NASAs new manned spacecraft for deep space flight enabled by Intersil technology

MILPITAS, CALIF. Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced that 16 of its radiation-hardened ICs were onboard the Dec. 5, 2014 maiden voyage of NASAs Orion spacecraft, also known as the uncrewed Exploration Flight Test 1. The Orion spacecraft is designed to go where no man has gone before, including astronauts exploring and collecting asteroid samples from a future planned robotic mission to redirect an asteroid to orbit the moon, and the long sought after manned mission to Mars.

Intersils rad-hard ICs are deployed in Orions crew module, where they are used to support subsystems for mission critical applications in power distribution, navigation and flight control, and in the inertial measurement unit. A wide range of Intersil rad-hard solutions are used including voltage regulators, comparators, multiplexers, PWM controllers, MOSFET drivers, dual analog switches, quad differential receivers and microprocessor supervisory circuits.

Intersils innovative rad-hard ICs are playing a key role in NASAs next big step into deep space exploration, which is energizing a new generation of engineers, scientists and astronauts, said Philip Chesley, senior vice president of Precision Products at Intersil. The successful Orion test flight is a major achievement, and were proud to be a part of it.

Intersil's history and experience in the space and defense industries spans almost six decades, beginning with the founding of Radiation Inc. in 1950. Since then, virtually every satellite, shuttle launch and deep-space mission has included Intersil products. All Intersil SMD products are MIL-PRF-38535/QML compliant and are 100% burned in.

Intersils space flight IC capabilities include:

~300 space-qualified radiation-hardened products available Consistent design and manufacturing in Intersil's MIL-PRF-38535-qualified facility located in Palm Bay, Florida Intersil is one of only 15 RHA Defense Logistics Agency (Land and Maritime) QML suppliers All products are fully Class V (space level) compliant All products are on individual DLA SMD drawings

For additional information on Intersil's space, defense and hi-reliability solutions or on its low dose rate radiation testing facility, please visit: http://www.intersil.com/space/.

About Intersil Intersil Corporation is a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions. The company's products form the building blocks of increasingly intelligent, mobile and power hungry electronics, enabling advances in power management to improve efficiency and extend battery life. With a deep portfolio of intellectual property and a rich history of design and process innovation, Intersil is the trusted partner to leading companies in some of the worlds largest markets, including industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing, automotive and aerospace. For more information about Intersil, visit our website at http://www.intersil.com.

Company Contact: Mark Alden Intersil Corporation +1 (408) 546-3402 malden@intersil.com

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Intersil's Rad-Hard ICs Blast off on Orion's Flight Test