Congratulations to our 2021 Elektra Award winners and finalists:
COMPANY
Best Campaign of the Year
WINNER: Electrocomponents - Helping improve the lives of 100,000 people worldwide
Lascar Electronics Ltd. - Covid vaccine monitoring best practices
Mouser Electronics, Inc. - Mouser and Analog Devices: Big Ideas Rely on Tiny Details
Red Pitaya - The most inexpensive remote tool for teaching during Covid-19
Spacechips - PR for the global space industry
Vortex PR - Rebranding of Sondrel
Distributor of the Year
Sponsored by Panasonic
WINNER: RS Components
Digi-Key Electronics
Mouser Electronics, Inc.
Powell Electronics Europe
Radwell International Ltd.
Rapid Electronics
Rochester Electronics Ltd.
Manufacturer of the Year
Sponsored by Publitek
WINNER: KIOXIA Europe GmbH
Custom Interconnect Ltd.
Filtronic
University Research Readers' Choice Award
Sponsored by RS Grassroots
WINNER: University of Bath
Start-up Electronics Business of the Year
WINNER: Crypto Quantique
Agile Analog
Flusso Ltd.
Ignys Ltd.
PRODUCTS
Automotive Electronics Award
Sponsored by Rochester Electronics
WINNER: Paragraf - GHS-A Hall Effect Sensor for Mapping of EV Battery Cells
ams OSRAM - AS5116 Rotary Position Sensor
Analog Devices - Automotive-Grade Secure Authenticator for Genuine Parts
Dukosi Ltd. - Making Electric Vehicle Batteries Safer, Simpler and Smarter Through Cell by Cell Monitoring and Wireless Communications
Microchip Technology - LAN9360 Audio Endpoint Controller
Murata - SCHA63T High-Accuracy Multi-Axis Inertial Sensor
OmniVision - OAX4000 High-Performance Companion Image Signal Processor
onsemi - World's First Automotive Qualified Silicon Photomultiplier for Automotive Applications
Rohde & Schwarz - RTS: Accelerating the Development of Automotive Radar for Autonomous Driving
Texas Instruments - Best-Performing Wireless BMS Solution
Award for Excellence in Product Design (High-reliability systems)
WINNER: Microchip Technology - Microchip LX7720 Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller
Analog Devices - ADFS5758
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult - SNORQL
Lynx Software Technologies - LynxSafe
OMC (UK) Ltd. - FDE870HE SMA Fibre-optic Transmitter
Quectel Wireless Solutions Co. Ltd. - RM500Q 5G IoT Module
RECOM Power GmbH - new benchmark for compactness in the class of AC power supplies
Renesas Electronics - Intersil Brand 14-Bit, 1-MSPS ADC
Award for Excellence in Product Design (Medical)
Sponsored by Analog Devices
WINNER: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. - OH0TA OVMed Medical Image Sensor
ams OSRAM - AS585xB Family of Products
ams OSRAM - NanEyeM
Brandon Medical Co. Ltd. - Quasar eLite Surgical Light
RECOM Power GmbH - Dc/DC Converters in SOIC-16 Package
RECOM Power GmbH - 1200W Fanless AC/DC Power Supply
Design Tools and Development Software Award
Sponsored by
Swindon Silicon Systems
WINNER: Percepio AB - Tracealyzer for Linux
Cadence - Sigrity X signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI) Tool Suite
Future Facilities Ltd. - 6SigmaET - Release 15
Siemens Digital Industries Software - Tessent Streaming Scan Network
Silanna Semiconductor - Power Density Hero Custom AC/DC and DC/DC Design Tool
Synopsys - TestMAX
Internet of Things Product of the Year
Sponsored by Micron
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult - SPECTRAIL
WINNER: Crypto Quantique - Quantum-Drive Technology Creates the World's Most Secure and Scalable IoT Security Platform
Digi International - ConnectCore 8M Mini is an Embedded System-on-Module Designed for Longevity and Scalability in Industrial IoT Applications
Murata - Yamori Advanced LPWAN Development Platform
Nordic Semiconductor ASA - nRF5340 Dual-Core Bluetooth 5.2 SoC Supporting Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth Mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee
onsemi - RSL10Smart Shot Camera Enables Event Triggered Imaging with AI
Silicon Labs - EFM32PG22 Gecko Microcontroller (MCU) Family
Silicon Labs - EFR32xG21 Series 2
Socionext Europe GmbH - Next-Generation Long-Distance Power Line Communications for IoT and Smart Connected Systems and Devices Socionext Europe GmbH - Radio Wave Sensors for the Super Smart Society
Trameto Ltd. - Simple, Effective and Economical Power Management of Micro Energy Harvesting
Zerynth - 4ZeroBox: Industrial IoT Device to Easily Transform and Digitalize both Legacy and Modern Industrial Machines
Passive and Electromechanical Product of the Year
WINNER: Harwin plc - Kona Connector Series
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vishay Intertechnology - SMDY1 Series Surface-Mount Ceramic Disc Capacitors for EMI Suppression
Binstead Designs Ltd. - Extending touchscreens and Displays
Panasonic - New ZU Series of Electrolytic Polymer Hybrid Capacitors with Remarkable Ripple Current and Temperature Features
Panasonic - AEC-Q200 Certified High Temperature Chip Resistors ERJH Series
Pickering Electronics - Series 67 HV SPDT Form C Reed Relays
Snaptron - First of its Kind Dome Switch with Dual Action Capabilities
Power System Product of the Year
WINNER: Trameto Ltd. - Simple, Effective and Economical Power Management of Micro Energy Harvesting
Analog Devices - LTM4681: Quad 31.25A or Single 125A uModule Regulator with Digital Power System Management
Eggtronic - E2WATT Wireless Power Supply Technology
onsemi - LED Driver Solution Enables Innovative Connected Lighting Applications Including VLC
Power Integrations - InnoSwitch 4-CZ
Powerbox International AB - High Efficiency DC/DC Converter for Light Rail and Industrial Applications
RECOM Power GmbH - 1200W AC/DC Power Supply for Industrial and Medical Applications
Renesas Electronics - Industry's First 60W Wireless Power Receiver IC
Texas Instruments - LM25149-Q1
Zytronic - ElectroglaZ, a Transparent Power Delivery Technology
Semiconductor Product of the Year (Analogue)
Sponsored by Mouser
WINNER: Crypto Quantique - On-Chip Analogue IP Enables Femtoamp-Level Measurement of Quantum
Analog Devices - ADAQ23875, 16-Bit, 15MSPS Module Data Acquisition Solution
Navitas Semiconductor - NV6128 GaNFast Power IC
onsemi - NCP1680 CrM Totem Pole PFC Controller
onsemi - 1200 V Full Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET 2-Pack Modules
SPARK Microsystems - UWB Wireless Transceivers
STMicroelectronics - MasterGaN: High Power Density 600V Half-Bridge Driver with Two Enhancement Mode GaN HEMTs
STMicroelectronics - ST60A2G0: 60 GHz RF Transceiver A2 Family
Texas Instruments - ADC3660 Family of High-Speed ADCs
Trameto Ltd. - Simple, Effective and Economical Power Management of Micro-Energy Harvesting
UnitedSiC - First Sic FETs Based on Advanced Gen 4 Technology
Semiconductor Product of the Year (Digital)
Sponsored by Arrow
WINNER: Ambarella, Inc. - CV5 Edge AI Vision SoC for Single 8K and 4K Multi-Imager AI Cameras
CEVA - Bluebud Wireless Audio Platform for True Wireless Stereo Earbuds, Smart Watches and Wearables
Empower Semiconductor - EP70xx Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVRs)
KIOXIA Europe GmbH - World's Thinnest 1TB UFS NAND Flash Memory for Embedded Applications
Lattice Semiconductor - CertusPro-NX General Purpose FPGAs
MediaTek, Inc. - T750 Platform Expands Access to 5G Connectivity
Renesas Electronics - Entry-Level RZ/V2L MPUs Deliver Best-in-Class Power Efficiency and High-Precision AI Accelerator
Xilinx, Inc. - Kria Portfolio of Adaptive System-on-Modules to Accelerate Innovation and AI Applications at the Edge
XMOS - How xcore.ai is Set to Underpin the $3tn AIoT Market of the Future
Test Product of the Year
WINNER: Rohde & Schwarz - RTS: Accelerating the Development of Automotive Radar for Autonomous Driving
Anritsu - Distributed, Modular 2-Port Vector Network Analyzer ME7868A: Improving High-Frequency S-Parameter Measurements over Distance
Keysight Technologies - N9042B UXA X-Series Signal Analyzer
Pickering Interfaces - High-density PXI & PXIe LVDT, RVDT & Resolver Simulator Modules
Red Pitaya - SIGNALlab, an All-in-One Industrial Test & Measurement Tool
Yokogawa Europe - Test & Measurement: Getting a Complete Picture of Complex Systems - IS8000 Integrated Measurement Software Platform and High Speed DL950 ScopeCorder
PEOPLE
Design Team of the Year
Sponsored by BWW
WINNER: Ignys Ltd. - Electronics & Software Design Team Promote Innovation with a Heart
Harwin plc - Harwin Design Team
Peratech Holdco Ltd. - Hydra - Innovation in Gaming
Sondrel - Semi-Custom Architecting the Future IP Platforms
Educational Support Award
WINNER: Electrocomponents - Grass Roots Education
Imagination Technologies - Imagination University Programme RVfpga
Red Pitaya - Supporting Teachers & Professors during Covid-19
Spacechips - Educating Today's and Tomorrow's Space Electronics Engineers
Rising Star of the Year
WINNER: Jessica Reading - Siemens plc
Mihai Ciortuz - Crypto Qunatique
Jack Elms - BT
Callum Middleton - Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
Zain Nazar - BT
Tom O'Brien - BT