Intersil pinPOINT Line Launches Worlds Lowest Power Op Amp

Intersil’s pinPOINT™ Product Line’s New Family of Nano-Power, Single-Supply Precision Op Amps and Comparators Achieves Industry’s Best Supply Current Consumption at 450nA (Max)

MILPITAS, CA, July 6, 2007 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced a new family of power-efficient, rail-to-rail input/output operational amplifiers and comparators that includes the new industry leader in power efficiency. The ISL28194 boasts an industry’s best supply current rating of just 330nA typical and 450nA maximum – less than half the supply current consumption of any competitive device.

This family, part of Intersil’s new pinPOINT™ Precision Analog Product Line, also includes an op amp that delivers more bandwidth and typically consumes 1 microamp of supply current (ISL28195) and two comparators that typically consume 800nA (ISL28197) and 2.5 microamps (ISL28196).

A single-supply input voltage range from 1.8V to 5.5V makes this entire family ideal for low-power precision applications running off of two 1.5V alkaline batteries such as smoke detectors; toxic gas detectors; and temperature, humidity and pressure sensor/monitors. Other target applications include low-power solar cell devices.

These devices are designed to deliver unmatched battery savings and extended operation. First, their supply current ratings mean they consume less power while the devices are in operation. Second, the devices feature an enable/disable pin that can throttle the power consumption down to just 2nA when not in use. Operation is further extended by the input common mode range of these devices that extends all the way to the positive and negative input rail. This true rail-to-rail performance enables the op amp to consume more of a battery’s available energy.

Pricing and Availability
The ISL28194 is available now in a 6-Ld SOT-23 package and is priced at $0.79 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL28194 is available at:
http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL28194,0.html

The ISL28195 is available now in a 6-Ld SOT-23 package and is priced at $0.73 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL28195 is available at
http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL28195,0.html

The ISL28196 is available now in a 6-Ld SOT-23 package and is priced at $0.73 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL28196 is available at
http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL28196,0.html

The ISL28197 is available now in a 6-Ld SOT-23 package and is priced at $0.73 in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL28197 is available at
http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL28197,0.html

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About Intersil’s pinPOINT™ Precision Analog Product Line
Intersil’s new pinPOINT™ Precision Analog product line features a wide range of low-power devices that provide unwavering signal accuracy over time and temperature. The family of parts includes precision voltage references, precision op amps, comparators, instrumentation amplifiers, current-sensing amplifiers and data converters. The pinPOINT ™ voltage references offer the industry’s highest performance at the lowest power consumption, while the amplifier families feature true precision across the entire common mode voltage range. All of Intersil’s pinPOINT™ op amps are specified over the full automotive temperature range (-40C to 125C). For more information about Intersil’s pinPOINT™ product line, visit the pinPOINT™ website at www.intersil.com/pinpoint.

About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the industry's fastest growing markets, such as, flat panel displays, cell phones, other handheld systems, and notebooks. Intersil’s product families address power management functions and analog signal processing functions. Intersil products include ICs for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, power sequencers, supervisory ICs, bridge drivers, PWM controllers, 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 radiation-hardened 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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