The judges have deliberated, debated and discussed, and this year’s extremely high calibre of entries has yielded a phenomenally strong list of finalists. You can view the full shortlist below.
The 2021 Elektra Awards will take place on 1 December 2021 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, and also online for those unable to attend in-person. You can book your table here – the rush will be on now that the shortlist has been announced, and booking early will get you the best positions in the room.
COMPANY
Best Campaign of the Year
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
Digi-Key Electronics
Mouser Electronics, Inc.
Powell Electronics Europe
Radwell International Ltd.
Rapid Electronics
Rochester Electronics Ltd.
RS Components
Manufacturer of the Year, Sponsored by Publitek
Custom Interconnect Ltd.
Filtronic
KIOXIS Europe GmbH
Start-up Electronics Business of the Year
Agile Analog
Crypto Quantique
Flusso Ltd.
Ignys Ltd.
PRODUCTS
Automotive Electronics Award
The finalists for this category will be announced shortly.
Award for Excellence in Product Design (High-reliability systems)
Analog Devices – ADFS5758
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult – SNORQL
Lynx Software Technologies – LynxSafe
Microchip Technology – Microchip LX7720 Integrated Radiation-Hardened Motor Controller
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)
ams OSRAM – AS585xB Family of Products
ams OSRAM – NanEyeM
Brandon Medical Co. Ltd. – Quasar eLite Surgical Light
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. – OH0TA OVMed Medical Image sensor
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
Cadence – Sigrity X signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI) Tool Suite
Future Facilities Ltd. – 6SigmaET – Release 15
Percepio AB – Tracealyzer for Linux
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
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult – SPECTRAIL
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 – 4Zero Box: Industrial IoT Device to Easily Transform and Digitalize both Legacy and Modern Industrial Machines
Passive and Electromechanical Product of the Year
Binstead Designs Ltd. – Extending touchscreens and Displays
Harwin plc – Kona Connector Series
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
Vishay Intertechnology – SMDY1 Series Surface-Mount Ceramic Disc Capacitors for EMI Suppression
Power System Product of the Year
The finalists for this category will be announced shortly.
Semiconductor Product of the Year (Analogue), Sponsored by Mouser
Analog Devices – ADAQ23875, 16-Bit, 15MSPS Module Data Acquisition Solution
Crypto Quantique – On-Chip Analogue IP Enables Femtoamp-Level Measurement of Quantum
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
UntiedSiC – First Sic FETs Based on Advanced Gen 4 Technology
Semiconductor Product of the Year (Digital)
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
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 – PXI/PXIe LVDT/RVDT/Resolver Simulator Module (models 41/43-670)
Red Pitaya – SIGNALlab, an All-in-One Industrial Test & Measurement Tool
Rohde & Schwarz – RTS: Accelerating the Development of Automotive Radar for Autonomous Driving
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
Harwin plc – Harwin Design Team
Ignys Ltd. – Electronics & Software Design Team Promote Innovation with a Heart
Peratech Holdco Ltd. – Hydra – Innovation in Gaming
Sondrel – Semi-Custom Architecting the Future IP Platforms
Educational Support Award
Electroncomponents – Grass Roots Education
Imagination Technologies – Imagination University Programme PVFpga
Red Pitaya – Supporting Teachers & Professors during Covid-19
Spacechips – Educating Today’s and Tomorrow’s Space Electronics Engineers
Rising Star of the Year
Mihai Ciortuz – Crypto Qunatique
Jack Elms – BT
Callum Middleton – Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
Zain Nazar – BT
Tom O’Brien – BT
Jessica Reading – Siemens plc
You can also view the Elektra 2021 Shortlist on the dedicated Elektra Awards website.
