2nd Annual Innovation Awards (1991)

WINNERS AND FINALISTS

(Winners listed in bold)

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

• Paul Gulick and Arlie Conner (In Focus Systems Inc)

• Richard T Simko, Trevor Blyth & Sakhawat Kahn (Information Storage Devices Inc)

• Derek Bowers (Analog Devices Inc)

INNOVATIONS OF THE YEAR

Integrated Circuits and Semiconductors

• ISD10xx Analog Storage ICs (Information Storage Devices Inc)

• Multiport Dynamic RAM (Micron Technology Inc)

• bq2001 Energy Management Unit (Benchmarq Microelectronics Inc)

• Data Compression Coprocessor (Advanced Hardware Architecture Inc)

• Dual RS-232C Transceiver (Maxim Integrated Products)

• CL550 Image Compression IC (C-Cube Microsystems Inc)

Test & Measurement

• HP54600A 100-MHz DSO (Hewlett-Packard Co)

• MacDSP II Signal Processor (Spectral Innovations)

• TDS 540 4-Channel DSO (Tektronix Inc)

• PM 3580/3585 Logic Analyzers (John Fluke Mfg Co Inc)

• Asset Scan-Based Test System (Texas Instruments Inc)

CAE/CAD

• Falcon Framework for Concurrent Design (Mentor Graphics Corp)

• Multiprox Graphical Multiprocessor Platform (Comdisco Systems Inc)

• Test Compiler (Synopsys Inc)

Computers & Peripherals

• Color LCD Technology (In Focus Systems Inc)

• VME64 VMEbus Extension (Performance Technologies Inc)

• EXB-8500 Tape Subsystem (Exabyte Corp)

• CHS2x4 Custom Computer (Algotronix Ltd)

Components, Hardware & Interconnects

• Isocon Interconnection System (Rogers Corp)

• Live Insertion Backplane (Multibus Manufacturers Group)

Software

• IRMX for Windows (Intel Corp)

Power Sources

• Genesis High-Power-Density Battery (Gates Energy Products Inc)