SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Tech's EE Times and EDN today announced the call for nominations for the 2014 ACE Awards competition http://ubm-ace.com/ has been extended through January 24, 2014. The awards program honors the people and technologies that have made a difference in the electronics industry and will take place at EE Live!, formerly Design West, in San Jose, CA.
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The ACE Awards will feature the following categories:
- Company of the Year
- Design Team of the Year
- Executive of the Year
- Energy Technology Award
- Innovator of the Year, presented by Avnet Electronics Marketing
- Internet of Things Technology, Service, or End Application of the Year
- Marketing Team of the Year
- Open Source Hardware Platform or Application of the Year
- Start Up of the Year
- STEM Impact Award, presented by the ECIA Foundation
- Ultimate Products, presented by Mouser Electronics
- Analog IC's
- Sensors
- Power
- Software
- Test and Measurement Systems and Boards
- Processors (FPGAs, MCUs, Microprocessors)
- Logic/Interface/Memory
- Reference Designs
- Development Kits
- Passives, Interconnects and Electromechanical
- Wireless/RF
- LED's and Lighting
For a complete list of award categories visit http://ubm-ace.com/categories.php. To make a nomination for the ACE Awards, visit http://ubm-ace.com/ before January 24, 2014. ACE Awards entries cost $299.
The ACE Awards will be judged by a panel of EE Times and EDN editors as well as a panel of independent judges from across the electronics industry.
ACE award winners will be unveiled at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 6:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. at The Fairmont Hotel San Jose, CA during EE Live!.
The EE Times and EDN ACE Awards are generously sponsored by Executive Platinum sponsor Avnet Electronics Marketing, Ultimate Products sponsor Mouser Electronics, STEM Impact award category sponsor ECIA Foundation, Jim Williams Contributor of the Year sponsor Linear Technology and association media sponsor IEEE Spectrum.
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