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                                          Registration No. 333-______
                   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2003
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<S>            <C>                    <C>                                 <C>           <C>
                                      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 incorporation or organization)            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

         7900 GLADES ROAD
           SUITE 500
        BOCA RATON, FLORIDA                                                                33434
        (Address of principal executive offices)                                        (Zip Code)


                                EMPLOYEES' TAX-FAVORED THRIFT AND SAVINGS PLAN
                                           (Full title of the plan)

                                              JOSEPH M. O'DONNELL
                              CO-CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                          7900 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 500
                                           BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33434
                                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                                (561) 451-1000
                         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


                                       Copies of all communications to:

                                             JOHN D. VAUGHAN, ESQ.
                                           WHITNEY JOHN SMITH, ESQ.
                                          KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
                                             599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
                                         NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022-6030
                                                (212) 536-3900

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
                                     CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

========================================================================================================
        TITLE OF                           PROPOSED MAXIMUM   PROPOSED MAXIMUM         AMOUNT OF
       SECURITIES           AMOUNT TO BE    OFFERING PRICE        AGGREGATE          REGISTRATION
    TO BE REGISTERED        REGISTERED(1)    PER SHARE(1)      OFFERING PRICE             FEE

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<S>                         <C>               <C>                <C>                   <C>
Common Stock, par value       290,330         $3.17(2)           $  920,346.10         $ 84.67
$0.01 per share               709,670         $3.18(3)           $2,256,750.60         $207.62
                            ---------         -------            -------------         -------
Total                       1,000,000                            $3,177,096.70         $292.29
========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

        (1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
number  of  interests  to be  offered  or  sold  pursuant  to  the  Registrant's
Employees' Tax-Favored Thrift Savings Plan (the "Plan").

        (2) Based on the amount of  290,330  shares of Common  Stock  which have
been  allocated to satisfy a current  contribution  obligaiton of the Registrant
pursuant to the Plan,  the fee is  calculated  on the basis of the closing sales
price for the  Registrant's  Common  Stock,  as reported on the NASDAQ  National
Market on January 27, 2003 ($3.17);

        (3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the  Securities  Act with respect to the amount of
709,670  shares of Common  Stock  which  have not been  allocated  to  satisfy a
current contribution  obligation of the Registrant pursuant to the Plan, and for
which the issuance price is therefore  presently unknown,  the fee is calculated
on the  basis  of  the  average  of the  high  and  low  sales  prices  for  the
Registrant's  Common Stock, as reported on the NASDAQ National Market on January
27, 2003 ($3.18).

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     ITEM 3.   INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

        The following  documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission (the "Commission")  pursuant to the Securities Act, are
     incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

        (a)    The Registrant's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended December 28, 2001;

        (b)    All other  reports  filed by the  Registrant  pursuant to Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
               ("Exchange  Act"),  since  December  28,  2001  through  the date
               hereof; and

        (c)    The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
               Registration  Statement on Form 10 filed under  Section 12 of the
               Exchange Act,  including any  amendments or reports filed for the
               purpose of updating such description.

<PAGE>


        All documents  subsequently  filed by the Registrant with the Commission
     pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
     the date of this  Registration  Statement,  but  prior to the  filing  of a
     post-effective  amendment to this  Registration  Statement  which indicates
     that all securities  offered by this Registration  Statement have been sold
     or which  deregisters all such securities then remaining  unsold,  shall be
     deemed to be  incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement.
     Each document  incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement
     shall be deemed to be a part of this  Registration  Statement from the date
     of filing  of such  document  with the  Commission  until  the  information
     contained  therein  is  superseded  or updated  by any  subsequently  filed
     document  which  is  incorporated  by  reference  into  this   Registration
     Statement  or by any  document  which  constitutes  part of the  prospectus
     relating  to the Plan  meeting  the  requirements  of Section  10(a) of the
     Securities Act.

        The financial  statements of the  Registrant for the year ended December
     28, 2001  included  in the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K (File
     Number   000-04466),   have  been  audited  by  Arthur  Andersen  LLP,  the
     Registrant's  independent  public  accountants  for fiscal  year 2001.  The
     Registrant has been unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
     LLP with respect to the  incorporation  by  reference of its report  issued
     with respect to such financial  statements in this Registration  Statement.
     In reliance upon Rule 437a of the  Securities  Act, the  Registrant has not
     filed the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result,  an investor
     may not be able to recover  damages from Arthur  Andersen LLP under Section
     11 of the Securities Act for any untrue  statements of material fact or any
     omissions to state a material fact contained in the financial statements of
     the  Registrant  for the year ended  December 28, 2001 in the  Registrant's
     Annual  Report on Form 10-K,  which are  incorporated  by reference in this
     Registration Statement.


     ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        The class of securities to be offered under this Registration  Statement
     is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.


     ITEM 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

        The  legality  of the  shares  of Common  Stock  registered  under  this
     Registration   Statement  has  been  passed  upon  for  the  Registrant  by
     Kirkpatrick  &  Lockhart  LLP.  Stephen  A.   Ollendorff,   Of  Counsel  to
     Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, is a director of the Registrant. Mr. Ollendorff
     is the beneficial  owner of 82,100 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant
     (of which  70,000 are subject to options  that may be  exercised  within 60
     days after January 23rd, 2003).


     ITEM 6.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        Under Article IX of the Registrant's  Bylaws,  the Registrant has agreed
     to  indemnify  each  director  and  officer  of  the  Registrant  who it is
     empowered to indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of
     the Florida Business Corporation Act ("FBCA"). Section 607.0850 of the FBCA
     generally  provides  that a  corporation  has the  power to  indemnify  its
     officers and directors  against  liability  incurred in connection with any
     proceeding  (other than an action by, or in the right of, the  corporation)
     to which he or she was a party by  reason  of the fact that he or she is or
     was a director  or officer of the  corporation,  if he or she acted in good
     faith  and in a  manner  he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in,  or not
     opposed  to,  the  best  interest  of  the  corporation.  Section  607.0850
     additionally  provides that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify
     any  person who was or is a party to any  proceeding  by or in the right of
     the  corporation  to procure a judgment  in its favor by reason of the fact
     that he or she is or was a director or officer of the  corporation  against

<PAGE>

     expenses and amounts paid in settlement not  exceeding,  in the judgment of
     such corporation's board of directors,  the estimated expense of litigating
     the proceeding to conclusion.  Such indemnification  shall be authorized if
     such  person  acted  in good  faith  and in a manner  he or she  reasonably
     believed  to  be  in,  or  not  opposed  to,  the  best  interests  of  the
     corporation,  except that no  indemnification  shall be  permitted  if such
     person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent
     that, a court of competent  jurisdiction  shall determine upon  application
     that such person is fairly and  reasonably  entitled to indemnity  for such
     expenses as such court shall deem  appropriate.  Section  607.0850  further
     provides   that   any   indemnification,   unless   pursuant   to  a  court
     determination,  shall be made by the corporation  only upon a determination
     that  indemnification  of  the  director  or  officer  was  proper  in  the
     circumstances because he or she met the applicable standards of conduct, as
     described  above.  Such  determination  shall be made by the  corporation's
     board of directors or a committee thereof,  by independent legal counsel or
     by the shareholders of the corporation.

        The  Registrant's  Bylaws also provide that the  indemnification  rights
     provided thereby shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to
     which the Registrant's  directors and officers may be entitled,  including,
     without  limitation,  any  rights of  indemnification  to which they may be
     entitled pursuant to any agreement,  insurance  policy,  or otherwise.  The
     Registrant  maintains a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy
     which, subject to the limitations and exclusions stated therein, covers the
     officers and directors of the Registrant  for certain  actions or inactions
     that  they may take or omit to take in their  capacities  as  officers  and
     directors of the Registrant.

        Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities
     Act may be permitted to officers and  directors  under any of the foregoing
     provisions,  the  Registrant  has been  informed that in the opinion of the
     Commission  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in
     the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

     ITEM 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        None.


     ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS.

        The following  exhibits are filed herewith or  incorporated by reference
     as part of this Registration Statement:

     EXHIBIT NO.  DESCRIPTION
     -----------  -----------
        5.1       Opinion of Kirkpatrick &  Lockhart LLP  regarding the legality
                  of the shares being registered hereunder.

        5.2       Determination Letter from the Internal Revenue Service.

        23.1      Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (included in the opinion
                  filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

        24.1      Power of Attorney  (set forth  on the  signature  page of this
                  Registration Statement).

     ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

               (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

<PAGE>

                                 (i)  To  include  any  prospectus  required  by
                      Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

                                (ii)  To reflect in the  prospectus any facts or
                      events   arising   after   the   effective   date  of  the
                      Registration  Statement (or the most recent post-effective
                      amendment   thereof)   which,   individually   or  in  the
                      aggregate,   represent   a   fundamental   change  in  the
                      information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                               (iii)  To include any  material information  with
                      respect  to  the  plan  of  distribution   not  previously
                      disclosed  in the  Registration  Statement or any material
                      change to such information in the Registration Statement;

               PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that paragraphs  (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
               not apply if the  Registration  Statement  is on Form S-3 or Form
               S-8,   and  the   information   required  to  be  included  in  a
               post-effective  amendment  by those  paragraphs  is  contained in
               periodic  reports filed by the Registrant  pursuant to section 13
               or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are  incorporated  by reference
               in the Registration Statement.

               (2) That, for the purpose of determining  any liability under the
        Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
        a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
        and the offering of such  securities  at that time shall be deemed to be
        the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

               (3) To  remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective
        amendment any of the securities  being registered which remain unsold at
        the termination of the offering.

               (b)  The  undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for
        purposes of determining  any liability  under the  Securities  Act, each
        filing of the  Registrant's  annual report  pursuant to Section 13(a) or
        Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is  incorporated  by reference in
        the  Registration  Statement  shall be deemed  to be a new  Registration
        Statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering
        of such  securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA
        FIDE offering thereof.

                                            * * *

               (h) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the
        Securities Act may be permitted to directors,  officers and  controlling
        persons of the  Registrant  pursuant  to the  foregoing  provisions,  or
        otherwise,  the  Registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the
        Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
        the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
        claim for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than the
        payment by the  Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,
        officer  or  controlling  person  of the  Registrant  in the  successful
        defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
        officer or controlling  person in connection  with the securities  being
        registered,  the Registrant  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel
        the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court
        of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
        it is against  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
        be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act,  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 City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on
     this 23rd day of January, 2003.


                                     ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                     By: /s/ Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                        Co-Chairman of the Board,
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

        We, the  undersigned  directors  and  officers of Artesyn  Technologies,
     Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint,  Joseph M. O'Donnell and Richard J.
     Thompson,  or either of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents,  to
     do any and all  acts  and  things  in our  name  and on our  behalf  in our
     capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments
     for us and in our  names in the  capacities  indicated  below,  which  said
     attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
     enable said  corporation  to comply with the  Securities Act and any rules,
     regulations and  requirements  of the  Commission,  in connection with this
     Registration  Statement,  including  specifically,  but without limitation,
     power  and  authority  to  sign  for us or any  of us in our  names  in the
     capacities   indicated   below,   any   and   all   amendments   (including
     post-effective  amendments)  hereto and we do hereby ratify and confirm all
     that said attorneys and agents,  or either of them, shall do or cause to be
     done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Act, this  Registration
     Statement  and the  foregoing  Power of  Attorney  have been  signed by the
     following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated:

Signature                      Capacity                            Date
---------                      --------                            ----

/s/ Joseph M. O'Donnell
--------------------------    Co-Chairman of the Board,         January 23, 2003
Joseph M. O'Donnell           President and Chief Executive
                              Officer (Principal Executive
                              Officer)


/s/ Richard J. Thompson
--------------------------    Vice President, Chief Financial   January 23, 2003
Richard J. Thompson           Officer and Secretary (Principal
                              Financial Officer)


/s/ Ronald D. Schmidt
--------------------------    Co-Chairman of the Board          January 23, 2003
Ronald D. Schmidt



/s/ Edward S. Croft, III
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Edward S. Croft, III



/s/ Dr. Fred C. Lee
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Dr. Fred C. Lee

<PAGE>

Signature                     Capacity                            Date
---------                     --------                            ----


/s/ Lawrence J. Matthews
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Lawrence J. Matthews


/s/ Stephen A. Ollendorff
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Stephen A. Ollendorff


/s/ Phillip A. O'Reilly
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Phillip A. O'Reilly


/s/ Bert Sager
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Bert Sager


/s/ A. Eugene Sapp, Jr.
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
A. Eugene Sapp, Jr.


/s/ Lewis Solomon
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Lewis Solomon


/s/ John M. Steel
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
John M. Steel


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrator of
     the Artesyn  Technologies,  Inc. Employees'  Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings
     Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
     by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of Boca Raton,
     the State of Florida, on January 23rd, 2003.

                                    Artesyn Technologies, Inc. Employees'
                                     Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings Plan



                                    By: /s/ David Libow
                                       ---------------------------------
                                       David Libow
                                       Member of the Administrative Committee
                                       for Artesyn Technologies, Inc. Employees'
                                       Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings Plan


<PAGE>




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    EXHIBIT NO.                      DESCRIPTION
    -----------                      -----------

        5.1       Opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality
                  of the shares being registered hereunder.

        5.2       Determination Letter from the Internal Revenue Service

       23.1       Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (included in the Opinion
                  filed as Exhibit 5.1).

       24.1       Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
                  Registration Statement).
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Registration No. 333-______
                   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2003
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 incorporation or organization)            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

         7900 GLADES ROAD
           SUITE 500
        BOCA RATON, FLORIDA                                                                33434
        (Address of principal executive offices)                                        (Zip Code)

                                EMPLOYEES' TAX-FAVORED THRIFT AND SAVINGS PLAN
                                           (Full title of the plan)

                                              JOSEPH M. O'DONNELL
                              CO-CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                          7900 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 500
                                           BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33434
                                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                                (561) 451-1000
                         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                       Copies of all communications to:

                                             JOHN D. VAUGHAN, ESQ.
                                           WHITNEY JOHN SMITH, ESQ.
                                          KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
                                             599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
                                         NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022-6030
                                                (212) 536-3900
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

========================================================================================================
        TITLE OF                           PROPOSED MAXIMUM   PROPOSED MAXIMUM         AMOUNT OF
       SECURITIES           AMOUNT TO BE    OFFERING PRICE        AGGREGATE          REGISTRATION
    TO BE REGISTERED        REGISTERED(1)    PER SHARE(1)      OFFERING PRICE             FEE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value       290,330         $3.17(2)           $  920,346.10         $ 84.67
$0.01 per share               709,670         $3.18(3)           $2,256,750.60         $207.62
                            ---------         -------            -------------         -------
Total                       1,000,000                            $3,177,096.70         $292.29
========================================================================================================
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
number  of  interests  to be  offered  or  sold  pursuant  to  the  Registrant's
Employees' Tax-Favored Thrift Savings Plan (the "Plan").

        (2) Based on the amount of  290,330  shares of Common  Stock  which have
been  allocated to satisfy a current  contribution  obligaiton of the Registrant
pursuant to the Plan,  the fee is  calculated  on the basis of the closing sales
price for the  Registrant's  Common  Stock,  as reported on the NASDAQ  National
Market on January 27, 2003 ($3.17);

        (3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the  Securities  Act with respect to the amount of
709,670  shares of Common  Stock  which  have not been  allocated  to  satisfy a
current contribution  obligation of the Registrant pursuant to the Plan, and for
which the issuance price is therefore  presently unknown,  the fee is calculated
on the  basis  of  the  average  of the  high  and  low  sales  prices  for  the
Registrant's  Common Stock, as reported on the NASDAQ National Market on January
27, 2003 ($3.18).

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     ITEM 3.   INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

        The following  documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission (the "Commission")  pursuant to the Securities Act, are
     incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

        (a)    The Registrant's  Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                ended December 28, 2001;

        (b)    All other  reports  filed by the  Registrant  pursuant to Section
               13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
               ("Exchange  Act"),  since  December  28,  2001  through  the date
               hereof; and

        (c)    The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
               Registration  Statement on Form 10 filed under  Section 12 of the
               Exchange Act,  including any  amendments or reports filed for the
               purpose of updating such description.
All documents  subsequently  filed by the Registrant with the Commission
     pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
     the date of this  Registration  Statement,  but  prior to the  filing  of a
     post-effective  amendment to this  Registration  Statement  which indicates
     that all securities  offered by this Registration  Statement have been sold
     or which  deregisters all such securities then remaining  unsold,  shall be
     deemed to be  incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement.
     Each document  incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement
     shall be deemed to be a part of this  Registration  Statement from the date
     of filing  of such  document  with the  Commission  until  the  information
     contained  therein  is  superseded  or updated  by any  subsequently  filed
     document  which  is  incorporated  by  reference  into  this   Registration
     Statement  or by any  document  which  constitutes  part of the  prospectus
     relating  to the Plan  meeting  the  requirements  of Section  10(a) of the
     Securities Act.

        The financial  statements of the  Registrant for the year ended December
     28, 2001  included  in the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K (File
     Number   000-04466),   have  been  audited  by  Arthur  Andersen  LLP,  the
     Registrant's  independent  public  accountants  for fiscal  year 2001.  The
     Registrant has been unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
     LLP with respect to the  incorporation  by  reference of its report  issued
     with respect to such financial  statements in this Registration  Statement.
     In reliance upon Rule 437a of the  Securities  Act, the  Registrant has not
     filed the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. As a result,  an investor
     may not be able to recover  damages from Arthur  Andersen LLP under Section
     11 of the Securities Act for any untrue  statements of material fact or any
     omissions to state a material fact contained in the financial statements of
     the  Registrant  for the year ended  December 28, 2001 in the  Registrant's
     Annual  Report on Form 10-K,  which are  incorporated  by reference in this
     Registration Statement.

     ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        The class of securities to be offered under this Registration  Statement
     is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

     ITEM 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

        The  legality  of the  shares  of Common  Stock  registered  under  this
     Registration   Statement  has  been  passed  upon  for  the  Registrant  by
     Kirkpatrick  &  Lockhart  LLP.  Stephen  A.   Ollendorff,   Of  Counsel  to
     Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, is a director of the Registrant. Mr. Ollendorff
     is the beneficial  owner of 82,100 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant
     (of which  70,000 are subject to options  that may be  exercised  within 60
     days after January 23rd, 2003).

     ITEM 6.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        Under Article IX of the Registrant's  Bylaws,  the Registrant has agreed
     to  indemnify  each  director  and  officer  of  the  Registrant  who it is
     empowered to indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of
     the Florida Business Corporation Act ("FBCA"). Section 607.0850 of the FBCA
     generally  provides  that a  corporation  has the  power to  indemnify  its
     officers and directors  against  liability  incurred in connection with any
     proceeding  (other than an action by, or in the right of, the  corporation)
     to which he or she was a party by  reason  of the fact that he or she is or
     was a director  or officer of the  corporation,  if he or she acted in good
     faith  and in a  manner  he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in,  or not
     opposed  to,  the  best  interest  of  the  corporation.  Section  607.0850
     additionally  provides that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify
     any  person who was or is a party to any  proceeding  by or in the right of
     the  corporation  to procure a judgment  in its favor by reason of the fact
     that he or she is or was a director or officer of the  corporation  against
expenses and amounts paid in settlement not  exceeding,  in the judgment of
     such corporation's board of directors,  the estimated expense of litigating
     the proceeding to conclusion.  Such indemnification  shall be authorized if
     such  person  acted  in good  faith  and in a manner  he or she  reasonably
     believed  to  be  in,  or  not  opposed  to,  the  best  interests  of  the
     corporation,  except that no  indemnification  shall be  permitted  if such
     person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent
     that, a court of competent  jurisdiction  shall determine upon  application
     that such person is fairly and  reasonably  entitled to indemnity  for such
     expenses as such court shall deem  appropriate.  Section  607.0850  further
     provides   that   any   indemnification,   unless   pursuant   to  a  court
     determination,  shall be made by the corporation  only upon a determination
     that  indemnification  of  the  director  or  officer  was  proper  in  the
     circumstances because he or she met the applicable standards of conduct, as
     described  above.  Such  determination  shall be made by the  corporation's
     board of directors or a committee thereof,  by independent legal counsel or
     by the shareholders of the corporation.

        The  Registrant's  Bylaws also provide that the  indemnification  rights
     provided thereby shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to
     which the Registrant's  directors and officers may be entitled,  including,
     without  limitation,  any  rights of  indemnification  to which they may be
     entitled pursuant to any agreement,  insurance  policy,  or otherwise.  The
     Registrant  maintains a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy
     which, subject to the limitations and exclusions stated therein, covers the
     officers and directors of the Registrant  for certain  actions or inactions
     that  they may take or omit to take in their  capacities  as  officers  and
     directors of the Registrant.

        Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities
     Act may be permitted to officers and  directors  under any of the foregoing
     provisions,  the  Registrant  has been  informed that in the opinion of the
     Commission  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in
     the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

     ITEM 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        None.

     ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS.

        The following  exhibits are filed herewith or  incorporated by reference
     as part of this Registration Statement:

     EXHIBIT NO.  DESCRIPTION
     -----------  -----------
        5.1       Opinion of Kirkpatrick &  Lockhart LLP  regarding the legality
                  of the shares being registered hereunder.

        5.2       Determination Letter from the Internal Revenue Service.

        23.1      Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (included in the opinion
                  filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

        24.1      Power of Attorney  (set forth  on the  signature  page of this
                  Registration Statement).

     ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

               (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)  To  include  any  prospectus  required  by
                      Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

                                (ii)  To reflect in the  prospectus any facts or
                      events   arising   after   the   effective   date  of  the
                      Registration  Statement (or the most recent post-effective
                      amendment   thereof)   which,   individually   or  in  the
                      aggregate,   represent   a   fundamental   change  in  the
                      information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                               (iii)  To include any  material information  with
                      respect  to  the  plan  of  distribution   not  previously
                      disclosed  in the  Registration  Statement or any material
                      change to such information in the Registration Statement;

               PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that paragraphs  (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
               not apply if the  Registration  Statement  is on Form S-3 or Form
               S-8,   and  the   information   required  to  be  included  in  a
               post-effective  amendment  by those  paragraphs  is  contained in
               periodic  reports filed by the Registrant  pursuant to section 13
               or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are  incorporated  by reference
               in the Registration Statement.

               (2) That, for the purpose of determining  any liability under the
        Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
        a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
        and the offering of such  securities  at that time shall be deemed to be
        the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

               (3) To  remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective
        amendment any of the securities  being registered which remain unsold at
        the termination of the offering.

               (b)  The  undersigned  Registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for
        purposes of determining  any liability  under the  Securities  Act, each
        filing of the  Registrant's  annual report  pursuant to Section 13(a) or
        Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is  incorporated  by reference in
        the  Registration  Statement  shall be deemed  to be a new  Registration
        Statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering
        of such  securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA
        FIDE offering thereof.

                                            * * *

               (h) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the
        Securities Act may be permitted to directors,  officers and  controlling
        persons of the  Registrant  pursuant  to the  foregoing  provisions,  or
        otherwise,  the  Registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the
        Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
        the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
        claim for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than the
        payment by the  Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,
        officer  or  controlling  person  of the  Registrant  in the  successful
        defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
        officer or controlling  person in connection  with the securities  being
        registered,  the Registrant  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel
        the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court
        of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
        it is against  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
        be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act,  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 City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on
     this 23rd day of January, 2003.

                                     ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                     By: /s/ Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Joseph M. O'Donnell
                                        Co-Chairman of the Board,
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

        We, the  undersigned  directors  and  officers of Artesyn  Technologies,
     Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint,  Joseph M. O'Donnell and Richard J.
     Thompson,  or either of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents,  to
     do any and all  acts  and  things  in our  name  and on our  behalf  in our
     capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments
     for us and in our  names in the  capacities  indicated  below,  which  said
     attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
     enable said  corporation  to comply with the  Securities Act and any rules,
     regulations and  requirements  of the  Commission,  in connection with this
     Registration  Statement,  including  specifically,  but without limitation,
     power  and  authority  to  sign  for us or any  of us in our  names  in the
     capacities   indicated   below,   any   and   all   amendments   (including
     post-effective  amendments)  hereto and we do hereby ratify and confirm all
     that said attorneys and agents,  or either of them, shall do or cause to be
     done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Act, this  Registration
     Statement  and the  foregoing  Power of  Attorney  have been  signed by the
     following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated:

Signature                      Capacity                            Date
---------                      --------                            ----

/s/ Joseph M. O'Donnell
--------------------------    Co-Chairman of the Board,         January 23, 2003
Joseph M. O'Donnell           President and Chief Executive
                              Officer (Principal Executive
                              Officer)

/s/ Richard J. Thompson
--------------------------    Vice President, Chief Financial   January 23, 2003
Richard J. Thompson           Officer and Secretary (Principal
                              Financial Officer)

/s/ Ronald D. Schmidt
--------------------------    Co-Chairman of the Board          January 23, 2003
Ronald D. Schmidt

/s/ Edward S. Croft, III
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Edward S. Croft, III

/s/ Dr. Fred C. Lee
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Dr. Fred C. Lee
Signature                     Capacity                            Date
---------                     --------                            ----

/s/ Lawrence J. Matthews
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Lawrence J. Matthews

/s/ Stephen A. Ollendorff
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Stephen A. Ollendorff

/s/ Phillip A. O'Reilly
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Phillip A. O'Reilly

/s/ Bert Sager
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Bert Sager

/s/ A. Eugene Sapp, Jr.
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
A. Eugene Sapp, Jr.

/s/ Lewis Solomon
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
Lewis Solomon

/s/ John M. Steel
--------------------------    Director                          January 23, 2003
John M. Steel

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the administrator of
     the Artesyn  Technologies,  Inc. Employees'  Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings
     Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
     by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of Boca Raton,
     the State of Florida, on January 23rd, 2003.

                                    Artesyn Technologies, Inc. Employees'
                                     Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings Plan

                                    By: /s/ David Libow
                                       ---------------------------------
                                       David Libow
                                       Member of the Administrative Committee
                                       for Artesyn Technologies, Inc. Employees'
                                       Tax-Favored Thrift and Savings Plan
EXHIBIT INDEX

    EXHIBIT NO.                      DESCRIPTION
    -----------                      -----------

        5.1       Opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality
                  of the shares being registered hereunder.

        5.2       Determination Letter from the Internal Revenue Service

       23.1       Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (included in the Opinion
                  filed as Exhibit 5.1).

       24.1       Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
                  Registration Statement).