embedded world announces 12th annual award nominees

The countdown has begun and it’s only a matter of days until the announcement of this year’s winners of the embedded AWARD. The jury of embedded sector experts and researchers has carefully reviewed the large number of excellent submissions and has reached an independent verdict.

“As in previous years, the embedded community has once again demonstrated its innovative capacities. The AWARD participants have not made it easy for us, and we are now delighted to be able to announce the nominees,” says Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Sturm, member of the jury and Chair of the Trade Fair Advisory Committee. Until then you will have to wait and see just who has managed to convince the jury of the technical innovation and usefulness of their products.

A total of nine companies have been nominated for their particularly outstanding products in the categories hardware, software and tools. The winning developers of these innovative and pioneering products will remain a secret until the official announcement is made.

The following companies have been nominated in the categories hardware, software and tools:

Hardware:

• ARM: ARMv8-M Architecture
• LumenRadio: Mira
• KEOLABS: IoTize

Software:

• Infineon Technologies: OPTIGA Trust E SLS 32AIA
• Web variants: SUSI
• QNX Software Systems: QNX OS for Safety

Tools:

• GÖPEL electronic: JEDOS (JTAG Embedded Diagnostics OS)
• SEGGER Microcontroller: SystemView with Real-Time Transfer
• SSV Software Systems: Thinglyfied

The 2016 jury comprises:

• Professor Steve Furber, University of Manchester
• Prof. Dr. Albert Heuberger, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)
• Dr. Erich Biermann, Bosch-Automobilelektronik, Robert Bosch
• Prof. Dr. Matthias Sturm, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Chair of the Advisory Committee of embedded world
• Joachim Kroll, deputy editor-in-chief electronics at technical publisher WEKA Fachmedien
• Bertold Brackemeier, Public Relations Manager, NürnbergMesse