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PRISM GT WLAN MOVES DATA FASTER OVER THE GRID

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance analog and wireless networking solutions, announced that D- Link Systems Inc, a leading manufacturer of networking, data communications and digital electronic technologies, has selected Intersil's PRISM GT Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) chip set to provide 802.11g connectivity for D- Link's new AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 Wireless Router with 4-Port Switch and the AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 Wireless CardBus Adapter.

"Intersil's PRISM GT technology delivers the best of both 802.11a -- speed, with the best of 802.11b -- range, and is fully compatible with any 802.11b radio," said Steven Joe, president of D-Link. "The AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 Wireless Router with 4-Port Switch and the AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 Wireless CardBus Adapter further illustrates D-Link's commitment to provide easy to use and affordable products to meet the explosive demand for competitive wireless solutions."

The PRISM GT chip set combines the 802.11g Draft Standard's mandatory modulation schemes -- Complementary Code Keying (CCK) used in 802.11b and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) used in 802.11a. Intersil design engineers have skillfully incorporated these modulation schemes with Intersil's proven low-cost Zero-IF (ZIF) architecture, which allows what is called direct down conversion of radio frequency signals, in crafting the PRISM GT chip set. Designed to support the new 802.11g high-rate Draft Standard for WLAN products operating in the 2.4 GHz band, PRISM GT provides twice the range and throughput for currently marketed 802.11a products and over three times the throughput of 802.11b products.

"Intersil's PRISM GT technology enables D-Link's new AirPlus Xtreme G networking products to deliver very fast 54 Mbps data rates over the same 2.4 GHz frequency band used by millions of 802.11b (11 Mbps) radios," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Wireless Networking Product Group. "This allows for a typical home or small office to be easily covered by a single D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G wireless router delivering true OFDM-based performance while providing seamless backwards compatibility with 802.11b network adapters."

About D-Link

D-Link is the award winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With more than a million square feet of manufacturing capacity and millions of Ethernet adapters, hubs and switch ports, manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link U.S.A., Canadian, and Latin American headquarters are located at 53 Discovery, Irvine CA, 92618.

About Intersil

Intersil Corporation is a global semiconductor leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and wireless networking solutions. Intersil's product portfolios 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.