International Rectifier Corporation | Introduction
Introduction
233 Kansas Street
El Segundo, California 90245
U.S.A.
Telephone: (310) 726-8000
Fax: (310) 332-3332
Web site: http://www.irf.com
Public Company
Incorporated: 1947
Employees: 5,800
Sales: $1.06 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: IRF
NAIC: 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
International Rectifier Corporation (IR) is the oldest independent power semiconductor manufacturer in the world. IR's products, protected by hundreds of patents, control the direction and flow of electrical current, a necessity for manufacturers of myriad electronics products. IR's technologies also help to conserve power. The company develops, manufactures, and sells control integrated circuits, diodes, rectifiers, and its signature product, HEXFET power MOSFET switches. IR derives more than 60 percent of its annual sales from Europe and Asia. The company operates production facilities in Italy, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.