Wave Issue 0201 1/11/02 Article 5-02

***Intersil's PRISM 2.5 Chip Set for Actiontec Wireless LAN
Products
(January 10)

Intersil, a provider of silicon technology for Wireless Local
Area Networks (WLANs), has announced that Actiontec Electronics,
a manufacturer of broadband-based application and Internet access
products, has integrated Intersil's PRISM 2.5 chip set into three
wireless LAN adapters. These WLAN products augment the PRISM 2.5
mini-PCI solutions that Actiontec has already deployed in
notebook PCs.

The Actiontec adapters will work with any desktop or notebook
computer that has a USB port, a vacant PCI slot or a PCMCIA port,
allowing users to share Internet access, printers and files at up
to 11 megabits-per-second (Mbps) and at distances ranging from
100 feet indoors to 300 feet outdoors.

The Actiontec USB Wi-Fi Wireless Adapter virtually installs
itself in any Microsoft Windows environment using the plug-and-
play protocol. Actiontec's PCI Wireless Adapter incorporates the
functions of both a wireless PCI adapter and a PC card into one
product. Thus, the need for a separate PC Card has been
eliminated, and both the USB and PCI Wireless Adapters are Wi-Fi
certified.

Intersil's PRISM 2.5 wireless networking chip set is optimized
for smaller form factors and embedded WLAN applications such as
mini-PCI, USB or Compact Flash that are much smaller and are
typically installed directly into systems during product
assembly. PRISM 2.5 delivers wireless Ethernet networking with
compliance to the Wi-Fi (IEEE's 802.11b) global standard.

Optimized for high data rate (11 Mbps) performance, PRISM-based
systems provide reliable performance in all types of networking
environments. Design and process technologies reduce power
consumption, design complexity and total system cost. PRISM 2.5-
based products will provide users with wireless access to
networks and the Internet for fast and efficient transmission of
data, video and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.