International Rectifier Corp

• Royce Funds Likes Out Of Favor Tech Plays

  By Reuben Brewer - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: FCS, IRF, TER

  Whitney George of small-cap value-focused Royce Funds recently wrote about finding value in a challenging market. He pointed out the technology space, particularly the unloved pick and shovel type companies that support the “cloud.”

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  George is Royce Funds co-chief investment officer, partnering with company founder Charles Royce. The duo are steadfast in their approach, no matter what the market is doing. This can lead to periods of underperformance more »

• Cheap Technology With a Built-In Price Floor

  By Tom Gibbs - January 20, 2012 | Tickers: AVX, FCS, IRF, KEM, ONNN, VSH, VPG

  Despite the recent 27% run-up in price since the first trading week of this year, Vishay (NYSE: VSH) shares are still down almost 38% from their late-April 2011 high.  As a leading manufacturer and supplier of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, VSH and close competitors have experienced most of the negative economic downturn effects to which the industry is prone.  Average quarterly revenues during trough periods (Q4 2008 - Q3 more »