2023 IDEA Awards: SiTime is the Big IDEA Winner
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.
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Machine Vision
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Additive & Materials Management
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Instant Design for Additive Manufacturability (DfAM) Analysis
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Branson GMX-HP Ultrasonic Metal Welder
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Automation & Controls
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N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches
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CIP Utilities and Automated Reporting Analytics Package
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Communications
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Computing
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Ambarella’s Centrally Processed 4D Imaging Radar Architecture for Autonomous Mobility Systems
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Design & Operations Software
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Interactive Datasheets for MOSFETs
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Electric Drives, Motors & Components
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SiT9396/7 Automotive Timing Family
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Electronic Components
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Elite RF SiT5376/SiT5377 Super-TCXOs
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P1B120 Mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SoC)
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Motion Control
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1/2 NPT HollowStream Liquid Atomizing Nozzle
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Sensors & Software
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Allen‑Bradley RightSight and VisiSight photoelectric sensors