Menlo Micro

Menlo Micro is a company that specializes in the design and fabrication of high-power RF MEMS switches. The company offers a diverse range of products including RF switches, RF subsystems, signal relays, power management, and power relays. Central to their offerings is the Ideal Switch technology, which is designed to enhance energy efficiency, reliability, and control in numerous applications. The Ideal Switch has the potential to save significant amounts of energy, such as enough to take 17 coal-fired plants off the grid if used in fan controllers for over 1 billion ceiling fans worldwide. Additionally, replacing conventional relays with the Ideal Switch in industrial processes could save over $7 trillion in operating costs by 2050. This technology can also make outlets and switches in buildings smarter, smaller, safer, and connected, thereby improving convenience and efficiency in homes and offices. The Ideal Switch improves RF signal quality and power handling, offering linearity improvements of 100x to 10,000x and handling thousands of watts. It could potentially eliminate 20% of global emissions and save $37 billion in electricity by 2050. Menlo Micro’s technology finds applications in various markets including power, switching & controls, RF, communications & 5G, aerospace & defense, test & measurement, and medical sectors. The company emphasizes innovation, with over 40 years of collaboration among industry pioneers and a portfolio of 65+ patents protecting their technology. Menlo Micro has developed a new Ideal Switch fabrication process for DC and wideband RF/microwave switch applications and has established wafer-level manufacturing at Silex Microsystems, a leading pure-play MEMS foundry. Headquartered at 49 Discovery Ste 150, Irvine, CA 92618, Menlo Micro has a global presence with sales teams around the world. Their products are designed to be smaller, lighter, and more efficient, with applications in high-power RF, AC, and DC switches. The Ideal Switch technology is used in mission-critical devices, from cell phone networks to MRI machines, and the company offers custom power management ASICs to enhance the performance of the Ideal Switch. Menlo Micro’s strong focus on quality is evident in their processes, which are based on structural systems thinking to ensure product reliability.