Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip

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Weixiao Haung and new GAN transistor. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Weixiao Haung and new GAN transistor. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 graduate’s invention could replace one of the most common pieces of technology in the world—the silicon transistor for high-power and high-temperature electronics.


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