embedded award

The annual embedded award honours outstanding innovations in the field of embedded system technologies.

The winners 2026

As part of the embedded world Exhibition&Conference 2026, the most innovative products in the embedded systems industry were once again honoured with the embedded award. The award were presented in the following categories: Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Displays, Embedded Vision, Hardware, Safety & Security, SoC / IP / IC Design, Software, Startup, and Tools. This prestigious accolade, awarded by an internationally renowned jury, serves as a high-profile platform that offers a glimpse into the future of embedded technology.

In addition, the embedded community had the opportunity on site to vote for their favourite among all nominees for the embedded award 2026. The winner was honoured with the community choice award.

The winners 2026

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Category Artificial Intelligence

Company: Ceva | Product: Ceva-NeuPro-Nano

Category Electronic Displays

Company: LCD Mikroelektronik GmbH | Product: Adaptive E-Paper Driving

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Category Embedded Vision

Company: Memorence AI | Product: Memorence Operagents

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Category Hardware

Company: ioncentric GmbH (together with Filancore GmbH) | Product: eiscube & ioneis cloud

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Category Safety & Security

Company: Exein SpA | Product: Exein Analyzer

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Category SoC / IP / IC Design

Company: ZF Friedrichshafen AG | Product: ZF and SiliconAuto unlock I/O Interface Chip for Automotive HPCs

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Category Software

Company: McObject LLC | Product: eXtremeDB/rt

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Category Start-up

Company: Sqrrl | Product: M8 operating system

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Category Tools

Company: Ambiq Micro | Product: Ambiq HeliaAO

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Community choice award

Company: Cervoz Technology Co., Ltd. | Product: CAN FD Expansion Cards(MEC-CAN-2F14i) for Compact Embedded Vision Systems

Voices from the embedded award jury

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences & Hahn-Schickard and Chairman of the embedded world Conference

"As the head of the jury for the embedded award, I love the opportunity to award excellent engineering innovations and to set trends. "

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora - Head of Advisory Board embedded world Exhibition, Chairman of the embedded world Conference, Head of Jury of the embedded award

Then editor in chief of the German electronics publication DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK, Caspar Grote has been part of the team that has started embedded world Exhibition&Conference in 2003. Today, Caspar is member of the Steering Board for embedded world Conference, representing the conference organizer Componeers. Within the embedded award jury, Caspar is taking care of the startup category. Caspar holds an electronics engineering degree from University of Applied Sciences Munich.

Caspar Grote - Product Manager Events, Componeers GmbH

Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger, Professor at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace

"As a professor in control engeneering and embedded systems, it is a great pleasure to take part of the Embedded World Awards jury and discover the latest developments. Every year, I'm astonished by the creativity and innovation capacities driving the engineers in this area!"

Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger - Université de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France

Jeff Bier is President of the engineering consulting firm BDTI, Founder of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance and General Chairman of the annual Embedded Vision Summit conference. The Edge AI and Vision Alliance is a partnership of nearly 100 companies working to inspire and empower product creators to build products incorporating computer vision and AI, and to bring together the industry ecosystem around these technologies. The Embedded Vision Summit is the premier conference for innovators incorporating computer vision and edge AI in products and takes place in the Silicon Valley every May.

Jeff Bier, President of the engineering consulting firm BDTI, Founder of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance

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