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Intersil Semiconductors Manage Power in Hand Held and Desktop Information Appliances

— New devices provide improved efficiency through lower switching and gate drive power losses

PALM BAY, FL, April 5, 2000 — Intersil Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leader in power management solutions for desktop PCs, file servers and portable information appliances, today added two new products to its growing family of application specific power semiconductors. Tailored to the exacting power demands of advanced microprocessors in today’s PCs, these new devices provide improved efficiency for high-speed computing and Internet data transfer.

The HUF76013 and HUF76009 are designed to work in conjunction with Intersil’s Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller integrated circuits (ICs) to meet the high efficiency power requirements of microprocessors deployed in wide variety of desktop, laptop and hand held communications devices. Specifically, these new metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) provide consistent power to motherboards, power supplies and DC/DC converters.

"Intersil’s MOSFET offerings play a vital role in the development of integrated communications devices," said Krishna Kuchimanchi product marketing manager at Intersil. "Power requirements are a carefully evaluated element of increasingly compact and microprocessor-intensive product designs. The HUF76013 and HUF76009 meet these requirements by efficiently controlling power and significantly reducing power losses."

The new devices act as the upper MOSFET in synchronous buck DC/DC converters and feature low gate charge and low input capacitance. The design of these devices results in a reduction of lost power during the switching and gate drive processes. The end result is a DC/DC converter that boasts high power efficiency.

Packaging, Pricing and Availability
The devices are currently available in a TO-220AB and D-pak packages. In either package, the HUF76013 is priced at $0.40 in 1,000 piece quantities, and the HUF76009 is priced at $0.35 per 1,000 pieces. For more information about the HUF76013 and HUF76009, visit Intersil’s Web page at www.intersil.com, or call 1-888-INTERSIL ext. 7982.

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.

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