2024 Best of Sensors winners revealed at Sensors Converge

Questex’s Sensors Converge, along with Fierce Electronics, announced the winners of the 2024 Best of Sensors Awards during a special awards ceremony this week at the event in Santa Clara, California. 

The Best of Sensors Awards program honors the best in sensor technologies and the electronics ecosystem, people and companies. The award recipients were selected by a panel of expert judges based on the products or individual’s value to the marketplace, the impact of the problems it solves or issues it addresses, as well as the uniqueness of the design. 

Charlene Soucy, Senior Director, Sensors & Electronics, said, “Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Best of Sensors Awards winners. For over two decades we have been highlighting the top innovations, individuals, and companies in the sensors industry and the submissions this year were incredible. This year’s winners showcase the outstanding excellence taking place in the industry today.”

Here’s the list of 2024 Product Innovation Award categories and winners:

AI/Machine Learning: Lam Research Equipment Intelligence® Solutions by Lam Research

Automotive/Autonomous: Sonair - a Breakthrough 3D Ultrasonic Sensor for Autonomous Robotics by Sonair

Cleantech/Sustainability: LAYER®Vault by Dracula Technologies

Connectivity: Blecon: Enabling Sensor IoT Connectivity with Bluetooth Low Energy by Blecon

Edge Technology: Visual Servoing Using AI at the Edge with the MAX78000 Microcontroller by Analog Devices

Embedded Computing: Snapdragon X Elite Platform by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Industrial & Manufacturing: Next Generation High Precision 6DoF Inertial Sensor for Industrial Applications by Murata Electronics

IoT: NOVELDA X7 Ultra-Low Power Presence Sensor by Novelda AS

MEMS: World’s First Navigation Grade, Multi-Axis, Chip Scale MEMs 3 Axis Accelerometer by MEI Micro, Inc.

Medical & Wearables: ZenVoice Bone: Ultimate Deep Noise Reduction Algorithm For TWS Earbuds by AiZip & Bosch

Optical & Imaging: VD55G1 camera sensor by STMicroelectronics

Power: EnerCera rechargeable battery by NGK Insulators, LTD.

 

The 2024 Individual Awards:

Executive of the Year: Alissa M. Fitzgerald, PhD, Founder and CEO, AMFitzgerald

Woman of the Year: Rosa Chow, Vice President of Software Engineering, TDK Corporation

Rising Star of the Year: Charlotte Savage-Pollock, Founder & CIO, HaiLa Technologies Inc.

Startup of the Year: HaiLa Technologies, Inc.

Company of the Year: Microchip Technology

The Sensors Converge event will return to Silicon Valley for its 40th Anniversary on June 24-26, 2025 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

For more information about Sensors Converge 2024, visit sensorsconverge.com. Stay connected with Sensors Converge on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and X.

Sensors Converge is part of the Fierce Technology Group, a division of Questex, which also produces the Fierce Electronics and Fierce Sensors newsletters as well as daily content on Fierce Electronics at www.fierceelectronics.com.