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Intersil Ships over 200 Million Endura Power Management Ics
Represents over one-third of desktop computer power management ICs since1997
Endura HIP6000 family of power controllers anchors Intersil offering
Irvine, CA, July 30, 2001 — Intersil (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of power management solutions for PCs, file servers and portable information appliances, announced today that it has shipped over 200 million Endura™ motherboard power control integrated circuits (ICs) as of June 2001. The first production shipments of Endura began in 1997. Intersil is on pace to beat last year’s unit shipments by almost 60 percent, passing the 100 million mark last September. The total computer industry shipments from 1997 to 2001 utilizing advanced power management circuits have numbered approximately 500 million units.
Irvine, CA, July 30, 2001 Intersil (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of power management solutions for PCs, file servers and portable information appliances, announced today that it has shipped over 200 million Endura motherboard power control integrated circuits (ICs) as of June 2001. The first production shipments of Endura began in 1997. Intersil is on pace to beat last years unit shipments by almost 60 percent, passing the 100 million mark last September. The total computer industry shipments from 1997 to 2001 utilizing advanced power management circuits have numbered approximately 500 million units.
The Endura HIP6000 family anchors Intersils portfolio of power control devices that have become standard components in desktop, portable and wireless information appliances. Power management devices provide voltage conversion functions and also protect components from over-voltage and over- current conditions. The Endura HIP6000 series alone represents over one-third of the desktop PC power management IC market.
"Intersils leadership position has grown, capturing over 50 percent of the AMD Athlon
"Motherboard power requirements are demanding higher and more complex capabilities," added Furtney. "Intersil leverages high volume, low cost manufacturing capabilities and invests heavily in R&D to support the growing demand of desktop and portable systems."
Prior to 1997, low efficiency linear regulators performed this function. Increasingly power hungry processors have driven the conversion to switching controllers that realize more than 90 percent efficiency, resulting in less power loss and smaller, lighter and more reliable power supplies. Endura power management ICs are used in more than half of all AMD Athlon
About Intersil Power Management Technology
The Intersil Endura product family consists of leading power management solutions for desktop 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. Endura devices address the increasing demands for power, connectivity and availability of higher performing information appliances, supporting current and next generation microprocessors, information appliances and the Internet infrastructure.
About Intersil
Intersil is a leading communications company and supplier of semiconductors, reference designs and software for wireless networking and analog markets. Intersil applies analog, mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) expertise to products that enable wireless and voice access to broadband media; provide reliable power management in all PCs, file servers and portable information appliances; and perform analog and digital signal conversion for cellular and Internet infrastructure. For more information about Intersil, visit the company's Internet homepage at http://www.intersil.com .
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