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Indium Corp joins Virginia Tech’s Center for Power Electronics Systems consortium

What happened

Indium Corp, a supplier of specialty metals like gallium and germanium, has joined Virginia Tech's power electronics research consortium. This move signals industry engagement in R&D for next-generation power conversion technologies. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D partnership with no immediate impact on supply, demand, or pricing for the metals.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 8/100

Affected components and suppliers

GalliumGermaniumIndium

Indium Corp

R&Dconsortiumpower-electronics

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 6/4/2025 · View original source

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Indium Corp joins Virginia Tech’s Center for Power Electronics Systems consortium

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