EL SEGUNDO, CA. July 2001 - International Rectifier, IR(®) (NYSE: IRF) announced today the recipients of the 2001 International Rectifier Community Scholarship Program and the 2001 HEXFET(®) America (HEXAM) Community Scholarship Program.

International Rectifier presents scholarships to students from neighboring and inner city schools to encourage their college studies in science, engineering and other technical disciplines.

The community scholarship program requires students to have a minimum 3.5 grade point average and to complete an essay detailing their scholastic goals. Selected students receive a scholarship to support their tuition and are offered a summer internship as a part of this program. International Rectifier's community scholarship program is renewable each year, for up to five years.

The recipients selected by the International Rectifier El Segundo facility for 2001 are:

• Kafala Bell, third-year recipient, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
• Henry Chen, Abraham Lincoln School, Los Angeles, CA
• Steven "Matt" Ellis, El Segundo High School, El Segundo, CA
• Johnny Gibson, Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Hao Li, Abraham Lincoln High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Edgar Mbialeu, Los Angeles Southwest College
• Chris Orimoto, James Garfield High School, Los Angeles, CA
• David Su, third-year recipient, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• William Tsai, third-year recipient, University of California, Berkeley
• Justin Williams, Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Steven "Drew" Wilson, second-year recipient, University of California, Irvine
• Alan Yang, El Segundo High School, El Segundo, CA

The recipients selected by the International Rectifier HEXFET America facility for 2001 are:

• Lisa Anderson, third-year recipient, Azusa Pacific University
• Greg Capps, second-year recipient, California State University, Long Beach
• Kelly Chen, second-year recipient, University of California, Berkeley
• David Cooper, fourth-year recipient, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
• Amy Crego, third-year recipient, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
• Lindsey Eaton, Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore
• Chris Esguerra, fourth-year recipient, University of Southern California
• Roya Faizy, Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta
• Sherry LeMaster, Paloma Valley High School, Menifee
• Andrew McDonnell, second-year recipient, University of California, Los Angeles
• Ryan Shatzer, Elsinore High School, Lake Elsinore
• Jennifer Shriver, second-year recipient, Mt. San Jacinto Community College, Menifee
• Joshua Tietjen, Temecula Valley High School, Temecula
• Russell Turner, Chaparral High School, Temecula

More information on International Rectifier and college programs, including the Worldwide Rotation Program, is located on the IR Web site. Go to http://www.irf.com/e/college.html for more details.

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