Silicon Labs, a company that’s into making analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has said its ARM-based energy-friendly microcontroller (MCU) technology and sub-GHz wireless connectivity solution for the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart metering markets had won two prestigious awards in the China microelectronics industry.
The ultra-low-energy MCU technology powering Silicon Labs’ EFM32 Zero Gecko family won a 2014 EDN China Innovation Award in the category of ‘Innovation Excellence: Leading Technologies.’
Held annually for the past ten years, the EDN China Innovation Awards are widely recognized as one of the electronics industry’s most distinguished honors. The awards were announced at the 2014 EDN China Innovation Awards Ceremony held recently in Shanghai. Award winners are selected by a panel of EDN China editors and electronics industry leaders, as well as votes from EDN China’s community of 800,000 registered Online readers and website members.
Silicon Labs’ Si4438 EZRadioPRO wireless transceiver won recognition as the ‘Best Smart Energy Solution’ in the 2013-2014 China Best IC and Electronic Products Solution Award-Winning Program.
The annual awards program is administered by the Microelectronics Development Center, China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and organised by China ECNet (ECCN.com), China Electronics Purchasing Association (CEPA) and Global Electronics China Magazine (GEC). Winners are chosen by a panel of industry experts and registered online users of ECCN.com. With more than 630,000 registered members, ECCN is a leading Internet portal for China’s electronics industry.
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