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Intersil Introduces the Industry's First Integrated Triple Analog Delay Line that Enables Razor Sharp Images over 1,000 Feet of CAT-5 Cable

-- New EL9115 enables complete skew compensation for RGB transmitting systems

MILPITAS, CA, January 10, 2005 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced the industry’s first completely integrated triple analog delay line that enables systems using Intersil’s video over twisted-pair products to transmit and receive skew-free RGB (red, green, blue) video over 1000 feet of CAT-5 cable. The EL9115 is the first triple analog delay line on the market and builds upon Intersil’s innovative family of analog video products.

“The newest member of the Intersil video family is an elegant and cost effective solution for systems transmitting video signals over twisted-pair cabling, such as CAT-5,” said Patrick Long, Intersil’s marketing manager for Video Products. “The EL9115 allows system designers to replace banks of op amp circuits or folded traces consuming board space with a single 20-pin QFN device.”

The EL9115 allows three channels to be independently delayed in 2ns steps, up to 62ns. This allows de-skewing of signals, such as RGB video that is transmitted over CAT-5 cabling. Now signals can be exactly aligned at the receiver for a razor sharp image. The EL9115 is controlled through a simple serial interface and can be operated from +/-5 V supplies. The interface allows manual control of the delay for each channel. This enables the user to adjust the delay until the skew is removed from the signal chain. The EL9115 uses a proprietary architecture to provide good channel-to-channel gain matching and percent delay accuracy. “Drawing from many years of high performance analog and op amp expertise, we have designed a product that solves a unique problem and delivers the performance, low power consumption and reliability that video applications demand,” added Long.

EL9115 Key Features

• 62ns total delay for each input
• 2ns delay step increments
• Operates from +/-5V supply
• Up to 100 MHz bandwidth
• Small 20-pin QFN package
• Ability to setup feedback circuit for automatic de-skewing
• Compatible with Intersil’s twisted-pair line drivers and receiver/equalizers

Applications

• Security video systems
• Skew control for RGB
• Analog beamforming

EL9115 Availability
The EL9115 is now available in standard lead finish and Pb-free, 20-pin QFN package. To learn more about Intersil’s video and operational amplifier solutions, visit the Intersil Web site at http://www.intersil.com/video/ About Intersil
Intersil Corporation, a NASDAQ 100 Index company, 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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