Asus introduces a compact and affordable 100W GaN charger - Zamin.uz

Asus has introduced a compact and affordable 100W GaN charger, setting new benchmarks in the mobile accessories market. The device, measuring 75 x 61 x 29 mm and weighing only 211 grams, features a hi... Read original →

Asus’s $25 100W GaN quad-port charger isn’t a price play—it’s a surgical strike on the power semiconductor ecosystem. Technically, its adoption of mature 650V GaN-on-Si accelerates upstream foundries’ migration to 8-inch GaN wafers while squeezing silicon MOSFETs out of fast-charging applications. Regulatory-wise, with EU (EU)2023/1669 and U.S. DOE Level VI efficiency mandates now binding, Asus secures global compliance early, mitigating export risks from shifting geo-policy. Competitors like Anker and Belkin will likely slash prices, but their reliance on third-party GaN ICs can’t match Asus’s vertical integration—leveraging Taiwan, China’s supply chain for co-optimization with TSMC and local OSATs. Within 12–24 months, 100W multi-port GaN adapters will shift from premium accessories to smartphone bundle defaults, catalyzing OEM-driven volume adoption and cementing USB-IF PPS as the de facto standard, further marginalizing proprietary protocols like Qualcomm Quick Charge.