Coded Switches Fashioned In Tape-And-Reel

Oct. 13, 2003

Type 07 coded-output switches now can be obtained in tape-and-reel form. They come in all standard 4- and 16-bit unique code output formats for human-machine interface applications in two-way radios, as well as medical, industrial, and high-end consumer applications. The tape-and-reel package quantity is 150 pieces and reel size is 330 by 61 mm, with a hub size of 100 mm. The switches can withstand solder-reflow process temperatures up to 260°C. Switches are available in standard, concentric, and compact versions in both right-angle horizontal and vertical styles. Pricing is approximately $2 to $4 each in large volumes, with lead times of two weeks.

Elma Electronics Inc.www.elma.com; (510) 656-3400

About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.