EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today announced it will showcase its latest power management solutions at a major power electronics event later this month.

IR will participate in the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) which is being held at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC, from February 15-19, 2009. IR engineering and sales staff will demonstrate IR’s latest energy-savings and high power density enabling technologies and products at Booth 212.

In addition, IR’s power management experts will participate in the following events:

Sunday, February 15, 2009
Sabin Lupan, Presenter: “Understanding Derating-Reliability-Risk Connection”, Professional Seminar, Session One (S.4), 9:30a.m. –1:00p.m.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Eric Persson, Presenter: “Motion Control Market Trends”, Market Trends Session, 8:30a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Dr. Michael A. Briere, ACOO Enterprises LLC, under contract with International Rectifier, Presenter: “GaN-based Power Devices Introduce a New Paradigm in High Density, Highly Efficient Cost-effective Power Conversion”, Sponsored Seminar, 11:15a.m. - 11:45a.m.

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tom Ribarich, Zan Huang, Presenters: “A New Dimming Method for Highly Integrated Fluorescent Ballasts”, Dialogue Session Two (D2), 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m.

Adam White, IR’s vice president, Americas and Japan Sales, said: “With its outstanding technical content, APEC is a focal point for power electronics engineers, and as a leader in power management, we are delighted to share our expertise with the engineering community at this key event and support the quest for power efficient designs by providing innovative solutions.”

The IR booth will feature a range of innovative products and platforms including the SmartRectifier™ IC for AC-DC power supplies, the latest X-Phase® and DirectFET® MOSFET chipsets, SupIRBuck™ family of integrated voltage regulators and the iPOWIR™ integrated power conversion stage product line for computing and communications applications as well as the iMOTION™ integrated design platform for appliances. In addition, IR’s DC-DC converters and modules for high reliability applications, and benchmark MOSFETs, IGBTs and high-voltage ICs for a diverse range of applications including automotive will be on display.

Prototypes of several new GaN-based product platforms will be available to invited leading OEM customers during APEC.

For more information on APEC visit http://www.apec-conf.org/