Rohde & Schwarz's new modular switch and control platform has been designed to handle both manual and automatic switching of RF signals. The R&S OSP switching matrix offers several different models ...
Sponsored by Digi-Key and Analog Devices: After years of trials and tribulations from all corners of the industry to nail down the technology, two MEMS SP4T switches overcome those nagging RF hurdles.
The operation of an electromechanical switch is based on the simple theory of electromagnetic induction. This switch relies on mechanical contacts for its switching mechanism. In electromechanical ...
According to a Tyco Electronics application note, “Silver cadmium oxide contacts have long been used for switching loads that produce a high energy arc. Silver cadmium oxide contacts are less ...