Alps Electric Europe announced the development of the SSAJ series, a 0.7mm-high slide switch that enables the design of electronic devices including mobile phones, digital cameras and compact music players. The switch has dimensions of 5.5mm wide by 2.5mm deep by 0.7mm high.

Tis slide switch supports lead-free soldering. Switches and other small, thin components mounted in devices that are subject to direct manual manipulation must be durable. Therefore, the operational knob on the SSAJ slide switch is reinforced by a metal plate inserted inside its plastic body.

Tactile feedback is also important to users yet because components in such small products are so tiny, it is increasingly difficult to realize proper sensation. Alps leveraged its mechanical design technologies to address this issue by creating a structure with a plate spring, realizing a 1.5N operating force.