Toyoda Gosei’s GaN Power Devices Chosen for Japanese Ministry of the Environment CO2 Reduction Project

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has been selected, together with the research group of Professor Hiroshi Amano at Nagoya University and IKS Co., Ltd., for the development of GaN power devices in the Japanese Ministry of the Environment’s “Project for the Accelerated Adoption and Spread of Innovative Components and Materials to Achieve CO₂ Reductions.”

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Power devices are electronic components used for power control in industry, mobility, home appliances and many other fields. With the spread of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs), power devices with higher performance are needed to reduce power loss when controlling high power loads.

Toyoda Gosei is leveraging its expertise in blue LEDs and using their main material, gallium nitride (GaN), in developing next-generation power devices that can efficiently control high power. In the Ministry of the Environment project, Toyoda Gosei and its partners will accelerate development of GaN power devices for application to power conditioners for solar power generation and EVs with the aim of cutting power loss. They are also seeking to apply these improved power conditioners in microgrids that serve distinct communities, which will contribute to CO₂ reductions in the entire power system.

Toyoda Gosei will continue to seek innovations that contribute to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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