EL SEGUNDO, Calif. August 2003 - International Rectifier's CEO Alex Lidow appeared on CNBC's Business Center August 19 to discuss how today's power management technology can loosen the stranglehold on the nation's power grid.

View the interview at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=16946

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