MacBook users might be getting a charger from Apple that’s less of a brick. At last! The Mac-maker reportedly will start sourcing power adapters made with gallium nitride. GaN semiconductors allow these vital accessories to be significantly smaller than the old silicon ones.
That should be welcome news to Mac users, as the power adapters that come with MacBooks now are noticeably bulkier than third-party options.
That could change with GaN chargers supplied to Apple by Ireland-based Navitas Semiconductors, according to Digitimes. TSMC will make the necessary GaN-on-Si chips.
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