IR’s New Benchmark MOSFETs Deliver 60 Percent Improvement in Package Current Rating (December 16, 2008)

IR’s XPhase® Control IC Provides High Density, Scalable Power Solution for POL Converters (December 11, 2008)

IR’s Control ICs for Energy-Efficient Fluorescent Ballasts Slash Component Count; Increase Reliability and Performance (November 11, 2008)

International Rectifier Announces First Fiscal Quarter Results (November 6, 2008)

IR To Participate In Key Asia Industry Events (October 29, 2008)

International Rectifier to Present Latest Solutions at Major European Electronics Show (October 28, 2008)

International Rectifier Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program (October 26, 2008)

International Rectifier Announces Final Voting Results of 2007 Annual Meeting (October 23, 2008)

IR's Industrial Qualified MOSFETs Improve RDS(on) by 50 Percent; Reduce Overall System Cost (October 16, 2008)

International Rectifier Issues Statement on Withdrawn Vishay Tender Offer - IRF Management Focused on Future Opportunities and Strategic Roadmap (October 13, 2008)

International Rectifier Sets Date for 2008 Annual Meeting (October 13, 2008)

International Rectifier Announces Preliminary Voting Results of Annual Meeting (October 10, 2008)

International Rectifier Files Annual Meeting Presentation Materials (October 10, 2008)

International Rectifier Looks to Next Chapter of Growth Story: IRF Shareholders Urged to Avoid Risky Vishay Nominees and Proposals Management Reaffirms Prior Revenue Guidance at the High End of Range (October 09, 2008)

IR’s IR3720 With Innovative TruePower™ Technology and Digital I²C Interface Improves Accuracy to Maximize System Performance (October 09, 2008)

International Rectifier Advises: Vishay Unable to Address Fundamental Concerns of IRF and Its Shareholders (October 08, 2008)

International Rectifier States Vishay "Open Letter" Contains No New Information, Ignores Risks (October 07, 2008)

International Rectifier to Exhibit at Major Vehicle Electronics Conference (October 7, 2008)

International Rectifier Questions Vishay's Hypothetical Increase on Illusionary Offer (October 06, 2008)

International Rectifier Announces Strong Support Voiced Against Vishay's Opportunistic and Inadequate Offer (October 06, 2008)

Egan-Jones Recommends International Rectifier Shareholders Vote the WHITE Proxy Card for All Three of the Company's Nominees (October 03, 2008)

Glass Lewis Recommends International Rectifier Shareholders Vote the WHITE Proxy Card for All Three of the Company's Nominees (October 02, 2008)

IR Introduces DC-DC Converters with Regulated Power for High Temperature Applications (October 2, 2008)

International Rectifier Sends Letter Urging Shareholders to Elect the Company's Three Nominees, and to Reject Vishay's Highly Conditional Offer (September 30., 2008)

International Rectifier's Board Reiterates Its Rejection of Vishay's Unsolicited Tender Offer (September 29, 2008)

International Rectifier Names Ilan Daskal Chief Financial Officer (September 24, 2008)

IR Introduces 25W to 500W Scalable Output Power Class D Audio Power Amplifier Reference Design (September 18, 2008)

International Rectifier's Board Unanimously Rejects Vishay's Unsolicited Revised Proposal (September 16, 2008)

IR’s Innovative SupIRBuck™ Integrated Voltage Regulators Receive Industry Award in China (September 12, 2008)

International Rectifier Urges Shareholders To Take No Action With Respect To Vishay Unsolicited Proposal (September 10, 2008)

IR Introduces Revolutionary GaN-based Power Device Technology Platform (September 9, 2008)

IR Spotlights Energy-efficient Innovations At Key Asia Industry Events (September 5, 2008)

IR Introduces Rugged, Reliable Automotive-Qualified 600V ICs (September 4, 2008)

International Rectifier to Present Latest Solutions at Embedded Power Conference (September 2, 2008)

International Rectifier Rejects Vishay’s Unsolicited Proposal (August 29, 2008)

International Rectifier Acknowledges Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal From Vishay Intertechnology (August 15, 2008)

International Rectifier Corporation today announced the filing of its financial restatement for certain prior periods (August 1, 2008)

IR’s SupIRBuck™ Family of Integrated Voltage Regulators Named as a Finalist in EDN China Innovation Awards 2008 (July 22, 2008)

IR Introduces 25V DirectFET® Chipset Optimized for High Frequency, High Efficiency DC-DC Applications (July 10, 2008)

IR Introduces Three-Phase Gate Driver IC with Integrated Operational Amplifier and Bootstrap Functionality for Motor Drive Applications (June 26, 2008)

IR Introduces Rugged Family of Single-Phase High-Voltage ICs for Sinusoidal and Trapezoidal Motor Control (June 11, 2008)

IR’s Expanded Family of Radiation Hardened Logic Level MOSFETs Simplify Design and Increase Reliability (June 3, 2008)

IR Expands SupIRBuck™ Family of Compact, High Density Integrated Regulators For Consumer Applications (May 27, 2008)

IR’s New Family of 30 V DirectFET® MOSFETs for Synchronous Buck Converter Designs Achieve Higher Levels of Performance and Current Density (May 22, 2008)

IR Introduces High Performance MOSFETS for Power Supplies and Electric Motors (May 19, 2008)

International Rectifier Elects New Board Member (May 15, 2008)

IR’s Three-Phase 600V IC with DC Bus Sensing and Negative Voltage Spike Immunity Boosts Robustness and Reliability in Motor Drives (May 15, 2008)

International Rectifier Provides Update on Restatement Process (May 12, 2008)

International Rectifier to Present Latest Solutions at Major European Power Management Show (May 12, 2008)

IR Introduces Family of MOSFETs in Robust TO-247 Package (May 8, 2008)

International Rectifier Appoints Richard J. Dahl Chairman (April 21, 2008)

International Rectifier Announces the Retirement of Founder and Chairman Eric Lidow (April 21, 2008)

International Rectifier Names Peter Knepper Acting Chief Financial Officer (April 16, 2008)

International Rectifier Names Michael Barrow Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (April 3, 2008)

IR’s IR3502 XPhase® Control IC Provides Highly Flexible Intel® VR11.0 and VR11.1 Processor-Based Power Solutions (March 10, 2008)

International Rectifier Appoints Don Dancer Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (March 6, 2008)

International Rectifier Elects New Board Member - Tom Lacey (March 5, 2008)

IR’s 600V Trench IGBTs Reduce Power Dissipation Up to 30 Percent in UPS and Solar Inverter Applications (March 3, 2008)

IR’s iP2005A Delivers Low Power Loss with Low EMI in 40 Percent Smaller Package (February 28, 2008)

IR’s Real-time Power Monitoring IC Accurately Captures Highly Dynamic Power Information and Maximizes System Performance (February 25, 2008)

International Rectifier to Present Latest Power Management Solutions At Major Industry Event (February 19, 2008)

International Rectifier Elects New Board Members (February 15, 2008)

IR’s IR3514 and IR3507 XPhase® Chipset Provides Full-featured, Flexible Approach to Implementing Complete AMD® CPU Power Solution (February 14, 2008)

International Rectifier Names Oleg Khaykin President and Chief Executive Officer (February 7, 2008)

IR’s Mx Series Platform Simplifies Satellite Power Design. New Platform-Based Design Approach Provides Simple Custom Configuration (January 31, 2008)

International Rectifier's Class D Audio Chipset Wins EN-Genius Network Product of the Year Award (January 21, 2008)

IR Introduces Protected Three-Phase 600V IC Featuring Extra Channel for PFC or Brake and Ground Fault Protection (January 17, 2008)

International Rectifier’s Class D Audio IC Wins Electronic Product's Magazine Product of the Year Award (January 3, 2008)

News Release 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.