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Baliga Wins Nation’s Top Technology Prize

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, inventor of energy-saving semiconductor technology, is a winner of the nation’s top technology prize, President Obama   announced today.

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga
Dr. B. Jayant Baliga

Baliga, an electrical engineering professor and director of NC State’s Power Semiconductor Research Center, will accept the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a White House ceremony later this fall.

He joins a distinguished group of  past recipients, including Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

Read more about Baliga and his innovations, which have saved U.S. consumers an estimated $2.7 trillion over the last 20 years.