over competitive devices in the industry.”

Key Features of the ISL59532

• 320 MHz bandwidth
• 0.025 percent differential gain and 0.05 degrees differential phase
• 0.1 dB flatness out to 50 MHz
• Crosstalk of -85dB

Target Applications

• Security video
• Video Switchers and routers
• KVM
• Broadcast video

About Intersil’s Video Products
From high-performance video amplifiers to differential line equalizers, Intersil's portfolio of video products can address any portion of the analog signal chain. The number and variety of video products on the market continues to grow. With the expansion of HDTV and high-resolution RGB (red, green, blue) signals, the most common point-to-point connection for a video signal is analog. Intersil’s video ICs provide many solutions for moving these signals around. Whether it is transmitting RGB down CAT-5 or switching 32 security video feeds, Intersil has a solution. Also, Intersil’s ISL5944x family extends the available bandwidth of RGB multiplexers on the market from 500 MHz up to 1GHz – the first time this barrier has been broken. Intersil continues to deliver best-in-class video solutions for its customers, addressing every piece of the signal chain. To learn more about Intersil’s broad video portfolio, visit Intersil’s Video ICs page at http://www.intersil.com/video/.

Pricing and Availability
The ISL59532 is available now in 356-pin BGA (ball grid array) package and is priced at $105.00 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL59532 is available at http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL59532,0.html. A large selection of amplifier products is supported by Intersil’s iSim™ online design tool. To explore these solutions, visit http://www.intersil.com/isim/. To view a broad range of application block diagrams, visit Intersil’s Application Design Center at http://www.intersil.com/apps.

Note to editors: To view a high-resolution downloadable photo of the ISL59532, visit Intersil’s photo room at: http://www.intersil.com/pressroom/photoarchives.asp. About Intersil
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL) 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, handhelds 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 atwww.intersil.com.

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