Menlo Micro Introduces Integrated Low-Power Solution for MEMS Switches and High-Voltage Driver Applications

New MM101 Single-Chip High-Voltage Driver with Integrated Charge Pump
Reduces Board Space and BOM Cost

IRVINE, Calif., January 10, 2023 — Menlo Micro, the company responsible for reinventing the electronic switch, today announced the formal qualification and production release of the MM101, an 8-channel, low-voltage to high-voltage driver with an integrated charge pump. The MM101 driver provides a cost-effective solution for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and other high-voltage driving applications in a highly integrated form factor. Built as a companion to Menlo Micro’s Ideal Switch® products, the MM101 provides up to eight drive outputs, programmable from 80 V or 90 V, in a miniature 5 mm x 5 mm 32-pin QFN or WLCSP flip-chip package powered with 5 V charge pump and 3.3 V driver circuit supply sources.

The MM101 high-voltage driver features selectable communication interfaces (SPI, GPIO) with up to 33 MHz SPI clocking speed, enabling SPI to be configured in a daisy-chain mode. In addition, the driver’s communication interface supports interface fault indicators, power-on-reset, power ON/OFF sequence control, and under-voltage protection for charge pump and supply voltage. The MM101’s highly integrated driver design reduces board layout space and BOM costs when compared to the industry’s common multi-chip, high-voltage driver solutions for controlling MEMS devices.

“The new MM101 driver provides a miniature, low-power solution for driving our MEMS-based switches and other Ideal Switch products, bringing size, weight, power and cost benefits to a wide range of applications,” said Chris Giovanniello, co-founder and SVP marketing, Menlo Micro. “We developed this high-voltage driver solution to simplify the creation of highly integrated, multi-chip modules that are easy to program and control. Using the MM101 in system designs, customers will be able to reduce the board space required for driving multiple switches, as well as have the option to integrate our new driver into their own custom modules.”

MM101 Product Highlights:

Eight high-voltage push-pull output channels
Internal charge pump voltage converter
Selectable communication interfaces (SPI, GPIO)
Available in a 5 mm x 5 mm QFN package and WLCSP flip-chip package

Availability

The MM101 is available today to customers worldwide. For pricing information, please contact a Menlo Micro sales representative. Connect with Menlo Micro’s global network of manufacturers, sales representatives and channel partners at menlomicro.com/contact-us. Learn more about Menlo Micro, Ideal Switch technology and the new MM101 high-voltage driver solution at menlomicro.com.

About Menlo Micro

Menlo Micro is on a mission to create a more energy efficient and sustainable world, with an entirely new category of electronic switches. The Ideal Switch eliminates compromises and tradeoffs by combining the benefits of electromechanical and solid-state switches into the best of both worlds. Menlo is bringing more than 99 percent reductions in size, weight, power, and cost to dozens of industries such as medical, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial IoT, and test and measurement. For more information, visit menlomicro.com or follow the company on Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.