Pickering Electronics
Pickering Electronics was formed over 50 years ago to design and manufacture high quality reed relays that are intended principally for use in Instrumentation and Test equipment. Today, Pickering’s Single-in-Line (SIL/SIP) range is by far the most developed in the relay industry with devices 25% the size of many competitors. These small SIL/SIP reed relays are sold in high volumes to large ATE and Semiconductor companies throughout the world.
The privately-owned Pickering Group comprises three electronics manufacturers: reed relay company Pickering Electronics, Pickering Interfaces; designers and manufacturers of modular signal switching and simulation products, and Pickering Connect which designs and manufactures cables and connectors.
Surface Mount Reed Relays
Pickering’s Series 200 SMD Reed Relays switch up to 10 Watts at 200V. It is available with dry or mercury wetted reed switches and includes 50 or 75 ohms coaxial RF relays for up to 5GHz.
High Voltage Reed Relays
The High Voltage Reed Relays can stand-off from 1kV to 15kV stand-off and switching 500V to 12.5kV at up to 50W. Pickering's High Voltage Reed Relays come available with PCB pins, chassis or PCB mounting & flying leads for High Voltage connections.
High Density Reed Relays
Switch up to 1 Amp whilst taking up to just a quarter of the PCB space compared to industry standard sized reed relays. These high performance miniature relays feature magnetic shielding allowing close stacking and limits magnetic interaction effects.
Coaxial RF Reed Relays
50 Ohms and 75 Ohms reed relays for radio frequency (RF) and high-speed digital switching. Therefore, appropriate for up to 3GHz.
General Purpose Reed Relays
Pickering’s range of SIL/SIP general instrumentation reed relays comes available with 3V, 5V, 12V and 24V coils.
Low Coil Current Reed Relays
Pickering’s Series 101 reed relay range can direct drive from 74HC or HCT logic. Most importantly, without the need of additional drivers.
Portable Equipment Reed Relays
Very sensitive reed relays with high coil resistance are useful for applications where conservation of current is required. As a result, these are useful for battery powered equipment.
High Power Reed Relays
Pickering’s Series 114 switch up to 40 Watts, 1 Amp, carrying 2 Amps. Due to this high ratings, these relays can, in some cases, be used as a substitute to mercury wetted reed relays.
Low Capacitance Reed Relays
SIP relays ideal for wide bandwidth A.T.E. switching matrices, attenuator switching or any other applications. It is ideal in situations where exceptionally low levels of inter-terminal capacitances are necessary.
Low Thermal EMF Relays
Reed relays with extremely low levels of thermal EMF, approximately 1 microvolt or less. For this reason, it makes these relays appropriate for data acquisition or thermocouple switching applications.
Legacy/Classic Reed Relays
Older style reed relays that have been manufactured for several years. Most of Pickering's Legacy/Classic Reed Relays sold today are for service replacements which proves their long-term commitment to their products and customers.
Custom Designed Reed Relays
Thanks to Pickering’s flexible manufacturing system, we offer custom designs to suit your particular requirements. Work with our expert engineers to design unique reed relays.