OUR NEW MEMS SWITCH
Smaller. Faster. Longer life. Higher current density.
We’ve perfected a MEMS ohmic contact relay, which is highly configurable for RF and high-power DC applications (up to 40A and above). We’ve succeeded where many companies have failed by creating an extremely small switching technology platform that is manufacturable, scalable, and capable of the highest current density of any switch in the world — over one amp through our switches unit cell (a component only 1mm x 1mm in size).
We’ve perfected a MEMS ohmic contact relay, which is highly configurable for RF and high-power DC applications (up to 40A and above). We’ve succeeded where many companies have failed by creating an extremely small switching technology platform that is manufacturable, scalable, and capable of the highest current density of any switch in the world — over one amp through our switches unit cell (a component only 1mm x 1mm in size).
We’ve perfected a MEMS ohmic contact relay, which is highly configurable for RF and high-power DC applications (up to 40A and above). We’ve succeeded where many companies have failed by creating an extremely small switching technology platform that is manufacturable, scalable, and capable of the highest current density of any switch in the world — over one amp through our switches unit cell (a component only 1mm x 1mm in size).
We’ve perfected a MEMS ohmic contact relay, which is highly configurable for RF and high-power DC applications (up to 40A and above). We’ve succeeded where many companies have failed by creating an extremely small switching technology platform that is manufacturable, scalable, and capable of the highest current density of any switch in the world — over one amp through our switches unit cell (a component only 1mm x 1mm in size).
We’ve perfected a MEMS ohmic contact relay, which is highly configurable for RF and high-power DC applications (up to 40A and above). We’ve succeeded where many companies have failed by creating an extremely small switching technology platform that is manufacturable, scalable, and capable of the highest current density of any switch in the world — over one amp through our switches unit cell (a component only 1mm x 1mm in size).
>10x Smaller
>10x Smaller
>10x Smaller
Only 0.1cm³
Only 0.1cm³
Size
Smaller relays translate into more switching capacity in a smaller space with less weight. Regardless of market or industry, a smaller size generally leads to greater product innovation, lower overall costs, and competitive advantage. MEMS can be installed in locations impossible for full-size components. Without MEMS, smartphones and electronic wearables would not enjoy essential features, and certain modern products would simply not exist.
Traditional relays have been large and heavy. Cenfire's MEMS platform is hundreds of times smaller and still easily customizable.
Smaller relays translate into more switching capacity in a smaller space with less weight. Regardless of market or industry, a smaller size generally leads to greater product innovation, lower overall costs, and competitive advantage. MEMS can be installed in locations impossible for full-size components. Without MEMS, smartphones and electronic wearables would not enjoy essential features, and certain modern products would simply not exist.
Traditional relays have been large and heavy. Cenfire's MEMS platform is hundreds of times smaller and still easily customizable.
Smaller relays translate into more switching capacity in a smaller space with less weight. Regardless of market or industry, a smaller size generally leads to greater product innovation, lower overall costs, and competitive advantage. MEMS can be installed in locations impossible for full-size components. Without MEMS, smartphones and electronic wearables would not enjoy essential features, and certain modern products would simply not exist.
Traditional relays have been large and heavy. Cenfire's MEMS platform is hundreds of times smaller and still easily customizable.
Smaller relays translate into more switching capacity in a smaller space with less weight. Regardless of market or industry, a smaller size generally leads to greater product innovation, lower overall costs, and competitive advantage. MEMS can be installed in locations impossible for full-size components. Without MEMS, smartphones and electronic wearables would not enjoy essential features, and certain modern products would simply not exist.
Traditional relays have been large and heavy. Cenfire's MEMS platform is hundreds of times smaller and still easily customizable.
Smaller relays translate into more switching capacity in a smaller space with less weight. Regardless of market or industry, a smaller size generally leads to greater product innovation, lower overall costs, and competitive advantage. MEMS can be installed in locations impossible for full-size components. Without MEMS, smartphones and electronic wearables would not enjoy essential features, and certain modern products would simply not exist.
Traditional relays have been large and heavy. Cenfire's MEMS platform is hundreds of times smaller and still easily customizable.
>10x Faster
>10x Faster
>10x Faster
10us
10us
Switching Speed
Cenfire's MEMS platform will respond in under ten microseconds – hundreds of times faster than conventional components – and will do so reliably time after time after time.
Cenfire's MEMS platform will respond in under ten microseconds – hundreds of times faster than conventional components – and will do so reliably time after time after time.
Cenfire's MEMS platform will respond in under ten microseconds – hundreds of times faster than conventional components – and will do so reliably time after time after time.
Cenfire's MEMS platform will respond in under ten microseconds – hundreds of times faster than conventional components – and will do so reliably time after time after time.
Cenfire's MEMS platform will respond in under ten microseconds – hundreds of times faster than conventional components – and will do so reliably time after time after time.
60x Longer Life
60x Longer Life
60x Longer Life
1B Switching Cycles
1B Switching Cycles
Lifetime
In a conventional MEMS switch, the cantilever beam flexes at one point, just past its anchor. Repeated cycling of the switch causes the metal to fatigue, leading to the potential failure of the switch, typically in the closed position.
With Cenfire, the fatigue problem is solved through the core design.
Though specified to withstand one billion cycles, Cenfire's platform has been successfully tested to as many as 6.5 billion cycles.
In a conventional MEMS switch, the cantilever beam flexes at one point, just past its anchor. Repeated cycling of the switch causes the metal to fatigue, leading to the potential failure of the switch, typically in the closed position.
With Cenfire, the fatigue problem is solved through the core design.
Though specified to withstand one billion cycles, Cenfire's platform has been successfully tested to as many as 6.5 billion cycles.
In a conventional MEMS switch, the cantilever beam flexes at one point, just past its anchor. Repeated cycling of the switch causes the metal to fatigue, leading to the potential failure of the switch, typically in the closed position.
With Cenfire, the fatigue problem is solved through the core design.
Though specified to withstand one billion cycles, Cenfire's platform has been successfully tested to as many as 6.5 billion cycles.
In a conventional MEMS switch, the cantilever beam flexes at one point, just past its anchor. Repeated cycling of the switch causes the metal to fatigue, leading to the potential failure of the switch, typically in the closed position.
With Cenfire, the fatigue problem is solved through the core design.
Though specified to withstand one billion cycles, Cenfire's platform has been successfully tested to as many as 6.5 billion cycles.
In a conventional MEMS switch, the cantilever beam flexes at one point, just past its anchor. Repeated cycling of the switch causes the metal to fatigue, leading to the potential failure of the switch, typically in the closed position.
With Cenfire, the fatigue problem is solved through the core design.
Though specified to withstand one billion cycles, Cenfire's platform has been successfully tested to as many as 6.5 billion cycles.
>10x More Current
>10x More Current
>10x More Current
1A/mm²
1A/mm²
Current Density
Cenfire's platform can carry over one amp of current across a 1 mm x 1 mm component – ten times the capacity of competing technologies and coming close to the current density of a plain copper wire.
This is possible due to Cenfire's use of silicon in both the substrate and the armature’s supporting structure.
Cenfire's platform can carry over one amp of current across a 1 mm x 1 mm component – ten times the capacity of competing technologies and coming close to the current density of a plain copper wire.
This is possible due to Cenfire's use of silicon in both the substrate and the armature’s supporting structure.
Cenfire's platform can carry over one amp of current across a 1 mm x 1 mm component – ten times the capacity of competing technologies and coming close to the current density of a plain copper wire.
This is possible due to Cenfire's use of silicon in both the substrate and the armature’s supporting structure.
Cenfire's platform can carry over one amp of current across a 1 mm x 1 mm component – ten times the capacity of competing technologies and coming close to the current density of a plain copper wire.
This is possible due to Cenfire's use of silicon in both the substrate and the armature’s supporting structure.
Cenfire's platform can carry over one amp of current across a 1 mm x 1 mm component – ten times the capacity of competing technologies and coming close to the current density of a plain copper wire.
This is possible due to Cenfire's use of silicon in both the substrate and the armature’s supporting structure.
Evaluation board
Evaluation board
Evaluation board
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We can provide you with test boards for DC and RF. Fill the form and see if you qualify.
We can provide you with test boards for DC and RF. Fill the form and see if you qualify.
We can provide you with test boards for DC and RF. Fill the form and see if you qualify.
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Cenfire Switching Platform Applications
Cenfire Switching Platform Applications
Cenfire Switching Platform Applications
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated
Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated
Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test
Electric Vehicles
Application Highlight:
Auxiliary Power Management Systems
Ancillary power management systems contribute meaningfully to the system-level efficiency of an electric vehicle. Power losses from electromechanical relays are a significant driver of this efficiency. Replacing these EMRs with Cenfire MEMS relays would result in a 99.9% reduction in power loss associated with contact electromagnet power dissipation.
15
more miles of range
99.9%
reduction in power loss
Medical Imaging
Application Highlight:
Point-of-Care Medical Imaging
Laboratory medical imaging systems use banks of high-voltage EMRs to switch transducers. Without the ability to switch many transducers, portable ultrasound systems have been forced to innovate on other aspects, such as the image reconstruction algorithm. With a 560x reduction in component volume, a MEMS switch bank reduces the constraint on transducer quantity, generating a massive leap in image resolution and SNR for PoC ultrasound technology.
-560x
in component volume
Benchtop quality medical imaging in a portable package
Consumer IoT
Application Highlight:
Smart Plug
Remote-controlled power switches are expected to proliferate with new IoT and AI applications. These smart plug designs are constrained by bulky, power-hungry, unreliable EMRs. Replacing with MEMS would allow for a slimmer design that actuates silently (no ugly clicking!). Compared to these EMRs, Cenfire's MEMS Relays save 2.24kWh per year in maintenance and actuation power draw.
2.24kWh
save per year in maintenance and actuation power draw
Automated
Test Equipment
Application Highlight:
General Purpose Relay Card
Today test engineers spend critical development time programming FPGAs and calibrating signal integrity for a variety of relays and cables specialized for high-density test needs. A MEMS relay card is the pinnacle of flexibility, with ultra-high channel density that can handle AC, DC, high max current, high voltage isolation at a wide bandwidth. All of this with an endurance that will outlast the probe tips at 1B switching cycles.
1B
switching cycles
3X
reduction in downtime frequency for your production test