Pickering Electronics, the reed relay company which has pioneered miniaturization and high performance for over 50 years, has launched industry’s smallest high voltage relay. Housed in the miniature SIL/SIP package, new Series 131 reed relays have a footprint of just 12.5mm x 3.7mm and a height of 6.6mm and deliver a minimum stand-off of 1500V.

Featuring a  choice of 3, 5 or 12 volt coils, with optional internal diode, Series 131 reed relays are available in the 1 Form A (energize to make) SPST N.O. configuration, and can  switch up to 0.7 amps, 10 watts. Devices are ideal for cable testers, mixed signal/semiconductor testers, backplane testers, high voltage instrumentation, in-circuit test equipment or other HV applications.

Commented Keith Moore, CEO, Pickering Electronics: “Pickering Series 131 miniature SIL reed relays utilise vacuumed, sputtered ruthenium reed switches which have a superb low level performance, making them an excellent choice where a wide range of signals are involved. The range is based on our long-established Series 113 style of plastic package that incorporates an internal mu-metal magnetic screen to enable high packing density, and Pickering’s SoftCenter® construction which protects the reed switch.”

About Pickering Electronics

Pickering Electronics was formed over 50 years ago to design and manufacture high quality reed relays, intended principally for use in Instrumentation and Test equipment. Today, Pickering’s Single-in-Line (SIL/SIP) range is by far the most developed in the relay industry with devices 25% the size of many competitors. These small SIL/SIP reed relays are sold in high volumes to large ATE and Semiconductor companies throughout the world.

Pickering Electronics is part of the privately-owned Pickering Group of companies; made up of three electronics manufacturers, including Pickering Interfaces who design and manufacture modular signal switching and simulation products, and Pickering Connect who design and manufacture cables and connectors.

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日本のATE業界での高品質リードリレーの製品不足に対応

リードリレーの小型化と高い性能で、パイオニアとして50年超にわたり業界をリードしているピカリング エレクトロニクス（本社：英国、クラクトン・オン・シー）は、株式会社コムクラフト（本社：東京都杉並区）と日本での代理店契約を締結したと発表しました。これにより、ATE（自動試験装置）、航空宇宙、車載、半導体製造やその他のハイレル（高信頼性）製品業界のお客様にとって、ピカリング エレクトロニクスの1,000種類を超える豊富な高品質リードリレー製品へのアクセスが大幅に向上します。

コムクラフトは代理店として、パッケージ・サイズが4mm角と業界最小の4mm2™（フォーミリスクエアー）製品ファミリなどのピカリングの革新的なリードリレー製品の販売を行います。この4mm2™ファミリの中で、120シリーズ製品はスイッチ定格が最大1A/20Wで高さ15.5mm、122シリーズ製品は高さ12.5mmでスイッチング電流定格が0.5A/10W、124シリーズ製品 は高さが業界最小の9.5mmで定格が0.5A/5Wです。

ピカリングは複雑で技術的課題の大きいアプリケーションの問題を解決するソリューションとして、フレキシブルな製造プロセスにより、カスタム設計リードリレーも提供しています。一般的なリレーのカスタム化では標準部品のマイナーな変更が行われ、例えば試験仕様やピン構成が変更されています。一方、他のカスタム・リードリレーについては特定の要件を満たすように設計された完全な専用品となっています。

ピカリング エレクトロニクスのCEOのキース・ムーアは「コムクラフトは1976年以来、日本市場で航空宇宙、半導体製品、試験/計測などの主要分野に革新的な製品を提供することによってビジネスを構築しており、同社が日本で私たちのパートナーになることは当然の帰結でした。コムクラフトは高度な技術を持つプロフェッショナル・スタッフを多数擁しており、包括的な技術情報やサポートも提供しています」と述べました。

コムクラフトの市坪 大介代表取締役は「ピカリングはリレーの高密度実装を実現するためのスクリーニングや、進行中の小型化プログラムなどの製品の技術革新で頻繁に実績を挙げており、リレー技術のリーダー企業として高い評価を受けています。今回の新たな契約締結によって、ATEなどの特定の分野に問題をもたらす可能性のある製品不足の問題を軽減することも可能になります」と語りました。

ピカリング エレクトロニクスについて
ピカリング エレクトロニクスは50年以上前に、主として計装/試験装置向けの高品質リードリレーの設計と製造のために設立されました。現在、ピカリングのシングルインライン（SIL/SIP）製品はデバイス・サイズが多くの競合製品の25%と小さく、リレー業界で極めて高い先進性を実現しています。この小型SIL/SIPリードリレーは世界の大手ATE/半導体企業向けに大量に販売されています。

ピカリング エレクトロニクスは同社のほか、モジュラー型シグナル・スイッチング/シミュレーション製品の設計と製造を行うピカリング インターフェース、ケーブルとコネクタの設計と製造を行うピカリング コネクトの電子機器メーカー3社で構成される非公開企業ピカリング・グループの1社です。

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Pickering Electronics has extended its 4mm product family with the Series 122 reed relay.

Used in high speed test systems, occupying a PCB footprint of 4x4mm, Pickering claims the relay provides the highest packing density currently available. The relay measures 12.5m

m in height and can operate from 3V or 5V. Its contacts are rated with a switching current of 0.5A at 10W.

Featuring instrumentation-grade sputtered-ruthenium switches, the 1 form A (SPST) normally open energize-to-make devices have plastic packages with internal mu-metal magnetic screening to avoid cross-interference and ‘false’ switching in densely packed applications.

Devices are tested for dynamic contact resistance and have an insulation resistance of greater than 10¹²Ω.

The relays may be socketed using SMD or through-hole sockets. However, care must be taken to mitigate the risk of affecting contact resistance integrity.

The Series 122 reed relay is suitable for test systems such as A.T.E. switching matrices or multiplexers, Pickering says.

Keith Moore, CEO at Pickering Electronics says “We launched our first 4mm2TM product, the Series 120, with a switching rating of up to 1A at 20W and a height of 15.5mm. Last year, the Series 124 reduced this profile to 9.5mm but with a slightly lower rating of 0.5A at 5W. We can now provide customers with the new Series 122 device which fills the gap in our product range and offers the flexibility required to design in a product that exactly matches their requirements.”

Pickering will be showing the Series 122 relays at Productronica in Munich, 12-15 November.

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 Products including world’s smallest and high voltage reed relays now available for immediate shipment from U.S. distributor

Pickering, the reed relay company which has pioneered miniaturization and high performance for over 50 years, has signed a distribution deal with Testco, the specialist distributor of  passive, electromechanical and interconnect components based in Sunnyvale, CA. This means that Pickering’s large range of reed relays for A.T.E. switching and semiconductor test is now available and supported by the distributor across North America.

Included in the inventory of Pickering’s reed relays that are held by Testco for immediate shipment are the 4mm^2TM product family which feature industry’s smallest footprint – 4mm x 4mm. Within the family, Series 120 devices have a switching rating of up to 1A at 20W and a height of 15.5mm, Series 122 relays measure 12.5mm in height and are rated with a switching current of 0.5A at 10W, and Series 124 products which feature industry’s lowest profile – 9.5mm – and a rating of 0.5A at 5W. Pickering’s range of high voltage reed relays will also be offered from stock.

Commented Keith Moore, CEO, The Pickering Group: “We have been impressed by Testco’s expertise and their ability to offer creative supply chain solutions to meet the requirements of customers, including flexible blanket orders, bonded inventory, consolidated shipments, and annual pricing programs. We are delighted to add Testco to our network.”

Added Jeff Meyer, President at Testco: “Pickering is known as a leader in relay technology having regularly introduced product innovations such as screening to ensure relays can be closely packed together, and ongoing miniaturization programs. We are sure that our customers will benefit from the advantages that Pickering’s products offer and look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

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