Intersil names Bell as president

Intersil has appointed David Bell (pictured) as its president and chief operating officer. Bell, who was president of Linear Technology until January, said: “I am excited about the opportunity to join what is already a talented high performance analogue team.” Rich Beyer, Intersil’s ceo, said: “We are very pleased to have Dave Bell join as our president and chief operating officer. We believe Dave’s background and experience with a top tier, high performance analogue company make him an ideal fit for this position. I am looking forward to partnering with Dave as we continue to build upon our success in the high performance analog space.” Bell added: “Intersil has a unique position that balances general purpose products with application specific products to address its four targeted end markets: high end consumer; computing; industrial; and communications.”