11-K

                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C.  20549


                               FORM 11-K


[X]   Annual Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act  of
      1934 (Fee Required)

      For the fiscal year ended                        December 31, 1993


                                  OR

[   ] Transition Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
      of 1934 (No Fee Required)

      for the transition period from __________________ to _________________

      Commission file number ________________________


      A.  Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that
          of the issuer named below:


          International Rectifier Corporation Retirement Savings Plan


      B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan  and  the
          address of its principal executive office:

                  International Rectifier Corporation
                           233 Kansas Street
                         El Segundo, CA  90245







                              Signatures



The  Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit  plan)  have
duly  caused  this annual report to be signed on its behalf by  the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


      International Rectifier Corporation Retirement Savings Plan





Date:  June 28, 1994                         MICHAEL P. MCGEE
                                             Michael P. McGee
                                             Member of Administrative Committee


                           Table of Contents




                                                                           Page

Report of Independent Accountants

Financial Statements:

   Statements of Assets Available for Plan Benefits
      as of December 31, 1993 and 1992

   Statement of Changes in Assets Available for
      Plan Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 1993

   Notes to Financial Statements

Supplemental Schedules:

   Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
      at December 31, 1993

   Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable (5%) Transactions for the Year
      Ended December 31, 1993

Exhibit:

   (24.1)  Consent of Independent Accountants

EX-24.1

                                                                    Exhibit 24.1


                  Consent of Independent Accountants




We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement  of
International  Rectifier  Corporation on Form S-8 (File  No.  33-44332)  of  our
report dated June 20, 1994, on our audits of International Rectifier Corporation
Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for the year ended
December 31, 1993, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.





Los Angeles, California                                        Coopers & Lybrand
June 28, 1994