International Rectifier Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for January 23

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Jan. 15, 2003--International Rectifier Corporation will release its December-quarter financial results on Thursday, January 23, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, followed by a conference call at 2:15 p.m. Pacific time. CEO Alex Lidow and CFO Mike McGee will discuss the company's fiscal second-quarter results and the outlook. Participants may join the call by dialing 212-896-6073 by 2:10 p.m. Pacific time, or may listen over the Internet through Vcall at http://www.vcall.com or through StreetEvents at http://www.streetevents.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.
    A taped replay of this call will be available from approximately 4:15 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, January 23, through 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28. To listen to the replay by phone, call 800-633-8284 and enter reservation number 21098382. International callers may dial 402-977-9140 and use the same reservation number. To listen to the replay over the Internet, please go to http://www.irf.com and link to Vcall or StreetEvents.
    International Rectifier is a world leader in power management technology that improves functionality, speed, compactness, and portability in information technology and other end products. IR's analog ICs, advanced-circuit devices, power systems, and components enable Internet hardware to gain speed and reliability, allow portable electronics to run longer off a single charge, improve automotive fuel efficiency, and cut energy consumption in home appliances and industrial motors. The company is the pioneer and market leader in the $4 billion power MOSFET industry, and over 20 companies are licensed under its power MOSFET patents. IR serves market leaders around the world, and more than half its revenue comes from outside the United States.