• 2023 IDEA Awards: SiTime is the Big IDEA Winner

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    Sept. 22, 2023
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    SiTime’s SiT7910 temperature-compensated oscillator (TCXO) is the Big IDEA Winner in the annual IDEA Awards, presented by Machine Design, Electronic Design, Power & Motion, Microwaves & RF and Vision Systems Design.

    After voters from all over the world cast their ballots, Winners and Honorees were crowned in 11 categories. The SiTime SIT7910 received the highest number of votes in all categories and received the Big IDEA designation.

    “We know product innovation is important to our readers and to the larger supplier community. It is only through the continued innovations of technology, components and systems can manufacturing meet the challenges today and tomorrow, said Bob Vavra, senior content director for Machine Design and Power & Motion. “This year's winners, chosen by our readers, are a great example of how that innovation becomes products that advance the goals of manufacturers everywhere—a safer, smarter and better-connected manufacturing enterprise.

    The 2023 IDEA Award winners are listed below.

    BIG IDEA Winner

    SiTime

    SiT7910

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    Machine Vision

    Winner:

    Tristar AI

    Tristar AI

    Honorees:

    Net Results Group

    MRO3i ver 4.0

    Balluff

    BVS IdentSensor

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    Additive & Materials Management

    Winner:

    Protolabs

    Instant Design for Additive Manufacturability (DfAM) Analysis

    Honorees:

    Phoenix Contact

    clipx WIRE assist

    Emerson

    Branson GMX-HP Ultrasonic Metal Welder

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    Automation & Controls

    Winner:

    Red Lion

    N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches

    Honorees:

    Rockwell Automation

    Allen-Bradley Micro850 Programmable Logic Controller Systems and Micro870 Programmable Logic Controller Systems

    Emerson

    CIP Utilities and Automated Reporting Analytics Package

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    Communications

    Winner:

    Morse Micro

    Wi-Fi HaLow SoCs

    Honorees:

    Microchip Technologies

    PIC32CX-BZ2 MCU Family

    Texas Instruments

    CC2340R5

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    Computing

    Winner:

    Ambaralla

    Ambarella’s Centrally Processed 4D Imaging Radar Architecture for Autonomous Mobility Systems

    Honorees:

    Lattice Semiconductor

    Lattice Avent

    Texas Instruments

    AM6xA

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    Design & Operations Software

    Winner

    ECM PCB Stator Technology

    PrintStator Motor CAD

    Honorees:

    Nexperia

    Interactive Datasheets for MOSFETs

    Nullspace Inc.

    Nullspace EM

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    Electric Drives, Motors & Components

    Winner:

    SiTime

    SiT9396/7 Automotive Timing Family

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    Electronic Components

    Winner:

    SiTime

    Elite RF SiT5376/SiT5377 Super-TCXOs

    Honorees:

    Point2 Technology

    P1B120 Mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SoC)

    Sun Hydraulics

    ENERGEN

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    Motion Control

    Winner:

    Exair

    1/2 NPT HollowStream Liquid Atomizing Nozzle

    Honorees:

    Bishop Wisecarver

    DualVee RTU-H

    Thompson Industries

    Electrak XD

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    Sensors & Software

    Winner:

    Texas Instruments

    ULC1001

    Honorees:

    Rockwell Automation

    Allen‑Bradley RightSight and VisiSight photoelectric sensors

    Microchip Technologies

    LX34070 IC

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