As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 1998
                                              Registration No. 333- ____________
================================================================================

                       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 PERFORMANCE EQUITY 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.
                           Hertzog, Calamari & Gleason
                                 100 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                                 (212) 481-9500



<PAGE>

================================================================================

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Proposed       Proposed 
Title of                           maximum        maximum  
Securities        Amount           offering       aggregate         Amount of   
to be             to be            price per      offering         registration
registered      registered         share(1)       price(2)             fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common  
Stock,  
$.01 par  
value           1,500,000  
per share         shares            $15.47       $23,205,000         $6,845(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     (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
July 1, 1998, in accordance  with Rule 457(c) under the  Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act").

     (2) This  amount is the  assumed  aggregate  option  price of the shares of
Common  Stock being  registered  hereunder,  based upon the market  price of the
Common Stock of the Registrant on July 1, 1998, in accordance  with Rule 457 (c)
and (h) under the Securities Act.

     (3)  Pursuant  to  Rule  429(b)  of  the  Securities  Act,  $3,540  of  the
registration fee otherwise payable pursuant to this  Registration  Statement has
been previously paid in connection with the Registrant's  Registration Statement
on Form S-4 File No. 333-36375, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on September 25, 1997 and is being carried over to
this Registration Statement.

     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
<PAGE>


                                     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
August 29,  1991 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-42516) and a  Registration  Statement
filed July 19, 1996 on Form S-8 (File No. 333-08475),  each relating to the 1990
Performance Equity 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  33-42516  and  333-08475,  dated August 29, 1991 and July 19, 1996,
respectively,  and all other documents and reports filed by the Registrant since
such dates 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 Performance Equity 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
<PAGE>

                                   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 9th day of
July, 1998.

                                       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  July 9, 1998
Joseph M. O'Donnell               Officer (Principal Executive
                                  Officer)


Richard J. Thompson
-------------------------------   Vice President, Finance and    July 9, 1998
Richard J. Thompson               Chief Financial Officer,
                                  Secretary and Treasurer
                                  (Principal Financial and
                                  Accounting Officer)

Edward S. Croft, III
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Edward S. Croft, III


Fred C. Lee
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Fred C. Lee


Lawrence J. Matthews
------------------------------    Director                       July 9, 1998
Lawrence J. Matthews



                                       4
<PAGE>

Signature                                 Title                       Date
---------                                 -----                       ----


Stephen A. Ollendorff
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Stephen A. Ollendorff


-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Phillip A. O'Reilly


Bert Sager
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Bert Sager


A. Eugene Sapp
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
A. Eugene Sapp


Ronald D. Schmidt
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Ronald D. Schmidt


Lewis Solomon
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Lewis Solomon


John M. Steel
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
John M. Steel


                                       5
<PAGE>

                                  Exhibit Index



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

 4.1           1990 Performance Equity Plan,                       7
               Restated 

 5.1           Opinion of Bert Sager,  special  counsel to
               the   Registrant,   with   respect  to  the
               legality of the securities being registered
               hereunder                                          26

 23.1          Consent  of  Arthur   Andersen   LLP,
               independent  certified  public  accountants
               for the Registrant                                 28

23.2           Consent of Bert Sager,  special  counsel to
               the  Registrant  (included  in the  opinion
               filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)                       26


                            6
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 1998
                                              Registration No. 333- ____________
================================================================================

                       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 PERFORMANCE EQUITY 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.
                           Hertzog, Calamari & Gleason
                                 100 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                                 (212) 481-9500
================================================================================

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Proposed       Proposed 
Title of                           maximum        maximum  
Securities        Amount           offering       aggregate         Amount of   
to be             to be            price per      offering         registration
registered      registered         share(1)       price(2)             fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common  
Stock,  
$.01 par  
value           1,500,000  
per share         shares            $15.47       $23,205,000         $6,845(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     (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
July 1, 1998, in accordance  with Rule 457(c) under the  Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act").

     (2) This  amount is the  assumed  aggregate  option  price of the shares of
Common  Stock being  registered  hereunder,  based upon the market  price of the
Common Stock of the Registrant on July 1, 1998, in accordance  with Rule 457 (c)
and (h) under the Securities Act.

     (3)  Pursuant  to  Rule  429(b)  of  the  Securities  Act,  $3,540  of  the
registration fee otherwise payable pursuant to this  Registration  Statement has
been previously paid in connection with the Registrant's  Registration Statement
on Form S-4 File No. 333-36375, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on September 25, 1997 and is being carried over to
this Registration Statement.

     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
August 29,  1991 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-42516) and a  Registration  Statement
filed July 19, 1996 on Form S-8 (File No. 333-08475),  each relating to the 1990
Performance Equity 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  33-42516  and  333-08475,  dated August 29, 1991 and July 19, 1996,
respectively,  and all other documents and reports filed by the Registrant since
such dates 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 Performance Equity 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 9th day of
July, 1998.

                                       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  July 9, 1998
Joseph M. O'Donnell               Officer (Principal Executive
                                  Officer)

Richard J. Thompson
-------------------------------   Vice President, Finance and    July 9, 1998
Richard J. Thompson               Chief Financial Officer,
                                  Secretary and Treasurer
                                  (Principal Financial and
                                  Accounting Officer)

Edward S. Croft, III
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Edward S. Croft, III

Fred C. Lee
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Fred C. Lee

Lawrence J. Matthews
------------------------------    Director                       July 9, 1998
Lawrence J. Matthews

                                       4
Signature                                 Title                       Date
---------                                 -----                       ----

Stephen A. Ollendorff
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Stephen A. Ollendorff

-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Phillip A. O'Reilly

Bert Sager
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Bert Sager

A. Eugene Sapp
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
A. Eugene Sapp

Ronald D. Schmidt
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Ronald D. Schmidt

Lewis Solomon
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
Lewis Solomon

John M. Steel
-------------------------------   Director                       July 9, 1998
John M. Steel

                                       5
Exhibit Index

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

 4.1           1990 Performance Equity Plan,                       7
               Restated 

 5.1           Opinion of Bert Sager,  special  counsel to
               the   Registrant,   with   respect  to  the
               legality of the securities being registered
               hereunder                                          26

 23.1          Consent  of  Arthur   Andersen   LLP,
               independent  certified  public  accountants
               for the Registrant                                 28

23.2           Consent of Bert Sager,  special  counsel to
               the  Registrant  (included  in the  opinion
               filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)                       26

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