“Revolutionizing global electrification“
Learn how a tiny chip revolutionized global electrification, what the next steps are for the field, and why Professor Baliga is called the person with the largest negative carbon footprint in the world.
2024 Millennium Technology Prize winner Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga lectured on his groundbreaking innovation, the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), at the University of Helsinki on October 31, 2024.
Watch the recording below.
Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga is the Winner of the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize
Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University, United States, is the Winner of the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for his innovation that has enabled dramatic reduction in worldwide electrical energy and petrol consumption. The award recognizes Baliga’s leadership in the invention, development, and commercialization of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT).
