Low-Profile Mechanical Switches: The Physics of Thin Keyboards

Published on April 5, 2025, 1:58 p.m.

In 1983, IBM introduced the Model F keyboard with switches that towered nearly 20 millimeters above the circuit board. Each key…

How Optical Keyboard Switches Eliminate Debounce: Light vs Metal Contact

Published on April 5, 2025, 1:48 p.m.

In 1960, Theodore Maiman demonstrated the first working laser. Six decades later, that same principle—using light to detect phy…