International Rectifier

Who would have thought that the small pump, fan, and blower motors would be a liability in achieving higher efficiencies in our white goods and HVAC equipment? Designs have evolved to the point of reconsidering these small machines for both higher efficiency and control beyond what a set of form A contacts or a Triac can provide. Microinverter modules can help....More

Eric Lidow, founder and chairman of International Rectifier from 1946 to 2008, died on Friday, January 19, 2013 at the age of 100. And though it wasn’t the way the Third Reich would have preferred it, he outlived the German High Command by more than 60 years....More

The IR3588 CHiL digital control IC along with the optimized single-phase IR3552 and optimized dual-phase IR3548 PowIRstage devices, from International Rectifier,...More

IR's Paul Schimel explains International Rectifier's half-bridge modules that employ IR's Gallium Nitride MOSFETs...More

Traditional interior permanent magnet (IPM) solutions for the 30W to 200W inverterised motor-drive market require either a large construction or use of an external heatsink. International Rectifier's alternative approach uses PCB copper traces to dissipate heat from the module. As a result, it has a smaller package design and can eliminate an external heatsink....More