“The iMOTION platform makes electronic motion control easier to implement in a host of motor-driven equipment from household appliances to industrial conveyors,” stated Robert Grant, Executive Vice President of Sales and Corporate Marketing. “Most of these motors operate in an energy wasting, single speed, ‘on or off’ state.

“Comparatively, International Rectifier’s motion control architecture has the potential for saving about half of the electricity now consumed by motors which, taken in aggregate, consume about 50 percent of all electricity used today,” Grant continued.

International Rectifier’s iMOTION integrated design platform brings software, silicon, and technique together to make adoption more affordable to cost-conscious appliance and equipment makers while extending the feature set of their products.

From a broad list of nearly 200 nominees, this year’s finalists were selected by an international panel of judges composed of the energy industry’s elite, including top corporate executives, leading academics, respected commentators, senior analysts and knowledgeable editors. Winners of the 2004 Global Energy Awards will be announced on December 10 in New York.

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.

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