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Intersil Powers ASUSTeK’s New Pentium® Processor Motherboards

-- World’s number one power solutions for the world’s number one motherboard manufacturer

IRVINE, CA, December 4, 2001 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of power management solutions for PCs, file servers and portable information appliances, today announced that ASUSTeK Computer Inc., (TSE:2357), the world’s leader in PC motherboard revenue, has selected Intersil as the primary provider of power solutions for their new ASUS® motherboards that use Pentium® III and Pentium® 4 processors. Intersil’s Endura™ power products and solutions include highly efficient multiphase pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers, single and dual-channel synchronous-rectified buck MOSFET drivers and ancillary regulators.

“ASUS is dedicated to bringing leading-edge technologies and best-value solutions of the highest quality to all of their customers. Those are commitments that we share with ASUS,” said Rick Furtney, vice president and general manager of Intersil’s Analog Business Unit. “Our dedication to providing highly-efficient, cost-effective and reliable motherboard power solutions and ASUSTeK’s focus on best-value computer motherboard platforms is a winning combination that brings the best possible performance and value to customers.”

ASUSTeK’s New Pentium Processor Motherboards
ASUSTeK’s TUSL2-C is their latest Intel® 815EP chip set motherboard designed for Intel FCPGA/FCPGA2 Pentium III processors and Celeron® processors. This board features include up to 133 MHz front side bus (FSB) support, three DIMM sockets for up to 512 MB PC100/133 SDRAM memory, AGP 4X graphics slot, two UltraDMA/100 IDE channels for up to four devices, six PCI card slots, one Communications and Network Riser (CNR) slot for 10/100 MB LAN networking, four USB ports and an optional six-channel audio chip for 5.1 speaker configurations.

The P4B is ASUSTeK’s newest Intel 845 chip set motherboard for Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz-plus, processors and Socket 478. This motherboard is equipped with: 400 MHz FSB, three DIMM sockets for up to 3 GB of PC 100/133 SDRAM, one AGP 4X (1.5V) graphics slot, one CNR slot, six PCI slots, one USB header and many other functions and options.

“As the world’s leader in PC motherboard revenue, ASUS could not afford to accept anything less than the high product value, reliability and customer service provided by Intersil,” said Jerry Shen, Associate Vice President of ASUSTeK’s Research and Development Division. We selected Intersil as our primary power solutions provider for our new ASUS motherboards because of their proven track record.”

Intersil’s Power Solutions for ASUStek’s Motherboards Power solutions for ASUSTeK’s motherboards include selections from Intersil’s Endura HIP6300 series multiphase controllers combined with Endura HIP6600 series MOSFET drivers for the Pentium 4 processor supply. Endura four-in-one dc/dc regulators such as the ISL6523 and ISL6524 are optimized for CPU core power regulation on ASUSTeK’s Pentium III and Celeron processor motherboards. Power control for chip sets, memory, slots and ports is provided using various members of the Endura HIP6000 and HIP6500 series controllers and regulators. All Endura power products have been optimized for maximum efficiency, space savings and high reliability. Pentium 4 processor core supply designs can be easily transferred to new board designs saving costs and time to market.

Intersil Power Management Technology
The Intersil Endura product family consists of leading power management solutions for desktop and mobile PCs, workstations, Internet appliances, RAID systems and high-availability servers. The Endura family includes high-efficiency solutions that are used in portable PCs and mobile information appliances as well as residential gateway products. Intersil’s leadership position has grown, capturing over 50 percent of the AMD Athlon™ and IntelÒ PentiumÒ 4 processors and providing power management solutions for next generation desktop, portable and wireless communications devices. The company is the first to introduce a complete cost effective power solution for new and next generation PCs that uses a multiphase power configuration to achieve unparalleled precision and efficiency. Learn more about Intersil’s Endura products at: http://www.intersil.com/endura.

About ASUSTeK
Established in 1989, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., (TSE:2357) is the world's leading manufacturer of high quality motherboards, notebooks, VGA cards, servers, broadband modems, and optical storage devices. With annual sales of over $2 Billion and world-class engineering, ASUS provides innovative technology solutions to consumer, corporate and top-tier OEM customers. Company achievements include consecutive rankings in the "Top 100 InfoTech Companies" in 1998, 1999 and 2000 by Business Week as well as being named the "8th Most Profitable Company" in 1999. In the year 2000, ASUS was also ranked the No.1 Taiwan Company in Global Views Monthly' "Info Tech 2000". About Intersil
Intersil is a global leader in designing innovative wireless networking and high performance analog solutions that enable wireless access to video, data and voice in homes, offices and public places. Creating advanced power management products, Intersil provides reliable solutions for file servers, portable information appliances and over half of all computer microprocessors manufactured today. With a rich high performance analog and mixed signal portfolio, Intersil brings added value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that bring portable connectivity to people wherever they live, work or travel. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Intersil has offices in cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia. 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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