Product Releases - 2006

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International Rectifier Introduces High-Efficiency 150V DirectFET MOSFET for Cooler, More Compact DC-DC Converter Applications (December 14, 2006)

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International Rectifier’s New Class D Audio Chipset Cuts Part Count and Board Size By 50% (December 7, 2006)

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IR’s New Programmable Current-Sensing, High-Side Intelligent Power Switches Increase Reliability in Automotive Systems (November 16, 2006)

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IR’s Sensorless Motor Control Platform For Variable-Speed Pumps Enables 50 Percent Reduction in Energy Consumption (November 14, 2006)

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IR’s New Protected 600V Lighting IC with PFC Extends Flexibility and Programmability of Advanced Ballast Designs (November 8, 2006)

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International Rectifier’s New 200V DirectFET® MOSFET Achieves up to 95 Percent Efficiency and Shrinks Footprint (October 26, 2006)

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IR’s New Mid-Power SmartRectifier™ IC Boosts Overall System Efficiency One Percent Using 75 Percent Fewer Components (October 23, 2006)

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IR’s New HiRel iMOTION™ Motor Drive Module Eliminates Software Development in High Performance Motors (October 12, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces High-Voltage Buck Control ICs for Constant LED Current Regulation (October 5, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces 20V Microelectronic Power IC Photovoltaic Relays with 50 Percent Lower On-State Resistance (September 20, 2006)

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International Rectifier’s New Rugged, Reliable 500V and 600V ICs Integrate Range of New Features (August 17, 2006)

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International Rectifier’s Compact, Robust High-Voltage ICs Simplify HID Ballast Circuits and Extend Lamp Life (August 09, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces Trio of 25V DirectFET MOSFETs (July 27, 2006)

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IR Introduces 30V-DirectFET MOSFET Chipset for DC-DC Buck Converters Reducing Footprint up to 50% (July 20, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces Improved 60V and 75V AC-DC Synchronous Rectification Power MOSFETs (July 11, 2006)

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IR Introduces Compact 120W Six-Channel Class D Audio Reference Design with No Heatsink and 0.01% Total Harmonic Distortion (June 22, 2006)

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IR Expands myPOWER Online Design with POWIR+ Chipset Reference Designs and Web Tools (June 15, 2006)

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IR’s Integrated Design Platform Delivers Sensorless Control For Energy-Saving Motors Used in Washers (May 30, 2006)

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IR Introduces Mid-Voltage MOSFETs Optimized for Switching Converter Applications in Netcom Systems (May 17, 2006)

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IR’s New 30V HEXFET® MOSFETs Deliver 1.5% Improvement in Light-Load DC-DC Buck Converter Applications (May 9, 2006)

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IR Trench IGBTs Reduce Power Dissipation Up to 60% in Motor Control Applications (April 13, 2006)

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IR's New Dual MOSFETs Increase 6A Synchronous Buck Converter Efficiency by One Percent and Low Current Efficiency Up to Two Percent (April 6, 2006)

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Advanced IR Point-of-Load Chipset Delivers 80A with Three Active Devices (March 30, 2006)

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IR’s High Performance iMOTION™ Platform Enables 95 Percent Efficiency in Air Conditioning Applications (March 22, 2006)

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IR PWM Controller IC Enables High Density, Low Current Point-of-Load Regulators (March 16, 2006)

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IR’s New SmartRectifier™ IC Slashes Parts Count by 75 Percent, Reduces MOSFET Temperature by 10 Degrees with 1% Increase in System Efficiency (March 9, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces 97% Efficient 330W Isolated DC-DC Converter Reference Design Featuring the IR2086 Full Bridge Control IC and DirectFET® MOSFET Chipset (March 2, 2006)

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IR’s New XPhase Control IC Increases Multi-Phase Converter Efficiency by Three Percent in a Smaller Footprint (February 22, 2006)

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IR HiRel DC-DC Converter Family Increases Robustness with Added Input Protection and Reduced Internal Component Count for Military and Aerospace Applications (February 16, 2006)

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IR’s Logic-Level Automotive Trench HEXFET® MOSFET Simplifies Drive Requirements (February 9, 2006)

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International Rectifier Introduces Radiation-Hardened, Low-Voltage DC-DC Converters with Built-In EMI Filtering (January 12, 2006)

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Press Releases Archive

International Rectifier is the power semiconductor expert and is recognized as a leading supplier of power systems solutions. Their power conversion components make electricity work smarter and use less energy in virtually every type of modern electrical and electronic equipment. Their patented HEXFET® power MOSFETs, IGBTs and HVICs make IR the world leader in power conversion components. IR's technological advances improve the performance and energy efficiency of electronic and electrical equipment in automotive, consumer, computer/peripheral, industrial, lighting, telecommunications and government/space applications.