At a glance
| Booth | K3168 |
| Country | TW |
| Website | www.relay.com.tw |
Company profile
Toward Technologies, Inc. has manufactured Solid State Relays, Opto-MOSFET Relays, Opto-SiC MOSFET Relays, Reed Relays, Wet Reed Relays, and RF MEMS Switches since 1988. For more than three decades, the company states that it has supplied semiconductor testing, Battery Management Systems (BMS), Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Industrial Control, and ecommunication Industries around the world. Toward describes its core expertise as reed-relay, solid-state-relay, MOSFET-relay, and MEMS switching technologies and says it develops tailored precision signal-control and switching solutions for semiconductor testing, ATE, new-energy, and aerospace applications. The company keeps more than 90% of design and manufacturing in-house to control quality, lead time, and country-of-origin compliance, supported by a team of 350+ professionals covering R&D through sales partnerships. Its automated factory built in 2017 is located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and the company describes 10k and 1k grade cleanrooms used to control humidity, temperature, and production-environment factors. Most solid-state-relay production is carried out in a 1k grade cleanroom at the Hsinchu main factory, which is associated with ISO9001 and IATF16949 automotive certifications, and the company states monthly Solid State Relay capacity of 7,000,000 pcs. Toward’s Solid-State Relay line includes Opto-MOSFET Relays focused on high load voltage and linearity, larger high-current solid-state relays capable of carrying up to 100Amps, and general-purpose miniature solid-state relays using triac and MOSFET configurations. The company offers general-purpose solid-state relays across choices involving load voltage, carry current, resistance, capacitance, insulation, isolation, package type, size, and other specifications. Its Reed Relays are developed around stable quality and a wide range of specifications for different switching demands, including the LRL Series High-Voltage Reed Relay with load voltage up to 20,000V, the TMR Series High-Current Reed Relay carrying current up to 30Amps, and the BU series with loading frequency up to 6GHz. The VN Series Multi-Channel Miniature Reed Relays are designed for semiconductor testing and ATE applications where channel counts and load-board complexity are increasing. Before shipment, Reed Relays are subjected to tests that include Life Tests, I/O Breakdown Voltage, Dynamic Contact Resistance, Static Contact Resistance, Coil Integrity Test, and Voltage/Current overdrive, and Toward states combined monthly Reed Relay capacity of up to 3,000,000 pcs. Its RF MEMS switches are described as combining high power, low loss, high linearity, high reliability of 3 billion switching operations or more, airgap isolation, fast switching, and compact size, with General Electric material science and Corning Through-Glass-Via technology referenced as supporting technologies. The company states that these RF MEMS switches can handle greater than 25 W forward power and are intended as replacements for large RF electromechanical relays and RF microwave solid-state switches where linearity and insertion loss are critical. Toward records that it began as a trading company in 1988, established its first Zhejiang factory in 2000, began mass production of solid-state and reed relays in 2003, received ISO9001 production quality-assurance certification at its first factory in 2007, and expanded with another Zhejiang factory and OEM and ODM work for North American and Japanese relay brands in 2008. The company established a third Hsinchu factory and began mass production of Semiconductor Solid State Relays in 2009, updated ISO9001 certification in 2010, and states that in 2015 it received IATF-16949 and AEC-Q101 automotive certifications for Semiconductor Solid State Relays. In 2017, Toward established a fourth factory in Hsinchu with around USD20 million in facility and equipment investment, and its history states that by then it accounted for more than 80% of relay demand in Taiwan’s semiconductor-testing industry. The company also states that from 2019 through 2021 it applied Silicon Carbide as a MOSFET material in Semiconductor Solid State Relays for electric-vehicle, B.M.S, and charging markets. Its manufacturing description includes fully automated Opto-MOS Relay production, a diamond saw in a 1k grade cleanroom for cutting silicon-carbide wafers, fully automated testing equipment, and standardized inspections by IPQC engineers. Toward reports long-term strategic partnerships with relay and switch technology companies including OKITA Works, JEL Systems, and Teledyne Relays & Coax Switches, providing localized support, precision relay manufacturing, and integrated services for semiconductor, automotive, and communications applications. The company’s recognition record includes a 2020 Model of Entrepreneurs Award, a Keysight supplier award, a CHPT supplier award for collaborative excellence, and the 2019 Dun & Bradstreet Top Elite Award - Taiwan SME Edition. Toward states that its partnership with Chunghwa Precision Test has continued for more than 15 years, and it links its supplier recognition to quality consistency, communication, supply reliability, technical support, delivery performance, and collaborative flexibility. The company says its sales and engineering teams provide direct support when customers encounter problems using its relays, complementing its in-house manufacturing and global customer relationships.
Exhibits
Toward’s product groups include Semiconductor Solid State Relays or Opto-MOSFET Relays, Reed Relays, Solid State Relays, RF MEMS Switches, and Opto-SiC MOSFET Relays, covering semiconductor, ATE, BMS, industrial-machinery, electric-vehicle, new-energy, aerospace, and communications use cases. Opto-MOSFET Relays use an LED as the input driver to control MOSFET output and are presented as miniature semiconductor Solid State Relays, while the broader Solid State Relay range includes high-current and general-purpose choices. The Reed Relay range includes high-load-voltage, high-load-current, vertical, RF, miniature, multi-channel, and general-purpose configurations for switching requirements that include semiconductor test and ATE load boards. Toward’s SiC-based solid-state-relay development applies Silicon Carbide as the MOSFET material to increase load-voltage performance for applications such as electric vehicles, BMS, and charging systems. The RF MEMS offering emphasizes ultra-low insertion loss, high linearity, long switching life, airgap isolation, fast switching, and compact construction for RF switching where linearity and loss are important. Production and validation support includes cleanroom manufacturing, fully automated production and testing equipment, standardized in-process quality inspection, relay life and electrical tests, and customer-facing engineering support. Toward states that it develops customized switching solutions around specific customer needs while retaining in-house control over design and manufacturing, allowing product selection and engineering support to be combined with its relay and MEMS-switch portfolio.
Capabilities and products
- Opto-MOSFET solid-state relay manufacturing
- 3300V Opto-SiC MOSFET relays
- 100A high-current solid-state relays
- 20,000V high-voltage reed relays
- 30A high-current reed relays
- 6GHz reed relays
- DC-to-60GHz RF MEMS switches
- 25 W or higher RF MEMS switches
- Wet Reed Relays
- multi-channel miniature reed relays
- Opto-SiC MOSFET relays at 6600V and above