Slide KSD/ KSS Series

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Series		Product Name				3D CAD	Remarks
K	KSD	KSD12					Full-pitch　Slide　1 Pole　 Through-hole Insert
		KSD22					Full-pitch　Slide　2 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD32					Full-pitch　Slide　3 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD42					Full-pitch　Slide　4 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD52					Full-pitch　Slide　5 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD62					Full-pitch　Slide　6 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD72					Full-pitch　Slide　7 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD82					Full-pitch　Slide　8 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD92					Full-pitch　Slide　9 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD102					Full-pitch　Slide　10 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD122					Full-pitch　Slide　12 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSD12S					Full-pitch　Slide　1 Pole 　SMD
		KSD22S					Full-pitch　Slide　2 Poles　SMD
		KSD32S					Full-pitch　Slide　3 Poles　SMD
		KSD42S					Full-pitch　Slide　4 Poles　SMD
		KSD52S					Full-pitch　Slide　5 Poles　SMD
		KSD62S					Full-pitch　Slide　6 Poles　SMD
		KSD72S					Full-pitch　Slide　7 Poles　SMD
		KSD82S					Full-pitch　Slide　8 Poles　SMD
		KSD92S					Full-pitch　Slide　9 Poles　SMD
		KSD102S					Full-pitch　Slide　10 Poles　SMD
		KSD122S					Full-pitch　Slide　12 Poles　SMD
	KSS	KSS12					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 1 Pole 　Through-hole Insert
		KSS22					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 2 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS32					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 3 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS42					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 4 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS52					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 5 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS62					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 6 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS72					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 7 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS82					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 8 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS92					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 9 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS102					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 10 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS122					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 12 Poles　Through-hole Insert
		KSS12S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 1 Pole 　SMD
		KSS22S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 2 Poles　SMD
		KSS32S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 3 Poles　SMD
		KSS42S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 4 Poles　SMD
		KSS52S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 5 Poles　SMD
		KSS62S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 6 Poles　SMD
		KSS72S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 7 Poles　SMD
		KSS82S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 8 Poles　SMD
		KSS92S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 9 Poles　SMD
		KSS102S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 10 Poles　SMD
		KSS122S					Full-pitch Flat-knob Slide 12 Poles　SMD

What is a DIP Switch?
DIP switch stands for “Dual In-line Package switch.” It got this name because the slide-type DIP switch shares the same shape as the Dual In-line Package used in semiconductors. Unlike other types of switches, DIP switches are rarely mounted on the surface of panels; instead, they are installed on printed circuit boards and integrated into internal devices. Their primary purpose is to control digital signals, and they are used for tasks such as setting programs, switching circuits, and checking circuits.

Demand for 10 million units per month in Japan
The DIP switch was first invented in the United States in the 1970s. In Japan, it was introduced as a switch for setting prices in vending machines and has a history of more than 40 years as of 2024. Its use has expanded rapidly as a programming setting switch, and it is said that there is now a demand for 10 million units per month in Japan.

Slide-type switches make up nearly 70%
DIP switches are broadly classified into slide-type, piano-type, and rotary-type based on the shape of the operating part, and they are used differently depending on the application. Slide-type switches are the most common, accounting for just under 70% of the total, with 4-pole and 8-pole switches being the main types used. In rotary-type switches, turning the dial changes the output in binary code, with OFF being 0 and ON being 1, resulting in outputs like 000 → 001 → 010 → 011 → … → 111 in sequence.