New High Speed, Long Life 6x16 Matrix Card Expands Keithley's Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Family

Online, January 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Cleveland, Ohio - January 26, 2010 - Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, today announced an expansion of its Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter and plug-in card family with the addition of a new plug-in switching card, the Model 3731 6x16 High Speed, Reed Relay, Matrix Card. Its exceptional voltage and current characteristics (200V, 1A switched or 2A carry signal capacity) make it ideal for use in multi-channel I-V testing in conjunction with Keithley's Series 2600A System SourceMeter® instruments. For more information on the Model 3731, please visit www.keithley.com/products/switching/?mn=3731.

The Model 3731 is a two-pole, 6 row x 16 column reed relay matrix card. High speed dry reed relays (