Our Story
Solid State Optronics (SSO) was founded in 1982 in San Jose, California, the Capital of Silicon Valley.
Building on earlier advances in solid state technology and semiconductor fabrication, SSO developed proprietary, patented technologies in Solid State Relay (SSR) designs. At its inception, at a time when competitors were touting reduction of complexity down to 13 discrete components, SSO's only had 5—making the SSR easier to assemble, while improving reliability and cost.
R&D is a continuous process at SSO and is part of our company's DNA. This spirit guides our product development today.
SSO made the SSR easier to assemble,improving reliability and cost.
SSO was the first company to offer over-current protection in miniature 4pin SOP, garnering it a Product of the Year Award when introduced. Our linear optocouplers offer the most accurate servo to feedback ratio (ΔK3) in the industry.
Innovation & Broad
Product Offering
Looking forward, we seek to preserve our pioneering soul while pursuing continued growth—assuring Customers of our past and our commitment to the future.
While SSO's innovations in Solid State Relays continue unabated we have also expanded our product offering to over 200 devices, including many other optically isolated switching devices, such as:
- Optocouplers – Phototransistor Output, Linear and High Speed Analog & Digital
- Specialty, Custom products and Hi-Temp / Hi-Rel devices
- MOSFET Drivers
- TRIAC Drivers
- IGBT Drivers
Experience and Technical Support
Our extensive industry experience allows us to provide intelligent and honest technical support. In our over 30 years of operations, we've helped numerous Customers, Researchers and Product Developers find the right optically isolated switching solution, whether in our standard product line, or by offering devices tailored to their needs.