New International Rectifier HEXFET® Power MOSFETs Maximize Efficiency in Targeted DC-DC Topologies (December 11, 2000)

International Rectifier Synchronous Rectification IC Boosts 1.8 and 1.5V Isolated DC-DC Converter Efficiency as High as 86% (December 8, 2000)

International Rectifier to Expand Analog Business With Acquisition of Unisem (December 5, 2000)

International Rectifier HEXFET® Power MOSFETs Deliver 3% Efficiency Increase in DC-DC Topologies (December 5, 2000)

Registration Statement for International Rectifier July 2000 4 1/4 Percent Convertible Subordinated Notes Declared Effective (November 27, 2000)

International Rectifier Wafer Fabrication Facility Awarded JANS Certification (November 24, 2000)

International Rectifier Delivers Power Semiconductors for Next-Generation, Broadband Servers and GHz-Class Notebooks (November 22, 2000)

International Rectifier Introduces the Lowest On-Resistance, Rad-Hard P-Channel MOSFETs (November 17, 2000)

IR Announces Motor Drive Design Breakthrough - New Accelerator^TM architecture enhances DSP and microprocessor controlled motor drive circuits (November 13, 2000)

New International Rectifier Hermetically Sealed Power Devices Enhance Efficiency in Harsh Environments (November 7, 2000)

International Rectifier to Expand Proprietary Business With Acquisitions of Lambda Advanced Analog and Magnitude-3 (October 31, 2000)

New DC-DC Converter Chip 'Integrates' Primary-Side Control and a Fully Avalanche-Rated Switch into a Single TO-262 Package (October 30, 2000)

New MER Designer's Manual 2000 is Available Now (October 23, 2000)

New Current-Sensing Motor Drive IC Cuts Safety Shut Down Time in Half (October 17, 2000)

IR Unveils Hyperfast- and Very Soft-Recovery Diodes that Maximize Power Factor Correction Circuit Performance (October 5, 2000)

New IR Schottky Diode Product Line Includes 100- and 150-Volt Devices for High-Voltage Satellite Power Systems (September 29, 2000)

International Rectifier Advanced Planar Stripe HEXFET® Power MOSFETs Maximize Automotive Performance (September 11, 2000)

New Short Form Catalog and CD-Rom Available Now - Free from IR (September 7, 2000)

International Rectifier Ultra Fast Arc Welding Diodes Increase Power, Reliability and Efficiency (August 23, 2000)

New International Rectifier Omnirel Switching Regulators in Plastic Packages Increase Power Density Economically (August 07, 2000)

New International Rectifier Compact Bridge Rectifiers are Designed for High-Volume Manufacturing (July 30, 2000)

New High Current, Low Dropout RAD-Hard^TM Linear Regulator Delivers Less Than 0.4 Volts Dropout at 3 Amps in Spacecraft and High-Radiation Environments (July 24, 2000)

International Rectifier Keeps its Promise and Delivers Best-in-Class High-Voltage HEXFET® Power MOSFETs for AC/DC SMPS Applications (June 12, 2000)

International Rectifier Introduces ZVS-Specific, High-Voltage HEXFET® Power MOSFETs Enabling 250kHz Off-Line Power Supplies (June 12, 2000)

International Rectifier Upgrades High-Voltage HEXFET® Power MOSFETs for Hard-Switching Bridge AC/DC Power Supplies (June 12, 2000)

International Rectifier Introduces HEXFET® Power MOSFETs in FlipFET Packages Enabling World's Highest Power Density (June 12, 2000)

International Rectifier'S 1200V, 25 and 35A Power Bridge Rectifiers Simplify Assembly Time (June 06, 2000)

IR Completes Second Phase of DC-DC Roadmap for Power Semis that Enables Benchmark System Efficiencies as Output Voltages Fall to 1V (May 15, 2000)

International Rectifier Introduces Power Management Devices that Maximize Battery Life (May 11, 2000)

IR Unveils New MOSFET Chipset for Multiphase DC-DC Converters (May 8, 2000)

New IR HEXFET^® Power MOSFETS Deliver Benchmark Efficiency for Isolated DC-DC Converters with Sub-2V Outputs (May 1, 2000)

IR Enables Next Generation Portable Internet Appliances, Showing Synchronous Buck DC-DC Conversion at 1 Volt Output Using Dual FETKY^TM (April 24, 2000)

Temperature Sensing MOSFET Protects Automotive Electrical Systems (April 19, 2000)

International Rectifier Expands its UltraFast Diode Offering with new 200V Devices (April 12, 2000)

International Rectifier Schottky Diodes Maximize Power Supply Price/Performance Ratio (April 7, 2000)

International Rectifier Introduces Industry’s First Synchronous Rectification Controller IC (March 31, 2000)

International Rectifier DC-DC Power Supply MOSFETs Achieve 90 Percent Efficiency Under Load (March 24, 2000)

Today's Spiralling Gas Pump Prices Point To Advantages of IR's Power Management Technology (March 23, 2000)

International Rectifier Improves INT-A-Pak High-Power Modules for Industrial Applications. (March 17, 2000)

International Rectifier Unveils the Space Industry's First High Voltage(400V) Radiation Hardened MOSFET Driver IC (February 9, 2000)

International Rectifier to Buy Zing for $15.36 Per Share To Expand Proprietary Business (January 28, 2000)

IR Discloses its DC-DC Roadmap For MOSFETs and ICs to Enable System Efficiencies of 90 Percent as Output Voltages Fall Below 1V (January 24, 2000)

IR Speeds Efficient Isolated DC-DC Converter Design with a New Synchronous Rectification IC (January 24, 2000)

IR Optimizes New HEXFET^® Power MOSFETs for Isolated DC-DC Converters to Cut Losses More Than 25% for 3.3V Output Bricks (January 24, 2000)

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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.