Pickering to showcase new reed relays at SEMICON West

June 24, 2015

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Pickering Electronics, a manufacturer and distributor of instrumentation-grade reed relays for ATE, low-thermal EMF, RF switching, and other specialist applications, announced it will showcase new high voltage micro-SIL reed relays at SEMICON West 2015.

Pickering says its new Series 119 range for up to 3 kV is the industry’s smallest high voltage single-in-line reed relay now available. Intended for voltages higher than standard small SIL relays can handle, Series 119 relays are suitable for cable testers, mixed-signal ATE, and other applications where high-voltage capability is required.

The vacuumed, sputtered ruthenium reed switches offer good low-level performance also, which makes them a suitable choice where a wide range of signals are involved. The relays are based on the long established Series 109P style of plastic package with an internal mu-metal magnetic screen, which allows high packing density, and are made using Pickering’s SoftCenter construction.

Four versions are available, all with either 3-, 5-, or 12-V operating coils. The 1 Form A, 1-kV version has a package and pin configuration compatible with the standard 109P type—that is, four pins on 0.15-inch (3.8-mm) pitch. These can be stacked side-by-side for maximum packing density. The other types have package lengths and pin configurations appropriate for their voltage ratings.

Pickering relays are available in surface-mount, single-in-line (SIL), dual-in-line (DIL), and other popular package styles.

Visit Pickering on at SEMICON West July 14-16, 2015, in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, North Hall, Booth 6367.

www.pickeringrelay.com/dropdown/119series.html

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Rick Nelson

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Rick is currently Contributing Technical Editor. He was Executive Editor for EE in 2011-2018. Previously he served on several publications, including EDN and Vision Systems Design, and has received awards for signed editorials from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He began as a design engineer at General Electric and Litton Industries and earned a BSEE degree from Penn State.