U.S. Launches Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Focus:

President Obama announced the selection of North Carolina State University to lead a consortium of 7 universities and laboratories and 18 companies, which comprise this manufacturing innovation institute for next generation power electronics. The goal of this institute is “to invent and manufacture wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor-based power electronics that are cost-competitive and 10 times more powerful than current silicon-based technology on the market.” In addition to describing the goals of this new organization and naming its members, this fact sheet offers an introduction to widebandgap semiconductors (including a short video and poster) for the lay man, explaining the energy savings and other benefits promised by widebandgap semiconductors in the targeted applications.

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Author & Publication:

no author specified, Energy.gov, Government website, Jan 15 2014

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