embedded award 2026 kicks off with high participation and strong signal of innovation

This year, the competition once again impressed with an overwhelming response. The jury received more than 110 submissions from over 90 companies – a strong indication of the innovative power of the international embedded community.

A particularly large number of entries came from the categories of hardware, software and tools, as well as artificial intelligence, which are among the strongest competitive fields in this year's competition. "We are delighted that the relatively new category of electronic displays, which was only announced for the second time, has once again attracted so much interest. The large number of high-quality submissions shows the enormous dynamism and creativity in this field," explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora, jury member and Chairman of the embedded world Conference.
The international expert jury was again made up of seven renowned experts from the embedded systems industry in 2026.

Community Choice Award enters its third round

The Community Choice Award will be presented for the third time in 2026 and has established itself as an integral part of the embedded award. “We are thrilled to be able to present this special award again at ew26,” explains Benedikt Weyerer, Executive Director of embedded world.

The award is particularly significant because the embedded community itself decides on the winner. Instead of a jury selection, all trade fair visitors can choose their favourite from the 27 nominated products and thus directly influence the result.

Voting for the Community Choice Award is open until 10 March 2026. Click here to vote for the Community Choice Award.

embedded award categories and nominees

Nominees of the category „Artificial Intelligence“

• Counter-UAV System: Next-Generation Drone Defense for Military and High-Security Environments; Exhibitor: 7Starlake Co., Ltd.
• Ambiq HeliaAOT; Exhibitor: Ambiq Micro
• Ceva-NeuPro-Nano; Exhibitor: Ceva

Nominees of the category „Electronic Displays“

• Adaptive E-Paper Driving; Exhibitor: LCD Mikroelektronik GmbH
• HAPTIC-FORCE TOUCH ACTUATOR; Exhibitor: next system Vertriebsges.m.b.H.
• Static Displays with Touchscreen Panels; Exhibitor: PolyIC GmbH & Co.KG

Nominees of the category „Embedded Vision“

• CAN FD Expansion Cards(MEC-CAN-2F14i) for Compact Embedded Vision Systems; Exhibitor: Cervoz Technology Co., Ltd.
• Memorence Operagents; Exhibitor: Memorence AI
• Vision, Decision, Motion – ST product chain in humanoid robot; Exhibitor: STMicroelectronics

Nominees of the category „Hardware“

• eiscube & ioneis cloud; Exhibitor: ioncentric GmbH (together with Filancore GmbH)
• S32N7 Super-Integration Processor Series for Software-Defined Vehicles; Exhibitor: NXP Semiconductors
• FERRAD – Modular Antenna System with Tuning Element and Housing Based Radiation; Exhibitor: Synzen Precision Technology Ltd

Nominees of the category „Safety & Security“

• Exein Analyzer; Exhibitor: Exein SpA
• Hitex SafeTpal – Safety and Security Suite for AURIX™; Exhibitor: Hitex GmbH
• TEAMGROUP INDUSTRIAL U512T Write-Protection USB Drive; Exhibitor: Team Group Inc.

Nominees of the category „SoC / IP / IC Design“

• BMI560 as part of the BMI5 motion sensor platform; Exhibitor: Bosch Sensortec GmbH
• Synaptics Astra™ SL2610; Exhibitor: Synaptics
• ZF I/O Interface Chip for Automotive HPC with SiliconAuto Companion Controller World’s First Live Demonstration of Real-Time Sensor Data Acquisition and PreProcessing on Silicon to Enable AD up to L4; Exhibitor: ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Nominees of the category „Software“

• eXtremeDB/rt; Exhibitor: McObject LLC
• FP-IND-MCAI; Exhibitor: STMicroelectronics
• Alloy Kore – Foundational Vehicle Software Platform; Exhibitor: Vector Informatik GmbH

Nominees of the category „Start-up“

• Embedder; Exhibitor: Embedder Tech Inc.
• "Myrmic" und "EdgeVance"; Exhibitor: Peeriot GmbH
• M8 operating system; Exhibitor: Sqrrl

Nominees of the category „Tools“

• Ambiq HeliaAOT; Exhibitor: Ambiq Micro
• MODI Factory; Exhibitor: LUXROBO
• C/C++test CT; Exhibitor: Parasoft