MEET THE 2026 FINALISTS
Congratulations to all the companies and individuals who have been named finalists for the 2026 Elektra Awards!
Meet this year’s finalists, recognising excellence in innovation and leadership across the global electronics industry.
Automation Product of the Year
- 1-GHz RA8T2 MCU with High-Speed Network and 1MB MRAM for Motor Control - Renesas Electronics
- AndesAIRE™ AnDLA™ I370 and NN SDK - Andes Technology
- CV7 Edge AI 8K Vision SoC - Ambarella
- GOALKER H3PRO - GOALKER Co., Ltd
- MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 - MediaTek
- Signaloid UxHw® Edge Hardware Modules - Signaloid
- VL53L9CX: High-Performance 2.3K-Zone 3D All-in-One LiDAR dToF Sensor - STMicroelectronics
- WAGO Compact Controller 100 Secure (751-9412) - WAGO UK & Ireland
Automotive Semiconductor Product of the Year
- 18SCT005, 1200V Voltage Monitor - Pickering Interfaces
- MEMS-based MultiGBASE-T1 FIUs - SimpleChips Technology Inc.
- Spacechips Store 1 - Spacechips Data Centre 1
Hi-Rel Semiconductor Product of the Year
- AndesCore™ D23-SE - Andes Technology
- BANF Intelligent Tire Monitoring System Powered by Silicon Labs BG22 - Silicon Labs
- MX-DaSH Modular Wire-to-Wire Connectors - Molex
- Nexperia 1200 V Automotive SiC MOSFETs in QDPAK Packaging - Nexperia
- Nexperia microCSP (DSN0603 / SOD962) Automotive ESD Protection Platform - Nexperia
- Nexperia's Industry First 48 V Automotive Network ESD Protection Diodes Portfolio (PESD2CANFDxx-Q Series) - Nexperia
- Renesas 28nm RH850/U2C MCU for Vehicle Control and Automotive Safety Applications - Renesas Electronics
- S32N7 Super-Integration Processor Series for Software-Defined Vehicles - NXP Semiconductors
- SAM9X75D5M - Microchip
- Silanna's FirePower™ Laser Driver ICs - Silanna
- TEF8388 High-Performance Automotive Radar Transceiver - NXP Semiconductors
- VNF9D1M5Q Smart Fuse - STMicroelectronics
Best Electronics Workplace Award
- GD Rectifiers
- Slipstream Engineering Design
Design Team of the Year
- Team Sambar - the Andes AX46MPV R&D Team - Andes Technology
- Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) Design & Technology Team - Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd
E.D.A (Electronic Design Automation) Tool of the Year
- Discovery Platform from Mach42 - Mach42
- MCU embedded development tool support deal with Renesas - MIKROE
- Nordic AI-Assisted Development Platform – Nordic MCP, nRF Connect SDK and nRF Cloud - Nordic Semiconductor
- OpenLabCtrl - Red Pitaya
- Renesas 365 - Renesas Electronics
- STEMlab TI Series - Red Pitaya
- TeleCANesis embedded software environment - TeleCANesis
- Test System Architect - Pickering Interfaces
Design and Test Product of the Year
- AndeSight™ IDE v5.4 with ACE Andes Custom Extension™ - Andes Technology
- CELUS Design Platform - CELUS
- PicoScope 5000E Series USB Oscilloscopes - Pico Technology
- Taoglas AI‑Driven Antenna Product Recommendation Engine - Taoglas
- Tessent AnalogTest - Siemens EDA
- Weebit ReRAM - Weebit Nano
- Zenode - Electronic Component Intelligence Engine - Zenode
Educational Support Award
- Educational Support Award - Axiom Manufacturing Services Limited
- Lowering the Barriers to Professional Embedded Engineering: Percepio's Investment in the Next Generation - Percepio AB
- Spark Tank: Building Tomorrows Innovators - Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd
- Training Tomorrow’s Electronics Professionals - Advanced Rework Technology Ltd
Electronics Contribution to a Consumer Product
- AP53782 USB Type-C® Power Delivery (PD) EPR Dual-Role Power (DRP) Controller - Diodes Incorporated
- Nexperia USB4 & Thunderbolt™ High-Speed Interface Protection Diode Series (PESD1V0xxBSF) - Nexperia
- Renesas 1-GHz RA8P1 MCU with AI Acceleration - Renesas Electronics
- Silicon Labs MG26 and SiMG301 Concurrent Multiprotocol Wireless SoCs for Philips Hue - Silicon Labs
- Silicon Motion SM8008 PCIe Gen5 Enterprise Boot SSD Controller - Silicon Motion
- Titan Platform™ MEMS Resonators - SiTime
- Ultra-Thin Rechargeable Battery EnerCera EC382704P-Vr for High-Temperature and Low-Pressure Semiconductor Sensing - NGK Corporation
- Yokogawa AQ7421 High-Resolution Reflectometer - Yokogawa Test & Measurement
Entrepreneurial Star (under 35)
- Akash Deb - ElatoAI
- Ryan Pellow - PCB People Ltd.
Manufacturer of the Year
- Axiom Manufacturing Services Limited
- Custom Interconnect Ltd
- GD Rectifiers
- OMC
Passive/Interconnection/Electromechanical Product of the Year
- Beyond Flow Measurement: Ultrasonic Sensing for Enabling Real-Time Diagnostics - Sensata Technologies
- EC2005P, EC2025P and EC2006P ECAPs – Silicon Capacitors - Empower Semiconductor (Now Part of Analog Devices)
- ERJPC high precision thick-film resistors series - Panasonic Industry Europe
- EZiCoax - Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company
- G9KD PCB Power Relay - OMRON Electronic Components Europe
- High Reliable TSX Wire Bond Fixed Chip Attenuators - Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company
- Molex Multi-Channel Liquid Cooled Busbar Capability - Molex
- Polymer Aluminium Capacitor (SP-Cap) AX Series - Panasonic Industry Europe
- Series 600 customisable high-voltage reed relays - Pickering Electronics
- SMDY1 Automotive Series - Vishay Intertechnology
- TiniFiber Direct Burial Micro Armor Fiber® - TiniFiber
Power Module/Supply Product of the Year
- 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC® Power Module: MSCSM330AM07CD3NG - Microchip
- Ambiq Apollo330M Plus Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Protocol Edge AI SoC - Ambiq
- MAACPAK Transfer-Molded PressFit Power Module - Vishay Intertechnology
- QSiC™ Dual3 - SemiQ
- The FLXPro intelligent configurable AC-DC power supply platform - XP Power
Power Semiconductor Product of the Year
- 18SCT005, 1200V Voltage Monitor - SimpleChips Technology Inc.
- DXTN/P 78Q & 80Q series ultra-low VCE(sat) automotive bipolar transistors - Diodes Incorporated
- EC2005P, EC2025P and EC2006P ECAPs – Silicon Capacitors - Empower Semiconductor (Now Part of Analog Devices)
- GaNSPIN - STMicroelectronics
- Nexperia 1200 V SiC MOSFETs in QDPAK Top-Side Cooled Packaging - Nexperia
- Nexperia MJPE-Series Clip-Bonded FlatPower Bipolar Junction Transistors - Nexperia
- Nordic Semiconductor nPM1304 Power Management IC - Nordic Semiconductor
- Renesas TP65B110HRU – First Bidirectional 650V-Class GaN Switch For Solar Power Inverters, AI Data Centers and More - Renesas Electronics
- SiEH4800EW 80 V TrenchFET® Gen IV n-channel power MOSFET - Vishay Intertechnology
- Silanna's FirePower™ Laser Driver ICs - Silanna
- SuperQ® 200 V MOSFET Family - iDEAL Semiconductor
- Thyro-XD™ SCR Power Controller - ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.
RF/Wireless Product of the Year
- ALT1250 (showcased in the Mitene Mimamori GPS Talk Plus by MIXI, Inc.) - Altair Semiconductor
- Dukosi DK-NFLNK™ Module-level Contactless Communication Solution with Near Field RF Connectivity - Dukosi
- Hydrogen 4x4 SoC - ARIA Sensing
- Nordic Semiconductor nRF54LM20B Ultra-Low-Power Wireless SoC with Integrated Axon NPU - Nordic Semiconductor
- PCSEL technology for free-space wireless optical communications - Vector Photonics
- PIC32-BZ6 MCU Single Chip Wireless Platform - Microchip
- RA6W1 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 wireless MCU along with the RA6W2 MCU that integrates both Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) technologies - Renesas Electronics
- ST64UWB - STMicroelectronics
- STEMlab TI Series - Red Pitaya d.o.o.
- Taoglas FXP30x / PC30x Embedded Combination Antenna Series - Taoglas
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by
- Akash Deb - ElatoAI
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Dr. Juris Arrozy - Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd
- Nicholas Singler - Axiom Manufacturing Services Limited
- Oana Lazar - Institution of Electronics
- Sam O'Conner - Vishay
Smart Buildings Product of the Year
- Ambiq Apollo330M Plus Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Protocol Edge AI SoC - Ambiq
- PS80-L Low Thermal Drift Pressure Switch - Sensata Technologies
- Renesas Ultra-Low-Power RL78/L23 MCUs for Next-Generation Smart Home Appliances - Renesas Electronics
- Scalable Wireless Vibration Sensing System for Early Fault Detection - Murata
- Silicon Labs 200-Node Matter-over-Thread Validation Network - Silicon Labs
Start-up of the Year
- Baya Systems
- GOALKER Co. Ltd
- PCB People Ltd