MUNICH, GERMANY--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 31, 2008 -- ELECTRONICA -- Intersil Corporation (NasdaqGS:ISIL - News), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced that the company's ISL9208 Cell Balancing IC has been nominated for the prestigious Semiconductor Product of the Year Award at the European Electronics Industry Awards, The Elektra Awards 2008, to be held in Munich on Monday, November 10, 2008.

The ISL9208 was previously selected as the 2008 Portable Design China magazine's Best Power Consumption Performing Device and was a 2007 EDN Innovation of the Year Award Finalist.

The ISL9208 debuted as the industry's first integrated analog front end for cell balancing and overcurrent protection in multi-cell li-ion battery packs. In portable designs (like laptops and rechargeable power tools), the ISL9208 can replace as many as 17 FETS, 12 diodes, 53 resistors and 31 capacitors. It increases battery system efficiency by performing and monitoring battery packs to protect against high current and can balance five to seven 28V to 50V cells.

This year's Elektra 2008 event will take place at the Hilton Munich Park Hotel next to the English Garden and will be a kick-off of sorts for the Electronica 2008 Trade Fair, which will begin Tuesday, November 11 in Munich.

The Elektra Awards 2008 are organized by Electronics Weekly and Reed Electronics Group and the Semiconductor Product of the Year is sponsored by Publitek.

Pricing and Availability

The ISL9208 is available now in a 32-lead QFN package and is priced at $3.51 each in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on the ISL9208 is available at http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL9208,0.html

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About Intersil's Power Management Portfolio

Intersil is a recognized global leader in power management solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products that simplify a variety of power designs. Intersil's family of power management ICs ranges from building blocks such as charge pumps, to highly integrated, multiple-output and multiphase PWMs, to quad-voltage hot-swap controllers. As a leading supplier of PWM controller ICs with over two billion units shipped, Intersil addresses a broad range of power management needs for applications that include computing, communications, peripherals, display, networking, telecommunications, industrial, instrumentation and battery-powered products. To learn more, visit Intersil's Power Management Web site at http://www.intersil.com/power.

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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