Long life slide switch developed

We are pleased to announce the development of a long life slide switch and the commencement of shipment of samples. This slide switch has a considerably extended operating life span compared to the "JSD series thin slide switches" which have been on the market for some time. The extension of operating life has been made possible by improvement of functions of the JSD series switches.

For recent mobile phones, demand for slide switches used as hold switches has increased. To coincide with the extension of replacement purchase cycles for phone owners to update mobile phones to more functional models, needs for longer operating life component parts have increased.

Our "long life slide switch" has been developed to meet such market needs. Its specifics are outlined below.

This new product has an internal structure which is improved on our previous equivalent products (the JSD series thin slide switches), optimized and made to maintain a clicking sensation for a longer period of time. An operation life of 100,000 cycles (10 times that of our previous equivalents) is thus made available and reliability of equipment has been elevated.

The featured "thinness" of our previous equivalents is carried over. A 1.1 mm (122% of thickness our previous equivalents) is of a level similar to that of our previous products.