International Rectifier
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International Rectifier Corp. is a manufacturer of power semiconductors (Integrated Circuits, MOSFET
, and IGBTs), located in El Segundo
, California, USA. It has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion USD and is listed on the S&P Midcap 400.
Currently employing over 4900 employees, it is a global leader in power management technology, with products found in a very diverse range of devices, such as calculator
s and airplanes. With aggressive funding in research and development, their proprietary products are used by many computer manufacturers worldwide.
s, it has also created many new products, such as:
International Rectifier continues to lead in innovation with its research and development in GaN transistors.
MOSFET
The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor is a transistor used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. The basic principle of this kind of transistor was first patented by Julius Edgar Lilienfeld in 1925...
, and IGBTs), located in El Segundo
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
, California, USA. It has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion USD and is listed on the S&P Midcap 400.
Currently employing over 4900 employees, it is a global leader in power management technology, with products found in a very diverse range of devices, such as calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s and airplanes. With aggressive funding in research and development, their proprietary products are used by many computer manufacturers worldwide.
Company history
Founded in Los Angeles in August 1947, International Rectifier has led the way in advanced power management technologies, used in many devices around the world. Founded to produce selenium rectifierRectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current , which periodically reverses direction, to direct current , which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification...
s, it has also created many new products, such as:
- 1954: Commercialized Germanium rectifiers
- 1959: Created the first silicon-based rectifier
- 1974: First power and DarlingtonDarlington transistorIn electronics, the Darlington transistor is a compound structure consisting of two bipolar transistors connected in such a way that the current amplified by the first transistor is amplified further by the second one...
transistors which used glass passivation - 1979: First hexagonal MOSFETMOSFETThe metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor is a transistor used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. The basic principle of this kind of transistor was first patented by Julius Edgar Lilienfeld in 1925...
- 1983: First intelligent power ICs
- 2000: FlipFET (tm) wafer packaging
- 2002: DirectFET (r), a MOSFET packaging technology developed to address thermal limitations found in advanced computing, consumer and communications applications
International Rectifier continues to lead in innovation with its research and development in GaN transistors.
Manufacturing
International Rectifier is a major semiconductor manufacturer with wafer fabrication and assembly facilities throughout the world. They are:- El Segundo, California
- Leominster, Massachusetts
- Mesa, Arizona
- Newport, Wales
- Santa Clara, California
- Swansea, Wales
- Temecula, California
- Tijuana, Mexico