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About Cenfire

Cenfire is a Santa Barbara based start-up focused on revolutionizing the switching and power industries.

Cenfire is a Santa Barbara based start-up focused on revolutionizing the switching and power industries.

Cenfire is a Santa Barbara based start-up focused on revolutionizing the switching and power industries.

Cenfire is a Santa Barbara based start-up focused on revolutionizing the switching and power industries.

Cenfire is a Santa Barbara based start-up focused on revolutionizing the switching and power industries.

We found a problem

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

The world is littered with failed attempts at commercializing a MEMS relay, all stymied by reliability and manufacturing challenges. Most attempts to date have depended on a metal beam. In contrast, Cenfire's patented approach uses silicon, and this has made all the difference.

In a conventional MEMS relay, 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. The armature’s shunt bar is exposed to very little bending. Instead, flexure occurs along the length of multiple beams, which are made of silicon rather than metal. This combination of structure and materials offers an extremely long life.

Cenfire is the solution for you

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

Cenfire has taken MEMS technology and leapt forward. Way forward. Through years of development, Cenfire has perfected the structural design, materials science, and manufacturing processes for a high-performance, high-reliability, customizable MEMS switching platform. Its design and construction – both innovative and unique – deliver exceptional performance compared to other MEMS products.

>10x Smaller

>10x Smaller

>10x Smaller

>10x Smaller

Only 0.1cm3

60x Longer Life

60x Longer Life

60x Longer Life

60x Longer Life

1B Switching Cycles

>10x Faster

>10x Faster

>10x Faster

>10x Faster

10us

>10x More Current

>10x More Current

>10x More Current

>10x More Current

1A/mm2

Manufactured by Atomica

Cenfire was developed over several decades at Atomica, the largest US MEMS foundry. It is manufactured solely in Goleta, California at Atomica’s US facilities.

Cenfire was developed over several decades at Atomica, the largest US MEMS foundry. It is manufactured solely in Goleta, California at Atomica’s US facilities.

Cenfire was developed over several decades at Atomica, the largest US MEMS foundry. It is manufactured solely in Goleta, California at Atomica’s US facilities.

Cenfire was developed over several decades at Atomica, the largest US MEMS foundry. It is manufactured solely in Goleta, California at Atomica’s US facilities.

13-acre, 130,000 ft2 manufacturing facility with the capacity to support high volume production

30,000 ft2 class 100 cleanroom

Over 400 tools for both 6” and 8” wafer production

ISO 9001 certified (since 2006)

ISO 13485: 2018 compliance in progress (Medical Quality System Regulation)

IATF 16949: 2016 compliance in progress

Mature MES, document control, and phase-gate systems

ITAR registered

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