Electromechanical Relays have been around since the 1800s, and the architecture we still see today is not drastically different than what was introduced 200 years ago. These relays tend to be very large, slow, and unreliable. The invention of transistor in semiconductor era helped to address some of those issues but they also come with big losses and inefficiencies that create significant waste heat and thermal challenges. Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch is a revolutionary and disruptive technology that combines the benefits of electromechanical relays and solid-state switches,
offering unparallel performance, reliability, and efficiency. Developed through years of R&D which started by GE Research Lab, the Ideal Switch features a unique metal to metal contact design actuated by an electrostatic voltage on the gate electrode which forces it to close. And when we release that voltage, it opens the relay so that you have a full air gap or a zero-leakage
path for when the switch is open. In the end, it’s all about making things smaller, more powerful, and cramming more capability. Menlo Micro’s unique Ideal Switch technology provides significant energy savings, longer battery life, and lower total cost
of ownership.