EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today announced the company will showcase its latest power management solutions at PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2013 which is being held at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center, Nuremberg, Germany, May 14-16, 2013.

IR engineering and sales staff will demonstrate IR’s latest energy-saving and high power density enabling technologies and products at the IR booth, Hall 9, Stand 413. The IR booth will feature the company’s latest power management solutions including a demonstration of its COOLiR™ technology for automotive, µIPM™ integrated modules and Gen8 IGBTs for motor control, and IR’s GaN-based power device platform, GaNpowIR®. IR’s latest SupIRBuck® integrated voltage regulators for DC-DC applications, as well as benchmark MOSFETs for a wide range of applications will also be featured.

In addition, IR’s power management experts will participate in the following events:

Wednesday May 15, 2013
Oral Presentation, 2:00p.m.
Presenter: Mark Pavier, Director of Design and Integration
Topic: CooliR2Die™ Technology: A building block for high power automotive HEV and EV inverter applications

Poster Session, 3:30p.m. - 5:15p.m.
Presenter: Cesare Bocchiola, Application Manager
Topic: A Review of the Series Resonant Converter Operating in the Capacitive Side of the Resonant Curve in Domestic Induction Heating Applications.

Alberto Guerra, Vice President, Strategic Market Development, Energy Saving Products Business Unit will participate in Bodo’s Power podium discussion on Energy Harvesting from 12.20p.m. - 1.20p.m.

Dr. Henning Hauenstein, Vice President and General Manager, IR’s Automotive Business Unit will participate in a Market Briefing by Yole Developpement at 1:30p.m.

In addition, a vendor presentation focusing on IR’s new Gen8 IGBT technology for industrial applications will be presented by Llewellyn Vaughan-Edmunds, IGBT Product Marketing Manager, Energy Saving Products Business Unit from 12.40pm - 1.00p.m.

Thursday May 16, 2013
PEE Special Session, 3:30p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Michael A. Briere, ACCO Enterprises under contract with International Rectifier
Topic: The Status of 600V GaN on Si based Power Devices

“With a focus on power electronics and its applications, PCIM Europe is a key industry event for design engineers and we look forward to demonstrating IR’s latest power management innovations including our new energy efficient motor control and automotive solutions at the IR booth,” said Adam White, IR’s Senior Vice President, Global Sales.

PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) is Europe's leading meeting-point for experts out of the areas of Power Electronics and its applications in Intelligent Motion and Power Quality. From the latest developments of power semiconductors, passive components, products for thermal management, new materials, sensors as well as servo-technology and the wide area of power quality and energy-management - PCIM offers a comprehensive, focused and compact presentation of products all under one roof.

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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.