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Intersil's PRISM Technology Enables Wireless Connectivity for the New Danam Communications LAN+ADSL Home Gateway

-- Danam Communications combines the high speed of ADSL and the convenience of wireless LAN

IRVINE, CA, April 30, 2002 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), the world’s leading developer of silicon technology for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), announced today that Danam Communications is using Intersil’s PRISM® 2.5 chip set in their new LAN+ADSL Home Gateway.

The Danam LAN+ADSL Home Gateway supports high speed ADSL Internet access, with data rates up to 8 megabits-per-second (Mbps) into the home. With the PRISM 2.5 wireless LAN chip set built in, the gateway device provides users the ability to wirelessly network multiple computers in the home or surf the Internet anywhere in the home with a notebook or handheld device equipped with a wireless PC card complying with the Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) standard.

“The new Danam LAN+ADSL Home Gateway combines two of today’s most exciting high speed technologies, ADSL and Wi-Fi,” said Dave Feller, director of Marketing for Intersil’s Wireless Networking Business. “Intersil’s PRISM wireless networking chip set is optimized for smaller form factors and embedded WLAN applications that enables our customer partners such as Danam to quickly develop and deploy innovative products aimed at home and business users.”

“Danam reviewed several wireless semiconductor manufacturers and determined that Intersil’s outstanding engineering expertise, leadership in wireless technology and commitment to its customers made Intersil an ideal technology partner,” said Jay Park, sales manager at Danam Electronics. “Our LAN+ADSL gateway offers an outstanding combination of technology that will enable our customers to enjoy the benefits of high speed Internet access anywhere around their homes.”

PRISM is the most highly integrated WLAN chip set on the market today, delivering wireless Ethernet networking with compliance to the IEEE’s 802.11b global standard. Optimized for high data rate (11 Mbps) performance, PRISM-based systems are feature-rich and provide fast, reliable performance in all types of networking environments. Advanced design and process technologies reduce power consumption, design complexity and total system cost.

The Global Wireless Market Embraces PRISM WLAN Technology
“Intersil is the number one manufacturer of wireless LAN chipsets and has been a driving force behind the success of WLANs,” said a May 2001 WLAN report from Cahners In-Stat Group. Since introducing the PRISM WLAN chip set in 1996, industry-leading companies including Accton, Actiontec, Alcatel, ASUSTeK, BroMax, Casio, Cisco, Compaq, 3Com, Dell, D-Link, GemTek, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Legend, Linksys, NETGEAR, Nokia, Nortel, Panasonic, Quanta, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, SOHOware, Sony, SpectraLink, Symbol, Z-Com and Zoom have incorporated PRISM chips in WLAN product designs. PRISM technology is designed to comply with the IEEE’s 802.11 global standard, and Intersil is a founding sponsor of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), whose Wi-Fi brand is a mark of compatibility for 802.11-based systems.

About Danam Communications
Danam Communications Inc., (DCI) was founded in 1982, as Korea's first Thick Film Hybrid Integrated Circuit manufacturer. Since then, DCI has maintained a steady growth on the leading edge technologies. With the ever-growing fixed and wireless communication industry, DCI focused early on and transformed itself to become a premier communication technology-based manufacturer of electronic components, subassemblies, and systems. DCI has developed a number of innovative, communication-based solutions across a wide range of technologies. DCI's widespread communication product knowledge spans many fields of technical expertise, and has allowed a diversification into products such as RF "power" Amplifier, Repeater, xDSL Modems (ADSL, VDSL, SHDSL), and Switching Mode Power Supply (SMPS), as well as product customization and contract manufacturing. Through its aggressive product strategy and relentless R&D effort, DCI is creating a portfolio of value added products and solutions. Headquartered in Anyang, South Korea, Danam has R&D & Sales offices in San Jose, Ca, USA & Beijing, China. In addition, they currently have manufacturing facilities both in Korea and the Philippines and plan to open up a facility in China, soon. For more information about Danam Communications or to find out how to become our customer, visit the company’s web site page at www.danam.co.kr

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

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are based upon Intersil Corporation’s (“Intersil”) management’s current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, and projections about Intersil’s and Elantec Semiconductor, Inc.’s (“Elantec”) business and industry. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," “predicts,” "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," “should,” “would,” “potential,” “continue,” and variations of these words (or negatives of these words) or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results, and Elantec’s, could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors. Important risk factors that may cause such material differences for Intersil in the WLAN market, include, but are not limited to: the economic slowdown in the technology sector; the rate at which consumers purchase notebook computers, small handheld Internet appliances, and portable computing devices; the rate at which consumers and end-users adopt Intersil’s wireless technologies and products in enterprises and homes; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders; the ability of our customers to manage inventory; the loss of a key customer; the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; silicon wafer pricing and the availability and quality of our foundry capacity and raw materials; availability, pricing, and quality of third party foundry and assembly and test capacity and raw materials; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party foundries and assembly and test facilities, and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; the risks of producing products with new suppliers and at new fabrication and assembly and test facilities; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies; the effectiveness of Intersil’s expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; the risks inherent in acquisitions, including the acquisition of Elantec (including integration issues; costs and unanticipated expenditures; changing relationships with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners; potential contractual, employment, and intellectual property issues; risks of not securing regulatory approvals; accounting treatment and charges; and the risks that the acquisition cannot be completed successfully, or that the anticipated benefits of the acquisition are not realized); intellectual property disputes, customer indemnification claims, and other litigation risks; Intersil’s ability to develop, market, and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a timely manner, as well as other risk factors. Intersil’s recently filed joint proxy statement/prospectus related to the merger with Elantec, Annual Report on Form 10-K and other Intersil filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov) discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this communication and Intersil undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements. 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.

This press release contains information relating to certain projections and business trends concerning the standard analog market that are forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management’s current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, and projections about our business and industry. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," and variations of these words or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Furthermore, any forward-looking statements and projections made by others in this press release are not adopted by Intersil Corporation (“Intersil”) and Intersil is not responsible for the forward-looking statements and projections of others. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors. Important risk factors that may cause such material differences for Intersil in connection with standard analog market include, but are not limited to: the rate at which consumers purchase portable appliances (cellular phones, pagers, notebooks, PDA), communications systems (radios, PBX, switches, routers), test equipment (logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, avionics), medical equipment ( ultrasound, electrocardiograph, MRI, patient monitoring, CAT heads-up displays), audio and video switching (production, surveillance); the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Intersil’s standard analog products; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders; the loss of a key customer; the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; silicon wafer pricing and the availability of foundry and assembly capacity and raw materials; the effectiveness of Intersil’s expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; the risks inherent in acquisitions (including integration issues; costs and unanticipated expenditures; changing relationships with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners; potential contractual, employment, and intellectual property issues; risks of not securing regulatory approvals; accounting treatment and charges; and the risks that the acquisition cannot be completed successfully, or that the anticipated benefits of the acquisition are not realized); intellectual property disputes, customer indemnification claims, and other litigation risks; Intersil’s ability to develop, market, and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a timely manner, as well as other risk factors. Intersil’s recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other Intersil filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov) discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and Intersil undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements.