| International Rectifier Corporation (IR) designs, manufactures and markets power management semiconductors. The Company's semiconductors are found in a variety of applications, such as automotive applications, networking, industrial motors display, consumer electronics, servers, personal computers, game stations, household appliances aerospace and defense, and telecommunications. IR operates in seven business segments: Enterprise Power (EP), Power Management Devices (PMD), PS, Energy-Saving Products (ESP), Aerospace and Defense (A&D), Intellectual Property (IP) and Transition Services (TS). The Company sold its Power Control Systems (PCS) business (PCS Business) to Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Vishay) on April 1, 2007 (the Divestiture). |