International Rectifier

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Type Public Founded August 1947 Parent organization Infineon Technologies		Website www.irf.com Number of employees 4,200

Industry SemiconductorIntegrated Circuits Key people Eric Lidow, FounderRobert LeFort, President Headquarters El Segundo, California, United States CEO Oleg Khaykin (1 Mar 2008–) Revenue 1.1 billion USD (June 2014) Subsidiaries IR Newport, International Rectifier Korea

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International Rectifier was an American power management technology company manufacturing analog and mixed-signal ICs, advanced circuit devices, integrated power systems, and high-performance integrated components for computing. On 13 January 2015, the company became a part of Infineon Technologies.

IR's products, as a part of Infineon Technologies' overall semiconductor portfolio, continue to be used in many applications including lighting, automobile, satellite, aircraft, and defense systems; as well as key components in power supply systems in electronics-based products that include especially microcomputers, servers, and networking and telecommunications equipment.

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History

1954: commercialization of germanium rectifiers

1959: creation of the first silicon-based rectifier

1974: first power and Darlington transistors which used glass passivation

1979: first hexagonal MOSFET

1983: first intelligent power ICs

1983: lost a patent infringement lawsuit over the rights to doxycycline to Pfizer, Inc., resulting in a judgment of $55 million to Pfizer. To avoid bankruptcy, the International Rectifier gave Pfizer its animal health and feed additive businesses.

2000: developed FlipFET^TM wafer packaging

2002: developed DirectFET^R, a MOSFET packaging technology developed to address thermal limitations found in advanced computing, consumer and communications applications

2003: developed iMOTION^TM Integrated Design Platform for motor control applications

2006: introduced SmartRectifier^TM IC for AC/DC applications

2007: launched SupIRBuck^R integrated voltage regulators

2008: introduced revolutionary GaN-based power device platform

2011: introduced PowIRstage^R devices and CHiL^R digital controllers

2012: launched micro integrated power modules for motor control applications and COOLiRIGBTs^R for automotive.

2014: bought by Infineon Technologies for $3 billion.

2015: officially becomes a part of Infineon Technologies