International Rectifier, a provider of power management technology, introduces a quartet of devices in a new line of RAD-Hard solid state relays (SSRs) for high reliability (hi-rel) applications. The ...

Since the mid-1980s, semiconductor technology has promised to provide smart power products for solid-state relays that could carry high current and provide unique functions for customers. However, ...

Here’s a MEMS relay with an integrated FET that can handle higher power levels, breaking away from the “low power” moniker associated with MEMS parts. Paul Rako takes a closer look at what makes this ...

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Imagine a component that combines the heavy-duty muscle of a power relay with the surgical precision of a digital signal. That is the essence of a pulse width modulation (PWM) relay. While traditional ...