The switch follows the general characteristics of the SKCM family, consisting of an upper and lower housing, contact module, stem, spring and a leaf spring for generating the tactile event.

As a third generation SKCM/SKCL switch, the upper housing never has slits (colloquially referred to as the “bamboo” variant).

The stem, which is a pigmented white color, features rubber dampeners that slot into either side of the stem.

The tactile feedback is generated with a leaf spring that is situated on the opposite side of the housing to the contact module. This leaf spring is of the “dimpled” type, the final revision of the tactile leaf spring. Alps SKCM White Ivory, like all SKCM/SKCL series switches, uses a contact module to register the keypress. This sits in the housing on the side with visible notches.

SKCM White Ivory has never been seen in an Alps catalog. Only its predecessor, Alps SKCM Ivory has. It is entirely possible that this switch is still considered to be the same part, as there are no functional changes between it and the very latest SKCM Ivory outside of the stem color.