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EDN presented the 13th Annual Innovation
Awards at a ceremony on April 22, 2003, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in San
Francisco. The event featured a keynote address by Dr. Thomas Lee, a professor at Stanford University and cofounder of Matrix Semiconductor.
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(Winners listed in bold)
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
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Badih
El-Kareh, Texas Instruments
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John McCorkle, XtremeSpectrum
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Motorola's Low-g
Accelerometer Team
INNOVATIONS OF THE YEAR
Analog ICs
- THS4302 SiGe-process-based amplifier (Texas Instruments)
- AN5500
backplane transceiver (Accelerant Networks)
- AN220E04
field-programmable analog array (Anadigm)
Communications
- WirelessUSB
RF interface (Cypress)
- SmartLeap
A/VDSL chip set (Ikanos Communications)
- TrueRadio 802.11b/Bluetooth chip set (Mobilian)
- Trinity ultra-wideband chip set (XtremeSpectrum)
Computers, Boards, Buses
- DT9841
Fulcrum II data-acquisition system (Data Translation)
- RCM3400
analog RabbitCore Module (Rabbit Semiconductor)
Digital ICs
- Stratix
FPGA family (Altera)
- Virtex-II
Pro CPU/FPGA family (Xilinx)
- MirrorFlash
flash memory (Fujitsu)
DSPs
- OMAP5910
embedded processor (Texas Instruments)
- ADSP-TS101S
DSP (Analog Devices)
- CW4011
visual signal processor (ChipWrights)
EDA
- SoC
Encounter integrated tool set (Cadence)
- VSS2002
design suite (Applied Wave Research)
- Verdi
behavior-based debugging system (Novas Software)
Embedded Development
- Embedded
Target for TI C6000 DSP platform (The Mathworks)
- MicroPDA
development platform (Intrinsyc Software)
Microprocessors
- ARM1136J-S
processor core (ARM)
- DS80C400
microcontroller (Dallas Semiconductor)
- MCF5282
processor (Motorola)
Multimedia
- MT352
DTV demodulator (Zarlink Semiconductor)
- NW901
video codec (Divio)
Network Processors
- Montego
network processor (Bay Microsystems)
- Blackbird
frame processor (Ample Communications)
- SiberCAM
network search engine (SiberCore Technologies)
Passive Components
- HPC0402
capacitors (Vishay)
- PushGate
switch (Duraswitch)
Peripherals
- MBF300
fingerprint SweepSensor (Fujitsu)
- Sil
3112 Serial ATA host controller (Silicon Image)
Power ICs
- MC33982
high-side power switch (Motorola)
- DirectFET
power MOSFETs (International Rectifier)
- LTC3251
step-down converter (Linear Technology)
Power Sources
- Microprocessor
power-management system (Intersil Corp)
- Intero
intelligent power module (International Rectifier Corp.)
Sensor Components
- ADXRS150
MEMS gryo (Analog Devices)
- MMA12XX
Low-g accelerometer family (Motorola)
Software
- Fault
Detective Test Analyzer (Agilent Technologies)
- FLO/EMC
software-simulation tool (Flomerics)
Test & Measurement
- InfiniiMax
active scope probe system (Agilent Technologies)
- WaveMaster
8600A digital scope (LeCroy Corp.)
- NI
PXI-5660 RF signal analyzer (National Instruments)
- TLA7Axx
logic-analyzer module/P68x0 probe (Tektronix Inc.)
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