Why is a Video Switch Needed? With today’s growing demand for feature-rich applications, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) can gain an edge on its competition by providing a high-performance, cost-effective solution to a recurring trend in video applica- tions—multiplexing video signals. Texas Instruments (TI) now offers the quad SPDT (1:2 MUX/DEMUX) TS5V330 video switch in its specialty switches portfolio to address these applications.