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Intersil Corporation is an American global company formed in August 1999〔http://harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?pr_id=625〕 through the acquisition of the semiconductor business of Harris Corporation.〔http://harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?pr_id=483〕 Intersil is a power management IC company, specializing in the development of highly efficient power management and precision analog technology for applications in industrial, infrastructure, mobile, automotive and aerospace. ==Company history== The original Intersil, Inc. was founded in 1967 by Jean Hoerni to develop digital watch processors. They were originally funded by SSIH, a Swiss Watch Co. In 1999 Harris spun off its entire semiconductor division and Intersil Corporation was created 〔http://harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?pr_id=483〕 with the largest IPO in American semiconductor industry history.〔(Intersil庆祝成立10周年 ) 〕 Intersil Corporation is a different company to Intersil, Inc. Next to digital circuits like microprocessors and memories like the 1k-bit CMOS RAM IM6508 and CMOS EPROMS IM6604/IM6654 Intersil designed famous analogue ICs like the ICM8038 waveform generator. A creation of Intersil (as Harris Semiconductor) is the PRISM line of Wi-Fi hardware: that group of products was sold to GlobespanVirata in 2003, and is currently maintained by Conexant. Intersil is the present manufacturer of the RCA (CDP)1802 microprocessor (aka RCA COSMAC),〔http://www.cpushack.com/2010/09/04/from-video-games-to-deep-space-the-rca-1802-cosmac/〕 a CPU traditionally much used in space applications. In the 2000s, Intersil established market leadership in Vcore power management for PCs, switching and buck boost regulators for industrial and consumer power systems, and radiation hardened analog and power ICs for military and commercial applications. The company, under CEO Dave Bell,〔http://www.marketwatch.com/story/intersil-ceo-beyer-resigns-david-bell-named-as-new-ceo?dateid=39491.6787733681-921564050〕 then began the expansion of a catalog analog business. The company also completed a series of acquisitions, two of which are still part of the portfolio today, Zilker Labs〔http://powerelectronics.com/content/intersil-acquires-zilker-labs〕 digital power solutions and Techwell〔http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intersil-ceo-holds-steady-on-analogue-strategy-2008-10/〕 automotive and security and surveillance solutions.〔http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ay_ogRXA2ufM〕 In 2012, with revenue in decline, the company's board of directors removed Dave Bell〔http://intersil.presscentre.com/Press-releases/Intersil-Announces-Resignation-of-Dave-Bell-as-President-CEO-9ef.aspx〕 and began a search for a new CEO. In March 2013, the board appointed Necip Sayiner,〔http://intersil.presscentre.com/Press-releases/Intersil-Announces-Resignation-of-Dave-Bell-as-President-CEO-9ef.aspx〕 the architect of Silicon Labs' turnaround, as CEO. Sayiner concentrated the company's efforts on power management and select target markets, focusing on what he believed were the company's core strengths. The company was able to return to profitability〔http://intersil.presscentre.com/imagelibrary/downloadmedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=121&SizeId=-1〕 in 2013 and in early 2014 re-launched as a power management company, basing the majority of the R&D efforts on solutions targeted to improve power efficiency, extend battery life and reduce solution footprint. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Intersil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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