April 13, 2006 — Richardson Electronics announced a global distribution partnership with TeraVicta Technologies of Austin, Texas, to distribute its complete line of MEMS-based RF switching solutions.
The switches are designed to provide the low insertion losses, high isolation, and high linearity of electromechanical relays, with the size, power consumption, and production advantages of high-volume, wafer-fabricated, solid state switches.
Chris Marshall, vice president of Richardson’s wireless and broadband communications business unit, said in a prepared statement that preliminary investigations have yielded interest from large instrumentation and infrastructure manufacturers.