Intersil's High Current MOSFET Gate Drivers Provide Industry's Best Switching Efficiency

Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced the release of the ISL6615 and ISL6615A . These high-frequency 6A sink synchronous MOSFET gate drivers provide greater efficiency, dramatic flexibility and added protection features for system safety.

The new drivers have increased gate drive currents (4A source and sink gate drive currents for UGATE and 4A source with 6A sink on LGATE) to reduce gate voltage rise and fall times. This minimizes switching losses and improves efficiency, especially in high current applications in which power MOSFETs are placed in parallel per phase.

The ISL6615 and ISL6615A also support both 9.6V and 12V input rails. In addition, designers can choose versions of the device which support 3.3 PWM signals (ISL6615) or 5V PWM signals (ISL6615A). Each device has a wide input voltage operating range of 5V to 12V and each is pin-for-pin compatible with Intersil's previous generation ISL6594D.

With multiple protection features like bootstrap capacitor overcharging prevention, a tri-state PWM input for safe output stage shutdown, pre-POR overvoltage protection and VCC undervoltage protection, the ISL6615 and ISL6615A help protect the system.

This attention to system safety, combined with improved flexibility and greater gate drive efficiency, allows designers to remain consistent in board design, while creating improvements and avoiding the use of expensive, low RDS(ON) MOSFETS.

Pricing and Availability

The ISL6615/15A are available now in 8-lead SOIC packages priced at $1.67 each in 1,000 unit quantities and in 10-lead DFN packages priced at $1.69 in 1,000-unit quantities.

For more information on the ISL6615 go to http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL6615,0.html

For more information on the ISL6615A go to http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,ISL6615A,0.html

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Intersil is the world leader in power management solutions for computing. The company's broad selection of power management ICs include high-integration, multi-output and multiphase PWMs and highly integrated switching/linear controllers for peripheral supplies. With a commitment to helping desktop and notebook PC and server designers achieve higher efficiency and lower cost designs, Intersil is a proven resource for today's PC and server manufacturers.

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 .

Media Contact Rob Purdie Senior Marketing Representative Intersil Corporation (321) 724-7688 rpurdie@intersil.com