VIRGINIA TECH - NEW OPEN 2018 AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1858-1610 TITLE: ''20-KV GAN SWITCH TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATED IN HIGH-EFFICIENCY MEDIUM-VOLTAGE BUILDING BLOCK'' VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, ALONG WITH SIXPOINT MATERIALS, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A 20 KV GAN SWITCH, DELIVERED IN A 160 A POWER MODULE, INTEGRATED WITH GATE DRIVERS AND PROTECTIONS AND DELIVERED AS A MEDIUM-VOLTAGE BUILDING BLOCK, WITH THE GOAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION USES. ----------