UBM Canon's EDN Announces the 2014 Hot 100; Showcases the Electronics Industry's Most Significant Products of the Year

Nov 19, 2014

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's EDN announced the 2014 EDN Hot 100 celebrating the electronics industry's most significant products of the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness, and popularity. The technologies range from ICs and components, to software, test instruments, development tools, and sensors.

"With technology advancing and changing as quickly as ever, there was certainly no lack of new and interesting products for EDN's editors to choose from when selecting this year's Hot 100 Products. This year's list leaves no doubt as to the hottest technology trends, with mobile, wearables, connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT) - along with related areas of sensing, security and low power - all heavily represented. And emerging technologies like 3D rapid prototyping/printing, wireless power and indoor location also made an appearance," said Rich Pell, Chief Technical Editor, EDN.

The EDN Hot 100 award winners include:

Analog:

Linear Technology	LTC6268 ultra-low input bias current op amp
Maxim Integrated	Max11300 Field Programmable Analog Array
Wolfson Microelectronics	WM5102S Audio Hub codec
Texas Instruments	OPA192 precision op amp
Conexant	CX20952 HD audio codec
SiTime	SiT1552 MEMS TCXO
Cymbet	EnerChip RTC IC
Intersil	ISL71590SEH rad-hard temperature sensor
InvenSense	ICS-40720 analog MEMS microphone
Akustica	AKU346 MEMS microphone

Boards & Development Tools:

ARM	mbed IoT Device Platform
NXP Semiconductors	Smartphone Quick-Jack Solution
Raspberry Pi Foundation	Raspberry Pi Model B
BotFactory	Squink "screen-to-machine" desktop electronics factory
Ynvisible	Printoo printed electronics prototyping platform
Silicon Laboratories	SLSTK3201A environmental sensing kit
Arduino, Atmel	Arduino Wi-Fi Shield 101
Nordic Semiconductor	nRF51822 Beacon Kit
Sierra Wireless	Legato open source embedded platform
ON Semiconductor	Struix system-in-package precision-sensing solution

Components & Packaging:

Laird Technologies	Board-level EMI shield
Molex	Hozox EMI absorption sheets
Vishay Precision Group	AUR series Z-Foil resistors
Texas Instruments	TPS2592 e-fuse
Cree	C2M0025120D SiC MOSFET
Maxwell Technologies	K2 series 3400-F capacitor
Elma Electronic	A47 Series audio attenuator
Wurth Elektronik	Wireless power coils
Hammond Electronics	1593HAM molded enclosure for Raspberry Pi

EDA/IP:

Altium	CircuitMaker PCB design tool
Mouser	MultiSIM BLUE Component Evaluator
Mentor Graphics	Designer Schematic tool
National Instruments	Multisim Touch
Mentor Graphics	Expedition xSD Systems Designer
Cadence Design Systems	Protium rapid prototyping platform
Synopsys	DesignWare LPDDR4 IP

Memory & Storage:

Toshiba	e-MMC NAND chips
Spansion	HyperFlash NOR flash memory
Microchip Technology	SST38VF640xB 64-Mbit parallel flash memory

MCUs & Processors:

Analog Devices	ADSP-BF70x digital signal processor
Freescale Semiconductor	Kinetis KL03 MCU
Imagination Technologies	MIPS M5150 and M5100 cores
XMOS	xCORE-XA configurable multicore MCU
Atmel	SAM G family of Cortex-M4-based MCUs
Microchip Technology	PIC16(L)F170X/1X 8-bit MCUs
Texas Instruments	MSP430FR59x/69x FRAM MCUs
STMicroelectronics	STM32F0x2 Cortex-M0-core MCUs
Lapis Semiconductor	ML610Q304 8-bit MCU
NXP Semiconductors	LPC11E6x Cortex-M0+ based MCUs
Texas Instruments	C2000 Piccolo F2807x 32-bit MCUs

Optoelectronics & Lighting:

Plessey Semiconductors	PLW138003 dotLED white LED
LUXeXceL	LUXeXceL 3D printed optics
Cree	LMH2 LED module
Osram Opto Semiconductor	Synios E4014 LED
Lumex	TitanBrite High-Voltage, Low-Current LED
Bridgelux	V10 and V15 light engines
Crystal IS	Optan UVLEDs
SemiLEDs	ReadyMount white chip-scale LEDs

Power Management:

STMicroelectronics	EnFilm advanced rechargeable batteries
Microchip Technology	MCP39F501 power monitoring IC
Panasonic	CG-320 lithium-ion battery
Texas Instruments	LMR22007 DC/DC buck regulator
Spansion	MB39C811 and MB39C831 power management ICs
Freescale Semiconductor	MWCT1xxx/A programmable wireless charging ICs
Analog Devices	ADP5090 boost regulator
Linear Technology	LT3669 IO-Link PHY-compatible industrial transceiver
Texas Instruments	bq25100 single-cell Li-ion charger
Freescale Semiconductor	MM9Z1J638 intelligent battery sensor

Programmable Logic:

Altera	MAX10 FPGA family
Tabula	DesignInsight FPGA technology
Lattice Semiconductor	MachXO3L instant-on, non-volatile FPGA
Microsemi	SmartFusion2 SoC and IGLOO2 FPGAs

Sensors:

PNI Sensor	RM3100 geomagnetic sensor
Silicon Laboratories	Si1132/4x digital UV index sensors
Melexis	MLX90621 IR sensor array
Omron Electronic Components	2SMPB-01-01 absolute pressure sensor
Cambridge CMOS Sensors	CCS800 miniature gas sensor
ams	AS5600 magnetic position sensor
Bosch Sensortec	BME280 environmental sensor
B&B Electronics	Wzzard sensing platform
Murata	LT-1PA01 proximity and illuminance sensor

Test & Measurement:

ETS-Lindgren	EMField Generator
National Instruments	NI VirtualBench
Fluke	Fluke Connect
Tektronix	MDO3000 multifunction oscilloscope
Teledyne LeCroy	LabMaster 10-100Zi oscilloscope
Keysight Technologies	Infiniium Z-series oscilloscopes
Yokogawa	PX8000 Precision Power Scope
Rohde & Schwarz	RTE oscilloscopes
Audio Precision	APx555 audio analyzer
Pico Technology	PicoScope for Linux
Keysight Technologies	M937XA PXIe VNA

Wireless/Networking:

DecaWave	DWM1000 indoor location module
Microchip Technology	RN4020 Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy module
LG Innotek	LG 4403 Bluetooth Smart SiP module
Digi International	ConnectCore 6 wireless M2M module
CSR	Multi Spider ORG4572 GNSS receiver module
Isola	Tachyon-100G laminate material
Nordic Semiconductor	S130 SoftDevice Bluetooth v4.1-compliant protocol stack
Linear Technology	LTC5599 direct conversion I/Q modulator

For the complete list of EDN's Hot 100 products, visit: http://www.edn.com/electronics-products/other/4437460/EDN-Hot-100-products-of-2014/?_mc=pr_edn_bcs_hot100

For more detailed information, companies with EDN Hot 100 products should contact Carly Cohen, Marketing Coordinator, EDN at carly.cohen@ubm.com.

About EDN
EDN is an online community intended to help engineers get from concept to reality. EDN offers deep-dive technical content along with a community experience where the latest in design techniques, technologies, and methodologies meld with the simplest and most useful online interaction tools. EDN celebrates all that is the engineer – from deep down technical views, to informed opinions, to knowledge and schematics sharing, to creative design and all aspects of life as an engineer. From day one, EDN has been written by engineers, for engineers, feeding design know-how and experience back to the engineering community as a trusted source. EDN is part of UBM Canon, the leading B-to-B event producer, publisher, and digital media company for the world's $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry.

About UBM Canon
UBM Canon is the leading B-to-B event producer, publisher, and digital media company for the world's $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry. Our print and electronic products deliver trusted information to the advanced manufacturing market and leverage our proprietary 1.3 million name database to connect suppliers with buyers and purchase influencers. We produce more than 50 events and conferences in a dozen countries, connecting manufacturing professionals from around the globe. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B-to-B communities and markets.

For more information on EDN please contact:
Carly Cohen, Marketing Coordinator, EDN
T: 212.600.3294, E: carly.cohen@ubm.com

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