International Rectifier

International Rectifier Corporation an Infineon Technologies Company

Company type	Public
Industry	Semiconductor Integrated Circuits
Founded	1947; 78 years ago (1947)
Defunct	2014
Fate	Acquired by Infineon Technologies
Headquarters	El Segundo, California
Key people	Eric Lidow, Founder Robert LeFort, President
Revenue	US$1.1 billion (June 2014)[1]
Number of employees	4,200 (13th January 2015)[1]
Parent	Infineon Technologies
Website	Defunct

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.^[1]

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, networking and telecommunications equipment.