Intersil Builds on its Ultra Low ON-Resistance, Low Voltage, Switch Portfolio, with New Quad Analog Switch.

MILPITAS, Calif. -- New Switch Offers Industry's Lowest R(ON) and R(ON) Flatness with the Highest ESD Withstand Rating, Very Low Power Consumption and Ultra-Fast Switching

Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced the ISL83699, a bi-directional, dual double-pole/double-throw (DPDT) analog switch that offers precise switching capability from a single 1.65 V to 3.6 V supply. The ISL83699 is a true bi-directional switch with less than 0.5 ohms of resistance over the full input signal range. It operates from a nominal single 3.3 V supply and comes in TSSOP and ultra small QFN packaging for space-constrained applications such as handheld and cell phone products.

The ISL83699 is especially well suited for portable battery powered equipment due to its low operating supply voltage (1.65 V to 3.6 V), low power consumption (2.7 uW max), low leakage currents (45 nA max), and the tiny QFN and TSSOP packages. The ISL83699 is built in an advanced sub-micron CMOS process and yet has up to 9 kV of ESD resistance, more than double the capability of its closest competitor. The ISL83699 is a guaranteed break-before-make Dual DPDT switch. When operated from a 3.3 V supply, the device has a typical R(ON) flatness of 0.06 ohms, making it ideal for use in low distortion audio paths such as in MP3 players in cell phones, and CD audio devices.

The ISL83699 consists of four SPDT switches. It is configured as a dual double-pole/double-throw (DPDT) device with two logic control inputs that control two SPDT switches each. This configuration is particularly useful for handling stereo signals such as midi and polyphonic tones, FM radio and MP3 signal sources in top-end cell phones and personal media players. The configuration can also be used as a dual differential 2-to-1 multiplexer/demultiplexer. The ultra low on-resistance and R(ON) flatness provide very low insertion loss and distortion for applications that require hi fidelity signal reproduction.

ISL83699 Technical Summary

--Guaranteed break-before-make Quad (DPDT) switch

--1.8 V logic compatible when operated from a nominal 3.3-V supply

--Wide single-supply voltage range of 1.65 to 3.6 V

--Industry-leading ESD greater than 9-kV HBM withstand voltage rating

--Industry's lowest R(ON) over full input range - 0.26 ohms at 3.0 V, 0.45 ohms at 1.8 V

--Industry-leading typical R(ON) flatness and channel matching of 0.06 ohms at 3.3 V

--Ultra-fast switching - 10 ns turn-on, 7 ns turn-off typical at 3 V

--Very low power consumption - less than 2.7 uW max over full temperature and supply range

--16-lead TSSOP packaging or ultra small 3 X 3 mm 16-lead QFN

--Tape & reel available

--Pb-free available upon request

Applications

--Handheld and portable consumer products

--Smart phone, cell phone, PDA's

--CD and DVD Players

--Personal media players

--Portable medical products

--Handheld GPS products

--Audio routing and switching products

ISL83699 Pricing and Availability

The ISL83699 is available now. The suggested resale price in 100 to 999-unit quantities is $1.25 for TSSOP packaging and $1.30 in small QFN packaging. Pricing is available upon request for tape and reel and Pb-free packaging.

Additional information on these and other high-performance switch and multiplexer solutions can be obtained online from Intersil's Interface web site at: http://www.intersil.com/switchmux/

About Intersil

Intersil Corporation, a NASDAQ 100 Index company, is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The company's products address three of the industry's fastest growing markets: flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable) and power management. Intersil products include power management devices for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, 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 rad-hard 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 http://www.intersil.com.

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