2024 Millennium Technology Prize awarded to Baliga for inventing energy-efficient IGBT.

Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University has received the €1 million 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for inventing the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). This technology has significantly improved energy efficiency and reduced global carbon dioxide emissions by over 82 gigatons in 30 years, aiding the green transition. Baliga continues to innovate, working on new advancements in solar power and electric vehicles.

September 04, 2024
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