Industry Icon Eric Lidow is Recognized as Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Industry Changing Technologies Steal the Spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology announced the
winners of its third Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards
(http://www.eetimes.com/ace) at the EE Times ACE Awards Gala. The awards recognize
the electronics industry's creators of technology who demonstrate
cutting-edge breakthroughs, innovation and leadership.
The honors were presented Tuesday night at the EE Times ACE Awards Gala
at the Fairmont Hotel, as part of the largest electronic systems design
event in North America, the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley.
More than 600 technology luminaries, industry influencers and business
leaders were in attendance. The Gala also featured a headlining performance
by comedian and actor, Larry Miller. Miller is known for his regular
comedic and acting performances including "The Tonight Show," "Late Night
with David Letterman," and feature films "Waiting for Guffman" and "Pretty
Woman."
"This year's ACE Awards winners developed industry-changing
technologies for consumer electronics, mobile devices, broadband and wi-fi
networks," said Brian Fuller, editor in chief, EE Times. "These new
technologies are a direct result of their creativity, ingenuity and
commitment to excellence."
EE Times ACE Awards are presented in 18 categories and are judged by a
blue-ribbon panel of industry experts, comprised of the leading voices of
academia, industry and Wall Street executives. The judges will choose
winners in seven categories. Winners in the additional 11 categories are
either peer- to-peer or editorially selected.
Brian Fuller presented the Editors' Choice Award to computing pioneer
Lee Felsenstein, as he is a creator who epitomizes the sprit of innovation.
Mr. Felsenstein's 40-year body of work is vast and includes: the design of
the Osborne-1 and an Apple competitor called Sol20; the design of low-cost
modems for personal computers, and affordable communications and computing
systems for rural villages in developing countries.
The 2007 EE Times ACE Awards category winners are:
Lifetime Achievement Award -- selected by the editors of EE Times based
on their individual accomplishments over the course of their careers. The
recipient is:
- Eric Lidow, chairman and founder, International Rectifier
Company of the Year (Large) - for the company that exhibits the highest
degree of professionalism in staff development and retention, customer
focus, technical excellence and profitable growth - a true leader in the
electronics sector (over $750 million in sales). The winner is:
- NVIDIA Corporation
Company of the Year (Small/Medium) - for company that exhibits the
highest degree of professionalism in staff development and retention,
customer focus, technical excellence and profitable growth -- a true leader
in the electronics sector (under $750 million in sales). The winner is:
- CSR
Design Team of the Year - for the group of innovators whose system-or
IC- level design made a significant contribution to the advancement of
technology and whose project management abilities were creative, efficient
and inspiring. The winner is:
- Clear Shape Technologies Inc. for OutPerform
Startup of the Year - for the venture capital (or pre-IPO financed)
startup (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. The winner
is:
- Ruckus Wireless
Executive of the Year - for the individual who brought leadership,
technological and fiscal vision to a company, organization or company
division during the 2006 calendar period. The winner is:
- Chia Song Hwee, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
Innovator of the Year - for the individual who brought leadership,
creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to a technology, a product or a
business. The winner is:
- Wan-Thai Hsu, CTO of Discera
Most Promising New Technology - for the compelling electronic component
or enabling technology, such as software, that is outstanding in its
technical design, potential for market impact and demonstrable leadership
in its area. The winner is:
- Intel / UCSB for Silicon Photonics
Educator of the Year - recognizes an individual who brings leadership,
creativity and inspiration to students in an engineering or science
curriculum in college or secondary schools. The winner is:
- Dr. Belle Wei, dean, College of Engineering, San Jose State
University
Student of the Year - recognizes a student whose discipline, hard work
and academic success are considered hallmarks for other engineering or
science students. The winner is:
- Michael Callahan, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
The 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 were sent to
frequent responders and more than 1,000 engineers selected the winner in
each category from the field of finalists. The winners are:
Analog
- e2v for A/D Converter
Processor/Memory
- San Disk for iNAND flash storage device
IP&E
- New Scale Technologies for SQUIGGLE Motor
Logic, Interface & Programmable Logic
- Actel for IGLOO FPGAs
Power
- American Power Conversion for PCMCIA Password Manager
RF/Microwave
- QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies for Single-chip cellphone handset device
Test/Measurement
- Pico Technology for PicoScope 2104 and 2105 PC Oscilloscopes
About EE Times ACE Awards
The EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards celebrate
the creators of technology who demonstrate leadership and innovation in the
global industry and shape the world we live in. These creators, and their
innovations, were recognized at the EE Times ACE Awards Gala on April 3,
2007, as part of CMP Technology's Embedded Systems Conference Silicon
Valley (http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv/), the largest electronic systems design
event in North America. The 2007 EE Times ACE Awards thanks the following
companies for their support including exclusive platinum sponsor Avnet
Electronics Marketing, gold sponsors Rambus and Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Inc. (TSMC), silver sponsors Analog Devices, Inc.,
McClenahan Bruer Communications, Merit Direct and Walker Information, Inc.,
association media sponsor IEEE Spectrum, and event sponsor Embedded Systems
Conference Silicon Valley.
About the CMP Technology Electronics Group
The CMP Technology Electronics Group is the premier technology and
business media brand serving the information needs of the creators of
technology worldwide. Offering a full suite of products and services to
reach electronics technology professionals throughout the world, the CMP
Technology Electronics Group delivers the most targeted audience and
actionable information to marketers in the electronics technology
community. Each month, the CMP Technology Electronics Group delivers more
than 1 million copies of its print publications, including EE Times, to
subscribers in more than 23 countries and online visitors from 100
countries view more than 8 million pages on its Web sites in seven
languages including EETimes.com and TechOnline. More than 40,000 decision
makers attend its Embedded Systems Conferences each year in Boston, Silicon
Valley, China and Taiwan.
About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com)
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology
industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than
any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of
access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and
buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is
a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com),
a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services
with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
Contact:
Michelle Sabolich
Atomic Public Relations for CMP Technology
michelle.sabolich@atomicpr.com
(415) 402-0230
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