Intersil Takes Three ``Product of the Year'' Awards For High Performance Analog Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 -- Differential Receiver, Current Feedback Operational Amplifier and Multiphase Mul´ti`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having many phases; Adj. 1. multiphase - of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) A modulation technique that generates variable-width pulses to represent the amplitude of an analog input signal. Like its fixed-width pulse density modulation (PDM) cousin, the output switching transistor is on more of the time for a Controller Named Products of the Year 2003 in Three Different Categories Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL ISIL International Society for Individual Liberty ISIL Interim Support Items List ISIL Intelligence Systems Integration Laboratory (Ft. Huachuca, Arizona; US Army facility for integrating intelligence systems) ), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, announced today that three of its high performance analog products took "Product of the Year" honors in separate categories from the engineering webzine A magazine published on the Web. Pronounced "web-zeen," and also called a "zine." See e-zine. analogZONE. Intersil took the top honors in the categories: Best Use of Existing Infrastructure; Best Power/Performance Combination Op Amp; and Best Engineered PWM Controller. Product of the Year award winners were selected from those reviewed throughout the year by analogZONE editor-in-chief Paul McGoldrick and section editor Lee Goldberg, with specific emphasis on the product's performance, anticipated market success, and likely contribution to the field of analog engineering and product design. "Best Use of Existing Infrastructure" Award" - Intersil EL9110 Differential Receiver/Equalizer Intersil's EL9110 is a differential receiver and equalizer that features 150 Megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. (MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. ) of bandwidth at -3dB and consumes only 33mA from a 5-volt supply. The EL9110 is ideal for use in twisted-pair receiving, VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. over twisted-pair and security video applications. "The well-deserved Product of the Year award to Intersil from analogZONE for the EL9110 recognizes that an existing infrastructure should never be ignored as a potential arena for another function," said analogZONE's editor-in-chief Paul McGoldrick. "Watching this product do its stuff rather reminded me of the first high-frequency PLL PLL - phase-locked loop I ever built; you push the button and it just works." This device is ideal in video switches, which typically traverse 1000 foot of cable. The EL9110 contains a high-speed differential receiver with five programmable poles. The outputs of these pole blocks are summed into an output buffer. Equalization In communications, techniques used to reduce distortion and compensate for signal loss (attenuation) over long distances. length is set with the voltage on a single pin. It also contains a tri-stateable output, enabling multiple devices to be used in a multiplexing application. Gain can be adjusted up or down by 6dB using the voltage gain control signal. An additional 6dB of gain can be switched in to provide a matched drive into a cable. The EL9110 operates over the full -40(degree)C to +85(degree)C temperature range. "The EL9110 opens up the possibilities of many products that could use both equalized video signals and power over Cat-5 cable. Security systems come to mind first, but there must be limitless other possibilities," McGoldrick added. "Best Power/Performance Combination Op Amp" Award" - Intersil EL5166/5167 1.4 GHz Current Feedback Op Amps Intersil's EL5166 and EL5167 are high performance op amps designed to meet the high bandwidth, high slew rate requirements of today's high Today's High The intra-day high trading price. Notes: In other words, this is the highest price that a stock traded at during the course of the day. More often than not this is higher than the closing price. See also: Today's Low performance video, test and instrumentation, and other high frequency applications. "It is wonderful to see an analog design team turn out high-performance parts while also knowing how to minimize transistor size, and therefore quiescent," McGoldrick said. "These parts will become important assets in the video and cable driving businesses and there is more, much more to come from the company." The EL5166 and EL5167 feature unity gain bandwidths of 1.4 GHz and offer 6,000 volt-per-microsecond slew rates while exhibiting low distortion of 1.7 nanovolts (nV) per root hertz. With a supply current of just 8.3 milliamps (mA) and operating from a +/- 5V split supply, these current feedback amplifiers offer very high performance while consuming very little power. In addition, the devices feature excellent gain flatness, with typical performance of 1.4 GHz at -3dB and 100 MHz at 0.1dB. They feature differential gain and differential phase of 0.01% and 0.03 degrees, respectively. Both devices operate with supply voltages ranging from a single 5-volt to 10-volt supply or off a split +/-5V supply, and have a wide common mode output range. The EL5166 incorporates an enable and disable function to reduce the supply current to 100 microamps per amplifier. As with all current feedback amplifiers, CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. stability is dependent upon the feedback resistor used. "This thoroughly deserved award for the EL5166 from analogZONE is also a poignant reminder of the Elantec roots still coming to the fore in video," McGoldrick concluded. "Best Engineered PWM Controller" Award" - Intersil ISL ISL - Interface Specification Language. Xerox PARC. Interface description language used by the ILU (Inter-Language Unification) system. Includes descriptions of multiple inheritance, exceptions and garbage collection. E-mail: Bill Janssen <janssen@parc.xerox.com>. 6561 Multiphase PWM Controller Intersil's ISL6561 is a precision 2- to 4-phase PWM controller IC for new VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) See voltage regulator. 10-based platforms. The ISL6561 IC is the world's first PWM controller to offer designers a choice of either lower MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) The most popular and widely used type of field effect transistor (see FET). MOSFETs are either NMOS (n-channel) or PMOS (p-channel) transistors, which are fabricated as individually packaged RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. (ON) or output inductor inductor, electric device consisting of one or more turns of wire and typically having two terminals. An inductor is usually connected into a circuit in order to raise the inductance to a desired value. DCR DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR Decrease DCR Digital Cable Ready (television) DCR Dark Crisis (Yu-Gi-Oh! cards) DCR Debt Coverage Ratio DCR Dacryocystorhinostomy (DC Resistance) current-sensing topologies. The ISL6561 is targeted for new VRM10 desktop, workstation, and server designs where reliability, and precision performance are critical. The controller provides 0.5% system accuracy over load, line and temperature. "The ISL6561 precision controller provides VRM10 platform designers with everything they need to meet stringent performance, space and cost requirements," said McGoldrick. "It meets all VRM10 specifications and gives designers the freedom of choice for either of the popular current-sensing techniques." The ISL6561 senses the output current by utilizing patented techniques to measure the voltage across the RDS(ON) of the lower MOSFETs or DCR of the output inductor during their conduction intervals. Current sensing provides the needed signals for precision droop, channel-current balancing and over-current protection. The accuracy of the RDS(ON) current-sensing method is enhanced by the ISL6561's integrated temperature compensation function. The ISL6561 uses an internal temperature-sensing element to provide programmable temperature compensation, eliminating the need for an external thermistor Thermistor An electrical resistor with a relatively large negative temperature coefficient of resistance. Thermistors are useful for measuring temperature and gas flow or wind velocity. . A unity gain, differential amplifier is provided for remote voltage sensing. Any potential difference between remote and local grounds can be completely eliminated using the remote-sense amplifier. In addition, Dynamic VID VID Video VID Vide (Latin: See) VID Vendor Id (USB PnP ID) VID Visual InterDev (Microsoft development environment) VID VLAN Identifier (IEEE 802. (TM) technology allows seamless on-the-fly VID (Voltage Identification number) changes. The offset pin allows accurate voltage offset settings that are independent of the VID setting. The ISL6561 has a built-in shunt regulator to allow 12-V-only bias using a small external limiting resistor. Differential current sensing further enhances current sensing accuracy because any errors introduced by an asymmetrical multiphase layout are offset. About analogZONE Found online at http://www.analogzone.com, analogZONE offers timely content tailored to the needs of design engineers specializing in analog applications. Regular weekly features include product reviews, technical notes, guest articles, news items, and more; and the publication has a reputation for incisive product understanding as well as a broad worldwide readership. Proposals for technical papers and columns are welcomed: send inquiries to the editor at pjm@analogzone.com. Site sponsorships may be arranged through Patricia Macsata of the R.W. Walker Company (Pmacsata@analogzone.com.) About Intersil Intersil Corporation 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 DC-DC Direct Current to Direct Current (power conversion) regulators and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary 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 This release may include "forward looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. For information identifying economic, political, climatic, currency, regulatory, technological, competitive and some other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, see Intersil's Safe Harbor Forward Looking Statement disclaimer found at http://www.intersil.com/legal.asp, as well as Intersil's SEC filings as updated from time to time, found at www.sec.gov/ Elantec is a registered trademark of Intersil Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. |
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