RF MEMS switch-relay has miniature dimensions

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Omron Electronic Components Business –Europe has announced the availability of the world’s smallest 10GHz RF MEMS switch, offering an insertion loss of 1dB at 8GHz in an LGA12 package of just 5.2 x 3.0 x 1.8mm.

Aimed at automatic test equipment (ATE), RF test instruments and similar applications, the Omron Type 2SMES-01 MEMS switch offers outstanding durability, excellent RF transmission performance and very low power consumption compared to standard electromechanical devices, within an ultra-compact form factor. Many instrumentation applications use banks of switching devices, and the miniature size of the new device provides a significant opportunity to save space and reduce overall system dimensions. The switch is being released in SPDT form initially.

Omron has achieved the exceptional small size of this high performance device through its expertise in MEMS design techniques and the manufacturing of 3-dimensional MEMS devices in volume, technologies in which it has a track record of over ten years. The contact life of 100 million operations in this switch /relay results from the use of both contact-forming and wafer-level-packing techniques.

The Omron Type 2SMES-01 switch has an insertion loss of just 1.0dB at 10GHz (typically, at a matching impedance of 50 ohms). It has a rated operating temperature of -20 to +85 degrees centigrade and typical power consumption of only 10µW.

About Omron

Omron Electronic Components Business – Europe (OCB-EU) is a European leader in electromechanical PCB relays, as well as a leading supplier of components such as micro switches, DIP switches, photomicrosensors and connectors. In addition, Omron has a strong portfolio of innovative technologies including optical display devices, fibre-optic components, MEMS sensors and components, modules and high frequency devices for wireless applications.

OCB-EU strongly supports its customers in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS through 8 regional offices, a network of local offices and partnerships with specialist, local, regional and global distributors.

OCB-EU is a subsidiary of the Omron Corporation, recognised worldwide as a leader of high quality, high technology electrical and electronic control equipment and component products.

More information from:

Lee O’Toole
Omron Electronics Components B.V.
United Kingdom & Ireland
Sales Division
Helios Court, 1 Bishops Square
Hatfield Business Park
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9NE
Tel: +44 (0)870 750-5661
Fax: +44 (0)870 750-5662
ukcc_sales@eu.omron.com.
Web: www.omroncomponents.co.uk

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Note: The above text is the public part of the press release obtained from the manufacturer (with minor modifications). EETimes Europe cannot be held responsible for the claims and statements made by the manufacturer. The text is intended as a supplement to the new product presentations in EETimes Europe magazine.

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