EL SEGUNDO, CA. September 1999 - Design and application engineers can now obtain a free copy of the new International Rectifier (IR^®) Lighting Ballast Control IC Designer's Manual. It includes complete specifications of IR's latest lighting ballast control ICs, including a variety of high and low side devices and basic, shutdown and self-oscillating half bridges.

In addition to data sheet information, IR has included reference designs, design tips and application notes to assist the application engineers in the ballast design process. Locating the correct lighting control IC for a particular application is made simple with the Lighting Control IC Navigator included in the front of the data book.