Scosche GaN (Gallium Nitride) Chargers
Gallium Nitride, or GaN, is transforming chargers in terms of charging speed, efficiency, longevity and power usage and can improve our daily lives and positively impact our environment. So let’s learn more about GaN – the material, its capabilities, benefits, current and potential uses and most importantly, what it can do for you and your devices.
PowerVolt PD30
Delivers incredibly fast charge of up to four times faster than a standard 5W USB charger to your USB-C device and fold-in prongs.
PowerVolt PD70
Delivers up to 70W of power to either USB-C ports or distributes power across the three ports using GaN technology, promoting cooler and more efficient charging.
PowerFlux 70
Delivers up to 70W of intelligent USB-C PD fast charging with advanced GaN technology, automatically adapting power to your device for faster and efficient charging.
What is Gallium Nitride?
GaN is not new to electronics. It’s been used in lasers and photonics, like Blu-Ray disc players and LEDS since the 1990s. It is a transparent glass-like material that is beginning to replace silicon semiconductors, and can quickly deliver the levels of power demanded by today’s electronic devices
How Does GaN Work?
GaN has a wider band gap than silicon. Band gap is a measure of how well a solid material can conduct electricity without losing power to heat. This means GaN chargers can handle higher voltages and higher temperatures. It also means that in a GaN charger, components can be placed closer together, resulting in smaller, more powerful and more power efficient chargers.
Why Use GaN Chargers?
GaN chargers offer a number of benefits to the user, including:
- GaN wall chargers are smaller, taking up significantly less space on your wall socket or power strip.
- Travel is easier when you can slip one compact GaN charger into your bag or pocket to charge everything from your phone to your tablet and laptop.
- GaN chargers pull less electricity so it costs less to charge and power your devices.
- GaN chargers usually last longer, so will save you money and, over time, will reduce your eWaste impact.
- With fewer components, GaN chargers are price-competitive as well as future-proof.
Note: GaN chargers incorporate the USB-C Power Delivery Fast Charging protocol and to operate at their full potential are best used with a high-quality USB-C PD-capable cable.
What’s Next For GaN?
GaN technology is expected to eventually outperform silicon power circuitry by a factor of 1,000 and is much more heat tolerant, so it could revolutionize the power grid, telecom, vehicles and even space travel. Furthermore, as GaN replaces silicon in more and more chargers, worldwide energy use could be cut by as much as 10-25 percent.
Find Your Perfect GaN Charger
Scosche offers a growing collection of elegant and intelligent GaN wall chargers, to help make your charging experience more streamlined, efficient and cooler (in every sense of the word).