Intersil Appoints Rajeeva Lahri and Steve Titus to Lead Company's Technology and Worldwide Operations.

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002

Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL)

-- Rajeeva Lahri to spearhead Intersil's Technology Operations

-- Steve Titus to lead the company's Worldwide Operations

Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking solutions, announced today that Rajeeva Lahri was named the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Steve Titus was selected as Vice President of Worldwide Operations. Dr. Lahri is responsible for Intersil's Technology Operations and will oversee the company's process technology, packaging and reliability engineering and design systems. Mr. Titus will lead Intersil's worldwide manufacturing and planning efforts.

"Rajeeva and Steve bring more than 40 years of combined semiconductor manufacturing and technology experience to their roles and their strong leadership will help contribute to our success as a high performance analog and wireless networking solutions provider," said Intersil president and CEO Rich Beyer. "Their experience and the combined contributions of their teams will allow Intersil to maximize operational efficiencies and expand our innovative technology leadership in our target markets."

Dr. Lahri brings over 20 years of semiconductor technology leadership to his role, including technology management at Elantec, Philips, VLSI Technology, National Semiconductor and Hewlett Packard. He will lead his global teams in the management of resources necessary to leverage Intersil's process and design leadership. Dr. Lahri holds a Master of Science degree in physics and a Master of Technology degree in solid-state electronics, both from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India. In addition, he holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from State University of New York in Buffalo, New York.

Steve Titus will lead Intersil's Worldwide Operations, providing oversight of the company's quality, environmental health & safety, plant services, purchasing, operations planning, internal manufacturing and foundry management functions. Mr. Titus has 23 years of manufacturing management experience, including 19 years at Intersil. He was most recently Intersil's Vice President of Plant Operations. He and his teams will help plan, implement and track Intersil's internal and external manufacturing resources worldwide. Mr. Titus earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Wisconsin State University-Superior.

Intersil + Elantec Means More for Our Customers

Intersil Corporation is a global semiconductor leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking solutions. The acquisition of Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., expanded Intersil's product portfolios to address four fast growing markets - flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable), power management, and wireless networking. Intersil brings added customer value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that enhance the computing experience for people wherever they live, work or travel. 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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