IISc team’s new power switch to enable high-speed charging for vehicles, phones

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has indigenously developed a power switch that will increase the efficiency of chargers for electric vehicles, phones and laptops. It will also make space and military applications like radar more potent.

This new development is a gallium nitride (GaN) power switch that will help efficiency in power converters and wireless communications.

These high-performance GaN transistors are seen as a potential replacement for traditional silicon-based ones, and will serve as building blocks in electronic devices, including the ultra-fast chargers for vehicles and electronic gadgets as well as radars in military and space applications.