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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE:IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today announced it will showcase the company’s industry-leading power management solutions at electronica 2010, Munich, November 9-12, 2010.
IR’s innovative energy saving technologies and products will be on display in Hall A5, Booth 320 including demonstrations of the company’s GaN-based power device platform, GaNpowIR™. IR’s benchmark MOSFETs and DirectFET® MOSFETs, IGBTs, SupIRBuck™ integrated voltage regulators and high-voltage ICs for a diverse range of applications including appliances, automotive, lighting, computing and Class D audio will also be on display as well as IR’s DC-DC converters and modules for high reliability applications.
IR is holding a series of seminars to review the distinct advantages of the company’s GaNpowIR™ GaN-on-Si technology platform. The special sessions will feature demonstrations of GaN-based power conversion circuits including motor control and Class D audio designed to enable a new era in high frequency, high density, highly efficient power conversion solutions. Three 90 minute sessions will take place at the Konigshof Hotel, Munich on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 9.30 a.m., 2.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. Places are limited. To pre-register for the event go to http://www.irf.com/product-info/ganpowir/ganreg.html.
“Electronica embraces cutting edge topics, trends and technologies, making it a key venue for IR to showcase its latest power management innovations for a variety of energy-efficient applications from benchmark discrete components and system solutions to groundbreaking platforms and technologies including our GaNpowIR™ platform,” said Adam White, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, International Rectifier.
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Don't you just love it when a single company takes the “wring” out of handwringing. Only a few months after saying the semiconductor market will grow 30-plus percent in 2010, analysts have dampened their enthusiasm for the expansion and were predicting a fall-off in demand in the fourth quarter. And now, Intel is sending strong signals the industry growth will continue at least through the fourth quarter. If Intel is right, the analysts will soon be reviewing their forecasts again, this time upward, but how can a company's management ever rely on such rapidly changing predictions?
I think 30% was a real stretch. I've learned that when it comes to company's 'estimates', err on the side of common sense. They predict these results to build confidence and excitement. I have a simple model in my mind:
If the prediction is half correct (In Intel's case 15%), would that bridge the same enthusiasm? If yes, buy. If no, wait.