As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 1999

                                                     Registration No.



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                ----------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                               ------------------

                           ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Florida                                       59-1205269
-----------------------------------               -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                           7900 Glades Road, Suite 500
                            Boca Raton, Florida 33434
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                    1990 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
                    ----------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                    President
                           Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
                           7900 Glades Road, Suite 500
                            Boca Raton, Florida 33434
                                 (561) 451-1000
                   -------------------------------------------
                      (Name, address and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

                        Copies of all communications to:

                           STEPHEN A. OLLENDORFF, ESQ.
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                           1251 Avenue of the Americas
                                   45th Floor
                             New York, NY 10020-1104
                                 (212) 536-4030


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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of                       Proposed           Proposed
securities                     maximum            maximum
  to be          Amount        offering           aggregate       Amount of
registered       to be         price per          offering        registration
               registered      share (1)          price (2)          fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common
Stock,           500,000      $22.1875           $10,739,375     $2,986.00
$.01 par         shares
value per
share
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (1) Based on the  average  of the high and low sale  prices  of the  Common
Stock of the  Registrant,  as reported on The Nasdaq  National Stock Market,  on
August 6, 1999,  in  accordance  with Rule 457(c) under the  Securities  Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

     (2) This amount is equal to the sum of (a) the  aggregate  option  price of
90,000 of the  500,000  shares  of Common  Stock of the  Registrant  subject  to
options  previously  granted under the Registrant's 1990 Outside Directors Stock
Option Plan as of May 6, 1999, and (b) the assumed aggregate option price of the
remaining 410,000 shares of Common Stock being registered hereunder,  based upon
the market price of the Common Stock of the  Registrant  on August 6, 1999,  in
accordance with Rule 457 (c) and (h) under the Securities Act.

     In  accordance  with the  provisions  of Rule  462  promulgated  under  the
Securities Act, this  Registration  Statement will become  effective upon filing
with the Commission.




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                                     PART II


               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     This Registration  Statement covers additional securities of the same class
(i.e., Common Stock) as the securities for which a Registration  Statement filed
October 18, 1995 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-63501)  relating to the 1990 Directors
Stock Option Plan, is already effective under the Securities Act.

ITEM 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
-------   ----------------------------------------

     The  Registrant  hereby  incorporates  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  the contents of the  Registration  Statement on Form S-8,  Commission
File number 33-63501 dated October 18, 1995, and all other documents and reports
filed by the  Registrant  since  such  date  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c),  14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.


ITEM 8.   Exhibits.
-------   ---------

Exhibit No.     Description
-----------     -----------

 4.1            1990 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended

 5.1            Opinion of Bert Sager,  special counsel to the Registrant,  with
                respect  to the  legality  of the  securities  being  registered
                hereunder

23.1            Consent of Arthur  Andersen LLP,  independent  certified  public
                accountants for the Registrant

23.2            Consent  of  Bert  Sager,  special  counsel  to  the  Registrant
                (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the town of Boca Raton,  State of  Florida,  on this 12th day of
August, 1999.

                           ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                           (Registrant)


                           By:Joseph M. O'Donnell
                              ------------------------------------
                              Joseph M. O'Donnell, President
                              and Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                          Title                              Date

Joseph M. O'Donnell
-------------------------------  President and Chief Executive  August 12, 1999
Joseph M. O'Donnell              Officer (Principal Executive
                                 Officer)


Richard J. Thompson
-------------------------------  Vice President, Finance and    August 12, 1999
Richard J. Thompson              Chief Financial Officer,
                                 and Secretary (Principal
                                 Financial and Accounting
                                 Officer)


Edward S. Croft, III
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Edward S. Croft, III


Fred C. Lee
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Fred C. Lee

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Lawrence J. Mattews
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Lawrence J. Matthews


Stephen A. Ollendorff
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Stephen A. Ollendorff


Phillip A. O'Reilly
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Phillip A. O'Reilly


Bert Sager
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Bert Sager


A. Eugene Sapp
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
A. Eugene Sapp


Ronald D. Schmidt
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Ronald D. Schmidt


Lewis Solomon
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Lewis Solomon


John M. Steel
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
John M. Steel

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                                  Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.      Description                                          Page

4.1             1990 Outside Directors Stock Option                     7
                Plan, as amended

5.1             Opinion of Bert Sager, special                         15
                counsel to the Registrant, with respect
                to the legality of the securities
                being registered hereunder

23.1            Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP,                        17
                independent certified public
                accountants for the Registrant

23.2            Consent of Bert Sager, special                          7
                counsel to the Registrant (included
                in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
                hereto)

                                      -6-
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 1999

                                                     Registration No.

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                ----------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                               ------------------

                           ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Florida                                       59-1205269
-----------------------------------               -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                           7900 Glades Road, Suite 500
                            Boca Raton, Florida 33434
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                    1990 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
                    ----------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                    President
                           Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
                           7900 Glades Road, Suite 500
                            Boca Raton, Florida 33434
                                 (561) 451-1000
                   -------------------------------------------
                      (Name, address and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

                        Copies of all communications to:

                           STEPHEN A. OLLENDORFF, ESQ.
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                           1251 Avenue of the Americas
                                   45th Floor
                             New York, NY 10020-1104
                                 (212) 536-4030
================================================================================
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of                       Proposed           Proposed
securities                     maximum            maximum
  to be          Amount        offering           aggregate       Amount of
registered       to be         price per          offering        registration
               registered      share (1)          price (2)          fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common
Stock,           500,000      $22.1875           $10,739,375     $2,986.00
$.01 par         shares
value per
share
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (1) Based on the  average  of the high and low sale  prices  of the  Common
Stock of the  Registrant,  as reported on The Nasdaq  National Stock Market,  on
August 6, 1999,  in  accordance  with Rule 457(c) under the  Securities  Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

     (2) This amount is equal to the sum of (a) the  aggregate  option  price of
90,000 of the  500,000  shares  of Common  Stock of the  Registrant  subject  to
options  previously  granted under the Registrant's 1990 Outside Directors Stock
Option Plan as of May 6, 1999, and (b) the assumed aggregate option price of the
remaining 410,000 shares of Common Stock being registered hereunder,  based upon
the market price of the Common Stock of the  Registrant  on August 6, 1999,  in
accordance with Rule 457 (c) and (h) under the Securities Act.

     In  accordance  with the  provisions  of Rule  462  promulgated  under  the
Securities Act, this  Registration  Statement will become  effective upon filing
with the Commission.

                                      -2-
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     This Registration  Statement covers additional securities of the same class
(i.e., Common Stock) as the securities for which a Registration  Statement filed
October 18, 1995 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-63501)  relating to the 1990 Directors
Stock Option Plan, is already effective under the Securities Act.

ITEM 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
-------   ----------------------------------------

     The  Registrant  hereby  incorporates  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  the contents of the  Registration  Statement on Form S-8,  Commission
File number 33-63501 dated October 18, 1995, and all other documents and reports
filed by the  Registrant  since  such  date  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c),  14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 8.   Exhibits.
-------   ---------

Exhibit No.     Description
-----------     -----------

 4.1            1990 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended

 5.1            Opinion of Bert Sager,  special counsel to the Registrant,  with
                respect  to the  legality  of the  securities  being  registered
                hereunder

23.1            Consent of Arthur  Andersen LLP,  independent  certified  public
                accountants for the Registrant

23.2            Consent  of  Bert  Sager,  special  counsel  to  the  Registrant
                (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

                                      -3-
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the town of Boca Raton,  State of  Florida,  on this 12th day of
August, 1999.

                           ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                           (Registrant)

                           By:Joseph M. O'Donnell
                              ------------------------------------
                              Joseph M. O'Donnell, President
                              and Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                          Title                              Date

Joseph M. O'Donnell
-------------------------------  President and Chief Executive  August 12, 1999
Joseph M. O'Donnell              Officer (Principal Executive
                                 Officer)

Richard J. Thompson
-------------------------------  Vice President, Finance and    August 12, 1999
Richard J. Thompson              Chief Financial Officer,
                                 and Secretary (Principal
                                 Financial and Accounting
                                 Officer)

Edward S. Croft, III
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Edward S. Croft, III

Fred C. Lee
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Fred C. Lee

                                      -4-
Lawrence J. Mattews
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Lawrence J. Matthews

Stephen A. Ollendorff
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Stephen A. Ollendorff

Phillip A. O'Reilly
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Phillip A. O'Reilly

Bert Sager
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Bert Sager

A. Eugene Sapp
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
A. Eugene Sapp

Ronald D. Schmidt
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Ronald D. Schmidt

Lewis Solomon
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
Lewis Solomon

John M. Steel
-------------------------------  Director                       August 12, 1999
John M. Steel

                                      -5-
Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.      Description                                          Page

4.1             1990 Outside Directors Stock Option                     7
                Plan, as amended

5.1             Opinion of Bert Sager, special                         15
                counsel to the Registrant, with respect
                to the legality of the securities
                being registered hereunder

23.1            Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP,                        17
                independent certified public
                accountants for the Registrant

23.2            Consent of Bert Sager, special                          7
                counsel to the Registrant (included
                in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
                hereto)

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