EE Times Announces the Winners of the 4th Annual Awards for Creativity in Electronics (ACE)
Industry Leaders, Breakthrough Technologies and Ultimate Products were honored last night at the ACE Gala, part of ESC Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TechInsights' EE Times (http://www.eetimes.com/) last night announced the winners of the fourth annual Awards for Creativity in Electronics (ACE) (
Commentary: Junko Yoshida, editor-in-chief, EE Times
-- National Instruments Company of the Year -- Large (Over $750 million in sales) award celebrates the company that exhibits the highest degree of professionalism, staff development and retention, customer focus, technical excellence and profitable growth -- a true leader in the electronics sector. -- Research In Motion Design Team of the Year award goes to a group of innovators whose system or IC-level design made a significant contribution to the furtherance of technology and whose project management abilities were creative, efficient and inspiring. -- PA Semi -- PWRficient dual-core processor (PA6T-1682M) Executive of the Year award goes to an individual who brought leadership, technological and fiscal vision to a company, organization or company division during a calendar year. -- Research In Motion -- Mike Lazaridis, President & Co-CEO Innovator of the Year award goes to an individual who has brought leadership, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to technology, a product or business. -- IBM Research -- Dan Edelstein and Satya Nitta Most Promising New Technology award goes to a compelling electronic component or enabling technology, such as software, that is outstanding in its technical design, potential for market impact and demonstrates leadership in its area. -- XID Technologies -- Face Synthesis Start-up of the Year award goes to a venture capital (or pre-IPO financed) start-up (under three years in business) electronics manufacturing (device or system) company that demonstrates excellence in business development and/or technology development processes with the potential to become a technical or market leader in the global electronics industry. -- Blade Networks Technology Ultimate Products of the Year awarded to the most significant product introduced in the last 12 months in each of seven categories, as determined by large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category were chosen by qualified readers of EE Times and eeProductCenter.com on a quarterly basis via electronic balloting, from a list of nominees submitted to readers by expert editors with accompanying editorial reviews. The top two ranking products from each category over the past four quarters automatically qualify as finalists. Electronic ballots will be sent to frequent responders to select the winner in each category from the field of finalists. Analog IP&E Processor/Memory Logic Interface & Programmable Logic Power RF/Microwave Test/Measurement Student of the Year Educator of the Year Editors Choice Lifetime Achievement IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society IEEE Spectrum Emerging Technology Award About EE Times ACE Awards
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