DOCUMENT TYPE SC 13G/A
TEXT


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Amendment # 2

Name of Issuer: POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
_____________________________________________________
Title of Class
of Securities: Common Stock

CUSIP Number: 739276103

1) NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON

Prudential Financial, Inc. 22-3703799

2.) MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) N/A
(b) N/A

3) SEC USE ONLY:



4) PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: New Jersey

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON WITH:

5) Sole Voting Power: 134,459 See Exhibit A
6) Shared Voting Power: 1,956,164 See Exhibit A
7) Sole Dispositive Power: 134,459 See Exhibit A
8) Shared Dispositive Power: 1,958,023 See Exhibit A

9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 2,092,482 See Exhibit A

10) AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES SHARES: Not Applicable

11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 7.2 See Exhibit A

12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: HC

ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:

POWER INTEGRATIONS INC

ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

5245 HELLYER AVE
SAN JOSE , CA 95138


ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

Prudential Financial, Inc.

ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777

ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

New Jersey

ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock

ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:

739276103

ITEM 3. The Person filing this statement is a Parent Holding Company as
defined in Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

(a) Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned: 2,092,482
See Exhibit A

(b) Percent of Class: 7.2

(c) Powers                No. Of Shares

   -----------           -------------------- 

Sole power to vote or    134,459  See Exhibit A
to direct the vote

Shared power to vote or   1,956,164  See Exhibit A
to direct the vote

Sole power to dispose or  134,459 See Exhibit A
to direct disposition

Shared power to dispose   1,958,023  See Exhibit A
or to direct disposition

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF 5% OR LESS OF A CLASS:

Not Applicable

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 5% ON BEHALF OF
ANOTHER PERSON:

Our clients may have the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities which are the subject of this filing.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY:

See Exhibit A

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

Not Applicable

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

Not Applicable

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:

By signing below, Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that
Prudential Financial, Inc. is, for purposes of Sections 13 or 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of such shares.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By: Richard Baker
Second Vice President

Date: 02/11/2013
As of: 12/31/2012

Exhibit A
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

Through its parent/subsidiary relationship, Prudential Financial, Inc. may
be deemed the beneficial owner of the same securities as the Item 7 listed
subsidiaries and may have direct or indirect voting and/or investment
discretion over 2,092,482 shares.

These shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business, and not
with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the
Issuer.  The filing of this statement should not be construed as an
admission that Prudential Financial, Inc. is, for the purposes of Sections
13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of
these shares.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION:

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a Parent Holding Company and the indirect
parent of the following subsidiaries, who are the beneficial owners of the
number and percentage of securities which are the subject of this filing
as set forth next to their names:

Subsidiaries

Number of Shares
Percentage


The Prudential Insurance Company of
America
IC, IA
10,000
0.03%



Jennison Associates LLC
IA
2,006,403
6.93%



Prudential Investment Management, Inc.
IA
0
0%



Quantitative Management Associates LLC
IA
76,079
0.26%