3rd place: Kontron - AI platform consisting of SBC 'pITX-iMX8M-AI-H8' and box PC 'KBox A-150-WKL-AI-H8' with Hailo-8 AI accelerator

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3rd place - Kontron

Kontron is partnering with AI chip manufacturer Hailo to offer next-generation AI edge inferencing solutions. The Hailo-8 AI processor with a performance of 26 tera operations per second (TOPS) at a typical power consumption of less than 2.5 watts enables edge devices to achieve performance previously only possible in the cloud. More...

Christoph Neumann, VP Technology, Head of Design Center Saarbrücken, accepted the trophy for the AI platform on behalf of Kontron and presented its advantages in combination with Hailo technology. He also reported on user feedback and the plans for the next 12 months.

2nd place in the IPC & Embedded Computing category

2nd place: compmall - Embedded PC 'GP-3000'

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2nd place - compmall

The GP-3000 from compmall can be used as a scalable embedded PC or as a GPU computer with plug-in GPU expansion boxes and can be equipped with up to two full-length graphics accelerator cards. The basis is a processor of the 9th/8th gen. Intel Xeon/Core or 8th Gen. Intel Pentium/Celeron. There are 20 processor variants to choose from. The high-end solution is the Intel Xeon E-2278GE processor with eight cores and a clock frequency of up to 4.7 GHz. For lower requirements, the 8th Gen. Intel Celeron G4900T with two cores and a clock frequency of up to 2.9 GHz. More...

Albin Markwardt, Managing Director of compmall, was visibly delighted with the trophy for the embedded PC and demonstrated the functionality and performance features of the GP-3000 and its benefits for users.

1st place in the IPC & Embedded Computing category

1st place: Yaskawa Europe - All-in-one chip 'Profichip Triton'

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1st place - Yaskawa Europe

The all-in-one chip Profichip Triton from Yaskawa is designed to open up new possibilities for fast calculations, industrial real-time communication and reliable and synchronous backplane communication. The chip tolerates higher temperatures and is protected against external influences. It also has low power dissipation,
an integrated backplane bus master and a communication interface for industrial Ethernet protocols. According to the supplier, the chip is also characterized by high single-core performance. More...

Steffen Schleier, Team Leader Technology Development at Yaskawa Europe, was delighted to receive the award for the all-in-one chip and demonstrated the special features of the 'Profichip Triton'. He also gave an insight into current developments.