embedded award

The annual embedded award honours outstanding innovations in the field of embedded system technologies.

Nominees 2026 Voting Voices from the jury

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As part of the embedded world Exhibition&Conference 2026, the most innovative products in the embedded systems industry will once again be honored with the embedded award. The award will be presented in the following categories: Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Displays, Embedded Vision, Hardware, Safety & Security, SoC / IP / IC Design, Software, Startup, and Tools. This prestigious accolade, awarded by an internationally renowned jury, serves as a high-profile platform that offers a glimpse into the future of embedded technology.

On-site at embedded world 2026, the embedded community will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite among all embedded award nominees! The winner will be honored with the community choice award on the evening of March 10, 2026.

The nominees for the embedded award 2026 have been announced!

The Nominees 2026

7Starlake Co., Ltd.
Product: Counter-UAV System: Next-Generation Drone Defense for Military and High-Security Environments

Ambiq Micro
Product: Ambiq HeliaAOT

Ceva
Product: Ceva-NeuPro-Nano

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Artificial intelligence”

LCD Mikroelektronik GmbH
Product: Adaptive E-Paper Driving

next system Vertriebsges.m.b.H.
Product: HAPTIC-FORCE TOUCH ACTUATOR

PolyIC GmbH & Co.KG
Product: Static Displays with Touchscreen Panels

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Electronic Displays”

Cervoz Technology Co., Ltd.
Product: CAN FD Expansion Cards(MEC-CAN-2F14i) for Compact Embedded Vision Systems

Memorence AI
Product: Memorence Operagents

STMicroelectronics
Product: Vision, Decision, Motion - ST product chain in humanoid robot

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Embedded Vision”

ioncentric GmbH (together with Filancore GmbH)
Product: eiscube & ioneis cloud

NXP Semiconductors
Product: S32N7 Super-Integration Processor Series for Software-Defined Vehicles

Synzen Precision Technology Ltd
Product: FERRAD - Modular Antenna System with Tuning Element and Housing Based Radiation

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Hardware“

Exein SpA
Product: Exein Analyzer

Hitex GmbH
Product: Hitex SafeTpal - Safety and Security Suite for AURIX™

Team Group Inc.
Product: TEAMGROUP INDUSTRIAL U512T Write-Protection USB Drive

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Safety & Security”

Bosch Sensortec GmbH
Product: BMI560 as part of the BMI5 motion sensor platform

Synaptics
Product: Synaptics Astra™ SL2610

ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Product: 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

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “SoC / IP / IC Design”

McObject LLC
Product: eXtremeDB/rt

STMicroelectronics
Product: FP-IND-MCAI

Vector Informatik GmbH
Product: Alloy Kore - Foundational Vehicle Software Platform

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Software”

Embedder Tech Inc.
Product: Embedder

Peeriot GmbH
Product: "Myrmic" und "EdgeVance"

Sqrrl
Product: M8 operating system

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Startup”

Ambiq Micro
Product: Ambiq HeliaAOT

LUXROBO
Product: MODI Factory

Parasoft
Product: C/C++test CT

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Tools”

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community choice award

For the second time, the embedded community has the chance to vote for their favorite among all nominees of the embedded award 2026! The winner will be honored with the community choice award.

Give your favourite your vote. Go to the voting for the community choice award.

The voting will be open until 10.03.2026.

Voices from the embedded award jury

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences & Hahn-Schickard and Chairman of the embedded world Conference

"As the head of the jury for the embedded award, I love the opportunity to award excellent engineering innovations and to set trends. "

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora - Head of Advisory Board embedded world Exhibition, Chairman of the embedded world Conference, Head of Jury of the embedded award

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Then editor in chief of the German electronics publication DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK, Caspar Grote has been part of the team that has started embedded world Exhibition&Conference in 2003. Today, Caspar is member of the Steering Board for embedded world Conference, representing the conference organizer Componeers. Within the embedded award jury, Caspar is taking care of the startup category. Caspar holds an electronics engineering degree from University of Applied Sciences Munich.

Caspar Grote - Product Manager Events, Componeers GmbH

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Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger, Professor at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace

"As a professor in control engeneering and embedded systems, it is a great pleasure to take part of the Embedded World Awards jury and discover the latest developments. Every year, I'm astonished by the creativity and innovation capacities driving the engineers in this area!"

Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger - Université de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France

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Jeff Bier is President of the engineering consulting firm BDTI, Founder of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance and General Chairman of the annual Embedded Vision Summit conference. The Edge AI and Vision Alliance is a partnership of nearly 100 companies working to inspire and empower product creators to build products incorporating computer vision and AI, and to bring together the industry ecosystem around these technologies. The Embedded Vision Summit is the premier conference for innovators incorporating computer vision and edge AI in products and takes place in the Silicon Valley every May.

Jeff Bier, President of the engineering consulting firm BDTI, Founder of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance

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The Nominees 2026

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Artificial intelligence”

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Electronic Displays”

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Embedded Vision”

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Hardware“

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Safety & Security”

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “SoC / IP / IC Design”

McObject LLC
Product: eXtremeDB/rt

STMicroelectronics
Product: FP-IND-MCAI

Vector Informatik GmbH
Product: Alloy Kore - Foundational Vehicle Software Platform

Learn more about the nominees of the categorie “Software”

Embedder Tech Inc.
Product: Embedder

Peeriot GmbH
Product: "Myrmic" und "EdgeVance"

Sqrrl
Product: M8 operating system

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The Nominees 2026

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community choice award

Voices from the embedded award jury

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The Nominees 2026

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