So how does a micro electromechanical switch have such good power handling capabilities? The answer is that Menlo use the same cell design and by combining many cells in series or paralell the voltage or current handling capability can be scaled up as required, it's scalable from mW to kW.

Switches can be scaled to have ultra-low losses, from 1 Ohm to a few milliohms and a the electrostatic-driven actuator means a single switch only needs a few pA to function offering great power efficiency which is obviously hugely important if you're working from a battery.

The Menlo MM3100 6 channel SPST digital micro switch is available now. Contact us for details.