International Rectifier's New 20-V Schottky is a Breakthrough Solution for 3.3-V Power Supply Designers (December 3, 1997)

International Rectifier's Super-247 Package Gives SMPS, UPS, Motor Drive and Welding System Designers 100% More Silicon in an Industry-Standard Package Outline (November 24, 1997)

International Rectifier Launches SAFEIR, QUIETIR and SMALLIR Families of Input Rectifiers (November 19, 1997)

International Rectifier New QIRL Program Provides Standardized Rad-Hard Components for Space Applications (November 14, 1997)

International Rectifier New High Voltage Integrated Half-Bridges are Ideal for Compact Off-Line Power Converter Designs (October 17,1997)

International Rectifier Offers Thin Surface-Mount Packages for Microelectronic Relays (September 30,1997)

International Rectifier Achieves QS9000 Certification (September 25,1997)

International Rectifier Elects Minoru Matsuda to Board of Directors (September 24, 1997)

International Rectifier Offers New Government and Space Products Design Guide (September 19,1997)

International Rectifier Offers Free Surface Mount Power Semiconductors Databook (September 16,1997)

International Rectifier's New Pentium II Power Supply Design & 20V Power MOSFETs Reduce Cost by 30% Without Sacrificing Performance (September 8,1997)

International Rectifier Microelectronic Relays Offer Higher Load Current and Lower Contact Resistance Ratings than Older Fax/Modem Relays (August 29,1997)

"The World in a Grain of Sand" - International Rectifier's Award Winning Documentary on the History of Power Semiconductors to Air on KWHY (August 29, 1997)

International Rectifier Introduces the Micro8 FETKY^TM Integrating a HEXFET^® Power MOSFET and Schottky Diode into a Single Package (August 22,1997)

International Rectifier Announces the SOT-227 - the Cost-Effective, Universal Solution to Power Applications (August 5,1997)

International Rectifier Now Offers IGBTs in D-Pak and D-CoPack^TM Surface Mount Versions (July 31,1997)

International Rectifier Redesigns their Popular Website Adding a Full Service Information Backend to their Product Selection Utilities (July 28, 1997)

International Rectifier Provides Key Power Conversion Components for Mars Pathfinder (July 18, 1997)

IR's New WARP Speed^TM IGBTs Break Speed Barrier; Replace Large MOSFETs in Many Switching Power Supply Applications (July 17, 1997)

International Rectifier Awards Twenty College Scholarships (June 19, 1997)

IRs New IGBT Modules Offer Lowest Switching and Conduction Losses for Power Conversion Applications (June 12, 1997)

"Power Conversion Semiconductors and Plug and Play Solutions" - International Rectifier's New Free CD-Rom (June 10, 1997)

"THE WORLD IN A GRAIN OF SAND" - International Rectifier's Award Winning Documentary on the History of Power Semiconductors to Air on PBS (June 02, 1997)

International Rectifier offers the Industry's Most Rugged High-Side MOSFET Switches for Driving Loads in Fail-Safe Systems (June 1, 1997)

International Rectifier Announces the SOT-227 - the Cost Effective, Universal Solution to Power Applications (May 30, 1997)

International Rectifier and SGS-Thomson Settle Patent Infringement Litigation (May 23, 1997)

International Rectifier Announces the PVT322 series Telecom Microelectronic Relay (May 20, 1997)

Moat Process Yields Standard Recovery Diodes in Plastic SMT Packages for the First Time (May 19, 1997)

International Rectifier, the World's Oldest Independent Semiconductor Company, Celebrates it's 50th Year (May 9, 1997)

International Rectifier Reports Improvement in March Quarter (April 10,1997)

International Rectifier Offers a Complete Power Supply Solution for Pentium Pro^TM Microprocessors (Mar 26, 1997)

International Rectifier's New 75V and 150V HEXFET^® Power MOSFETs Offer New Options for Optimizing Power Conversion Systems (March 17, 1997)

International Rectifier Introduces the POWIRSAFE ^TM Series of Safety-Conscious High-Side and Low-Side Switches (March 3, 1997)

International Rectifier Adds Two New Series of SO-8 Power MOSFETs for Portable Applications (February 26, 1997)

International Rectifier Expands Family of Control ICs for Half-Bridge Power Converters (February 10, 1997)

International Rectifier Launches Line of Low Charge HEXFET^® Power MOSFETs (January 29, 1997)

International Rectifier Offers New Module Family - the SUPER MAGN-A-Pak (SMAP) (January 27, 1997)

International Rectifier Introduces First 1200-Volt Integrated Circuit for Motor Drive Inverters (January 23, 1997)

International Rectifier's New Miniature 6-Pin Package Targets the Portable Electronics Market (January 10, 1997)

International Rectifier Reports December-Quarter Results (January 9, 1997)

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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.