Duraswitch Rotary Switch Technology Named Finalist in EE Product News Products of the Year Awards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Duraswitch Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: DSWT DSWT David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Nairobi, Kenya) ) Tuesday announced that its patented thiNcoder(TM) Rotor switch has been named a finalist in the Products of the Year Survivor Contest sponsored by EE Product News. The thiNcoder Rotor was chosen as a finalist by EE Product News editors in the "switches, keypads and keyboards" category. Magazine editors selected their Product of the Year nominees from the past 12 issues of EE Product News, October 1999 through September 2000. "To have the Duraswitch thiNcoder Rotor stand out from the thousands of innovative products that EE Product News editors review is truly an honor," said Terry Dunlap, Duraswitch chief executive officer. "Tony Van Zeeland, the inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that of this technology, has created the next-generation in electronic switches. "The thiNcoder Rotor is a unique invention and gives design engineers options never before possible. With three major industry awards in its first year on the market, it is obvious that industry experts agree!" The thiNcoder Rotor is highly versatile offering multiple output configurations such as an analog potentiometer, multi-bit encoder A hardware device or software that assigns a code to represent data. See encode. 1. (algorithm, hardware) encoder - Any program, circuit or algorithm which encodes. Example usages: "MPEG encoder", "NTSC encoder", "RealAudio encoder". 2. or dual-function push-and-turn switch and a variety of product designs, including encoders (quadrature quadrature, in astronomy, arrangement of two celestial bodies at right angles to each other as viewed from a reference point. If the reference point is the earth and the sun is one of the bodies, a planet is in quadrature when its elongation is 90°. , gray code, binary), switches and potentiometers. The thiNcoder Rotor technology is customizable and is being licensed to switch manufacturers and OEMs worldwide. Traditional rotary switches are bulkier, use more parts, tend to rattle and require a through-hole in the PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. , leaving it exposed to the environment. The patented Duraswitch thiNcoder Rotor design is easily integrated onto a flat panel less than 1/8" thick and is, by design, inherently sealed against harsh environments, preventing foreign matter such as dust or liquids from entering the switch and interfering with the contacts. Rather than use a scraping (1) Extracting data from output intended for the screen or printer rather than from original files or databases. For example, Web pages formatted in HTML are often scraped. arm or other device that can cause wear on the circuit over a short period of time, the thiNcoder Rotor operates by using magnets to roll gold plated balls over a flex circuit See flexible circuit. membrane to open, close, or vary the electronic circuit. The thiNcoder Rotor can be combined with other switch controls into one low profile design without compromising the seal, an option that was not available with previous switch technologies. Published monthly and distributed to more than 112,000 design and development engineers, EE Product News boasts publication of more product items than any other tabloid tab·loid n. A newspaper of small format giving the news in condensed form, usually with illustrated, often sensational material. adj. 1. In summary form; condensed. 2. Lurid or sensational. . EE Product News is a publication of Penton Media Penton Media, Inc. (OTC: PTON.OB), founded in 1892, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces over 40 magazines, 80 trade shows, and 47 web sites. Inc., a leading diversified business media company. EE Product News can be found on the Internet at www.eepn.com. Duraswitch Industries Inc. engineers, markets and licenses electronic switches under its patented switch technology (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,523,730 / 5,666,096 / 5,867,082 / 5,990,772 / 6,023,213 / 6,069,545 / 6,069,552 / 6,130,593 / 6,137,387). For more information about Duraswitch, visit the web site at www.duraswitch.com or call 480/586-3300. |
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