Innovation and the Electrification of Everything

Aug. 17, 2021
We talk to Jonathan Leitner, Senior Product Marketing Engineer at Menlo Microsystems, about the expanding role of MEMS switching technologies in advanced electronic products.

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The expansion of cloud-enabled functionality and the IoT have radically changed the way powered devices are operated, monitored, and managed. This requires not only advanced logic and signal-processing systems, but also next-generation electronic components and the subsystems they enable.

Recently, Menlo Micro held an event to explore how to leverage the company’s Ideal Switch technology, called the virtual Switch Summit. Held on June 16 & 17, Menlo Micro’s premium hosted event brought together various aspects of the electronic ecosystem to showcase how MEMS switching technologies are on the forefront of innovation for today's electrification needs and tomorrow’s development future.

To get a better grasp of what the event meant to the company and how its technology is being leveraged in the marketplace, we spoke to Jonathan Leitner, Senior Product Marketing Engineer at Menlo Microsystems, about the expanding role of MEMS switching technologies in advanced electronic products.

About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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