5 Bus Switch Manufacturers in 2024
This section provides an overview for bus switch as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 5 bus switch manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked bus switch companies as of November, 2024: 1.Frontgrade Technologies, 2.Renesas Electronics Corporation..
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What Is a Bus Switch?
In electronic circuits, a bus switch is a device that electrically conducts (turns ON) or interrupts (turns OFF) a signal. This is achieved using MOSFETs. The basic role of a bus switch is the same as that of a mechanical switch.
Since it is a switch, it naturally operates in both directions, so there is no need to worry about the direction of the signal.
In the case of a mechanical switch, it only conducts the signal by turning it ON or interrupts it by turning it OFF. On the other hand, some bus switches have a built-in function to amplify the signal or, conversely, to reduce its level.
Uses of Bus Switches
Devices that turn signals on and off in electronic circuits include bus switches and analog switches.
Analog switches are devices designed to perform switching operations in analog circuits. On the other hand, bus switches are devices for digital circuits and are inserted between the CPU and peripheral ICs.
Bus switches are used not only to conduct and disconnect signals but also to switch the connection destination. In the simplest case, for example, if outputs B and C are placed in relation to input A, the bus switch switches from conduction between A and B to conduction between A and C.
Bus switches used in electronic circuits are designed for use in relatively high-speed circuits due to their high-speed switching characteristics.
Principles of a Bus Switch
A typical bus switch is made by combining two MOSFETs: a P-CH MOSFET and an N-CH MOSFET with their gates directly connected and their drains directly connected in parallel.
By inputting a signal from the gate, either the P-CH or N-CH MOSFET will always be in a conducting state, and this is used as the output signal.
A device similar to a bus switch is a bus buffer. A bus buffer has a large fanout number (high drive capability), but there is a delay in switching.
The choice of which device to use should be determined based on the application in the circuit.
Types of Bus Switches
In addition to the aforementioned type that consists of P-CH and N-CH MOSFETs connected in parallel, there are also N-CH type and charge pump type bus switches.
The N-CH type switches ON/OFF by applying a specified voltage to the gate and inputting a signal between the drain and the source.
The charge pump type is made using only N-CH MOSFETs to improve the output signal voltage range.
List of 5 Bus Switch Manufacturers
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Diodes Incorporated
PCIe Packet Switch/Bridges
Manufacturer Overview
Diodes Incorporated is a supplier for the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes Incorporated designs, manufactures, and supplies application-specific standard products in the discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor markets worldwide. It focuses on low pin count semiconductor devices. Diodes specializes in semiconductor products, such as MOSFET, TVS, and performance Schottky rectifiers, transient voltage suppressors and other devices. It also provides analog products, such as power management devices comprising AC-DC and DC-DC converters, signaling devices, CMOS devices, and analog switches. Diodes Incorporated was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
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Frontgrade Technologies
Bus Switches
Distributor Overview
Frontgrade Technologies, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a supplier of radiation-hardened and electronic solutions for the space and security sectors. The company's defense & aerospace electronics portfolio includes wireless, audio, video, and data communication products. Its antenna and RF transmission equipment enable the transmission of space signals, while its electronic airfare systems ensure the safety of warfighters. It also provides CT scanners that enable healthcare experts to improve health standards and civil aviation radars for use in aviation industry. The company serves the space, defense, commercial, and medical fields.
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Renesas Electronics Corporation.
Bus Switch
Manufacturer Overview
Renesas Electronics Corporation was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Renesas is a global research, design, and manufacturer of semiconductors used in industries spanning automotive, consumer electronics, the internet of things, power & energy, and industrial sectors. Renesas manufactures both analog and digital products. Analog products include amplifiers, audio & video devices, data converters, PLC, and switches & multiplexers. Digital products include microcontrollers, memory components, sensors, wireless connectivity products, and others. Renesas also offers design resources such as kits, development tools, partner programs, and design tools.
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Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
Bus switch
Manufacturer Overview
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation is a division of Toshiba focusing on providing designs for end-product developers as well as semiconductor and drive equipment for automotive, industrial equipment, green energy, and consumer and personal electronic devices. Toshiba’s storage products include cloud-scale and enterprise-level products, and PC hard drives. Semiconductor products include Si Cower devices, MOSFETs, IGBTs, IEGTs, isolators, solid state relays, power management and intelligent power ICs, diodes, bipolar transistors, microcontrollers, automotive devices, ICs for wireless communication equipment, general purpose logic ICs, radio-frequency devices, sensors, and linear image sensors.
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Texas Instruments
Digital Bus Switch
Manufacturer Overview
Texas Instruments Incorporated was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Texas Instruments is a producer of high tech equipment for industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment industries. Texas Instruments designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Texas Instruments operates in two segments: analog and embedded processing. The Analog segment offers power products, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products. The Embedded Processing segment offers microcontrollers that are used in fields such as electronic equipment and digital signal processors for mathematical computations.
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Bus Switch Manufacturer Ranking
*Including some distributors, etc.Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | Frontgrade Technologies |
50.0%
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| 2 | Renesas Electronics Corporation. |
50.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the bus switch page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage: 23,100
- Renesas Electronics Corporation.: 21,017
Newly Established Company
- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage: 2017 (7 years ago)
- Renesas Electronics Corporation.: 2002 (22 years ago)
- Texas Instruments: 1930 (94 years ago)
Company with a History
- Texas Instruments: 1930 (94 years ago)
- Renesas Electronics Corporation.: 2002 (22 years ago)
- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage: 2017 (7 years ago)
Bus Switch Manufacturers in United States
*Including some distributors, etc.
Global Distribution of Bus Switch Manufacturers by Country
*Including some distributors, etc.
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United States of America
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2 | 50.0% |
Japan
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2 | 50.0% |
