International Rectifier to Present Latest Power Management Solutionsat APEC 2013

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today announced it will showcase the company's latest power management solutions at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) which is being held at Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, March 17-21, 2013.

IR engineering and sales staff will demonstrate IR's latest energy-savings and high power density enabling technologies and products at Booth 101. In addition, IR's power management experts will participate in the following conference events:

Monday, March 18, 2013
Plenary session: PSMA Power Technology Roadmap 2013 Summary
Presenter: Eric Persson, Executive Director, Field Applications Engineering
Time: 3:30p.m. - 4.00p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Industry Session: IS1.1.1. GaN Based Power Conversion: Moving On
Participant: Tim McDonald, Vice President, Emerging Technologies
Time: 8:30a.m. - 12noon

Exhibitor Session: 3. The Status of GaNpowIR® Device Developments at IR
Presenter: Dr. Michael Briere, ACOO Enterprises LLC on behalf of International Rectifier
Time: 3:00p.m.-3:30p.m.

Rap Session: 2. Wide band-gap semiconductors - Primetime or Promises?
Participant: Tim McDonald, Vice President, Emerging Technologies
Time: 5:00p.m. - 6:30p.m.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Technical Session: T8. DC-DC Converters for Powering VLSI Devices
Co-Chair: Zobair Roohani, Senior Field Applications Engineer
Co-Chair: Amir Rahimi, Senior Systems/Applications Engineer
Location: Room 1 Time: 8:30a.m.

Technical Session: T15. Wide Gap/Hi Freq/Hi Density DC-DC Converters
Co-Chair: Amir Rahimi, Senior Systems/Applications Engineer
Location: Room 1 Time: 2:00p.m.

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Technical Session: T25. Inverters & Converters
Co-Chair: Cahit Gezgin, Field Applications Engineer
Location: Room 4 Time: 8:30a.m.

Dialog Session: D2. DC-DC Converters
Co-Chair: Zobair Roohani, Senior Field Applications Engineer
Co-Chair: Amir Rahimi, Senior Systems/Applications Engineer
Location: Grand Ballroom Time: 11:30a.m.

Technical Session: T32. Industrial and Utility Interface
Co-Chair: Cahit Gezgin, Field Applications Engineer
Location: Room 4 Time: 2:00p.m.

Adam White, IR's Senior Vice President, Global Sales, said: "APEC is the premier global event in applied power electronics. We are pleased to play such an active role in the conference sessions and share our technical knowledge with the engineering community. We also look forward to demonstrating our latest silicon and GaN-based power management platforms and products for a wide variety of applications from computing and communications to power supplies and motor drives."

A range of innovative technologies and products will be featured at the IR booth including IR's new multiphase solutions for servers and the latest SupIRBuck® integrated voltage regulators for point-of-load applications. Demonstrations of IR's GaNpowIR® GaN-based platform will also be on display in addition to IR's benchmark MOSFETs, IGBTs, integrated power modules and high-voltage ICs for power supplies, LED lighting, motor control, automotive and high reliability applications.

For more information visit the APEC Website

About International Rectifier

International Rectifier (NYSE:IRF) is a world leader in power management technology. IR's analog and mixed signal ICs, advanced circuit devices, integrated power systems and components enable high performance computing and reduce energy waste from motors, the world's single largest consumer of electricity. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft and defense systems rely on IR's power management benchmarks to power their next generation products.