embedded award 2026
27 Nominees have been chosen
The jury for the embedded award 2026 has nominated 27 innovations from over 110 submissions from more than 90 companies. The innovation award will be presented on March 10 at embedded world.
The strongest fields of competition in this year's embedded awar include the categories Hardware, Software and Tools, as well as Artificial Intelligence. "We are delighted that the still young Electronic Displays category, which was only announced for the second time, has once again attracted so much interest. The large number of high-quality submissions shows the enormous dynamism and creativity in this field," explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora, jury member and Chairman of the embedded world Conference.
In 2026, the international expert jury was once again made up of seven experts from the embedded systems industry.
The nominees by category
Nominees in the 'Artificial Intelligence' category
- 7Starlake: Counter-UAV System: Next-Generation Drone Defense for Military and High-Security Environments
- Ambiq Micro: Ambiq HeliaAOT
- Ceva: Ceva-NeuPro-Nano
Nominees in the 'Electronic Displays' category
- LCD Microelectronics: Adaptive E-Paper Driving
- next system: Haptic-Force Touch Actuator
- PolyIC: Static Displays with Touchscreen Panels
Nominees in the 'Embedded Vision' category
- Cervoz Technology: CAN FD Expansion Cards(MEC-CAN-2F14i) for Compact Embedded Vision Systems
- Memorence AI: Memorence Operagents
- STMicroelectronics: Vision, Decision, Motion - ST product chain in humanoid robot
Nominees in the 'Hardware' category
- ioncentric (with Filancore): eiscube & ioneis cloud
- NXP Semiconductors: S32N7 Super-Integration Processor Series for Software-Defined Vehicles
- Synzen Precision Technology: FERRAD - Modular Antenna System with Tuning Element and Housing Based Radiation
Nominees in the 'Safety & Security' category
- Exein Analyzer; Exhibitor: Exein SpA
- Hitex SafeTpal - Safety and Security Suite for AURIX™; Exhibitor: Hitex GmbH
- TEAMGROUP INDUSTRIAL U512T Write-Protection USB Drive; Exhibitor: Team Group Inc.
Nominees in the 'SoC / IP / IC Design' category
- Bosch Sensortec: BMI560 as part of the BMI5 motion sensor platform
- Synaptics: Synaptics Astra SL2610
- ZF Friedrichshafen: ZF I/O Interface Chip for Automotive HPC with SiliconAuto Companion Controller World's First Live Demonstration of Real-Time Sensor Data Acquisition and PreProcessing on Silicon to Enable AD up to L4
Nominees in the 'Software' category
- McObject LLC: eXtremeDB/rt
- STMicroelectronics: FP-IND-MCAI
- Vector Informatik : Alloy Kore - Foundational Vehicle Software Platform
Nominees in the 'Start-up' category
- Embedder Tech: Embedder
- Peeriot: "Myrmic" and "EdgeVance"
- Sqrrl: M8 operating system
Nominees in the 'Tools' category
- Ambiq Micro: Ambiq HeliaAOT
- LUXROBO: MODI Factory
- Parasoft: C/C++test CT
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