EE Times Announces Call for Entries Now Open for Seventh Annual ACE Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics' EE Times today announced that submissions are now being accepted for its seventh Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards recognizing the industry's creators of technology that demonstrate cutting-edge breakthroughs, innovation and leadership driving the global economy and influencing our daily lives. The honors will be presented at the ACE Awards Event on May 3, 2011 as part of the largest electronic systems design event in North America, the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley.

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Awards are presented in 15 categories and are judged by a blue-ribbon panel of industry visionaries, leading technologists, educators and Wall Street executives. Entries for the EE Times ACE Awards are now being accepted on http://www.EE Times.com/ace.

"We give out the ACE Awards to celebrate teams of engineers and executives for their greatest accomplishments in technology development and leadership in the electronics industry," said Junko Yoshida, editor in chief of EE Times. "This year, we are adding a few new categories to recognize exceptional involvement within our EE Times reader community. These new ACE awards will recognize 'The most engaged member of the EE Times Community of the Year,' our 'Contributor of the Year,' and 'EE Life Contributor of the Year.' Through these honors, we seek to highlight and encourage the active participation of our readers and the electronics industry – participation that is essential to building and holding together the EE Times Community."

Last year, a distinguished panel of industry judges selected 13 winners from more than 300 entries.  Among the recognized companies and individuals were ARM as "Company of the Year," RFaxis, Inc. as "Startup of the Year," Microchip Technology Inc., Steve Sanghi, President and CEO as "Executive of the Year" and Intel Corporation, Nehalem Family Design Team as "Design Team of the Year."

The 2011 EE Times ACE Awards nomination-based categories include:

• Design Team of the Year
• Innovator of the Year
• Executive of the Year
• Startup of the Year
• Company of the Year
• Most Promising New Technology
• Energy Technology Award

Nomination Process: Companies and/or individuals can enter nominations for the EE Times ACE Awards. There are no entry fees and the online application system makes it quick and easy to submit your nomination. The deadline for nominations is February 4, 2011. To submit nominations for the 2011 EE Times ACE Awards and for more information about each awards category, go to http://www.EE Times.com/ace.

About EE Times ACE Awards and Opportunities

The EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards celebrates the creators of technology who demonstrate leadership and innovation in the global industry and shape the world we live in. These creators, and their innovations, will be recognized at the EE Times ACE Awards Event on May 3, 2011, as part of UBM Electronics' Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley (http://esc-sv09.techinsightsevents.com/), the largest electronic systems design event in North America. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sean Raman, at (415) 415.947.6622 or [email protected] or visit http://www.EE Times.com/ace for more details.

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