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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. 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, and networking and telecommunications equipment. ==History== * 1954: commercialization of germanium rectifiers * 1959: creation of the first silicon-based rectifier * 1974: first power and Darlington transistors which used glass passivation * 1979: first hexagonal MOSFET * 1983: first intelligent power ICs * 1983: lost a patent infringement lawsuit over the rights to doxycycline to Pfizer, Inc., resulting in a judgment of $55 million to Pfizer. To avoid bankruptcy, the company gave Pfizer its animal health and feed additive businesses.〔"RECTIFER RE-EMPHASIZES ELECTRONICS." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed.Aug 02 1983. ProQuest. Web. 14 Nov. 2015.〕〔Amernick, Burton (Patent Law for the Nonlawyer ). Springer Science and Business Media, 2012. page 2.〕 * 2000: FlipFETTM wafer packaging * 2002: DirectFETR, a MOSFET packaging technology developed to address thermal limitations found in advanced computing, consumer and communications applications * 2003: developed iMOTIONTM Integrated Design Platform for motor control applications * 2006: introduced SmartRectifierTM IC for AC-DC applications * 2007: launched SupIRBuckR integrated voltage regulators * 2008: introduced revolutionary GaN-based power device platform * 2011: introduced PowIRstageR devices and CHiLR digital controllers * 2012: launched micro integrated power modules for motor control applications and COOLiRIGBTsR for automotive. * 2014: bought by Infineon Technologies for $3 billion.〔http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/infineon-to-buy-international-rectifier-a-chip-maker-for-3-billion/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Infineon to Buy International Rectifier, a Chip Maker, for $3 Billion〕 * 2015: officially becomes a part of Infineon Technologies 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Rectifier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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