Intersil Announces Opening of New Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Testing Facility

Intersil Corporation ISIL today announced its continued commitment to the global space community by introducing its new Palm Bay, Florida ELDRS testing facility. The facility will perform low dose rate total ionizing dose acceptance testing for all Intersil radiation hardened products -- regardless of process technology -- on a wafer by wafer basis. These tests will be conducted in accordance with government performance specifications MIL-PRF-38535 and MIL-STD-883, and will provide Intersil customers with assured low dose rate performance. Intersil products that are acceptance tested at low dose rate will be designated with an EH suffix. Intersil's current high dose rate only products carrying the RH suffix will remain unchanged. All EH certified products will carry Intersil certificates of compliance for both high dose rate testing and low dose rate testing. "We are very excited to announce the opening of this new facility. The expansion of our in-house radiation testing capabilities reinforces our leadership in this market and is an example of our commitment to providing best possible products to the global space community," said Michael Althar, Vice President and General Manager of Intersil's Specialty Products Group. "Our aerospace customers will now know that any product purchased from Intersil with an EH designation has been acceptance tested at both high and low dose rates. We're not only providing them with an extra level of confidence in our products, but we're simplifying their design procedures at the same time."