Finalists Include Analog Devices, Freescale and Texas Instruments
HONG KONG, Jan. 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources' (Nasdaq: GSOL) Electronic Engineering Times-China (EE Times-China) is set to select the best technology companies operating in mainland China from finalists including Analog Devices, Freescale Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Texas Instruments and Xilinx.
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Winners of the magazine's Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards, which recognize companies that enable mainland China design engineers to develop more sophisticated designs, are scheduled to be announced on March 5, 2007 at a gala dinner at the Marco Polo Hotel, Shenzhen.
"These are the companies that inspire innovation among mainland China's electronics engineers," said EE Times-China Publisher, Mark Saunderson.
"As China's electronic design becomes more sophisticated, the technologies these companies provide will be vital to enhancing product development."
The finalists by category are:
* Best Brand of the Year: Analog Devices, Freescale Semiconductor, ON
Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, Xilinx
* Outstanding Service of the Year: Analog Devices, Microchip Technology,
NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments
* Startup of the Year: Analogix Semiconductor, Apexone Microelectronics,
Montage Technology, Shanghai Jade Technologies, Teralane Semiconductor
Winners are to be decided by the ACE Awards judging panel:
* Tsinghua University, Institute of Microelectronics,
professor Wei Shaojun
* Gartner Dataquest Asia/Pacific Semiconductor Group principal analyst,
Oliver Xu
* iSuppli China director of research, Byron Wu
* China Computer Federation MCU Association chairman, Chen Zhang Long
* Skyworth Multimedia vice president and general manager of R&D, Wu Wei
* EE Times-China editor-in-chief, Yorbe Zhang
The awards coincide with the 12th International IC-China Conference and Exhibition.
A complete list of finalists is available at
http://www.eetchina.com/ace/EN/ACE2007/FINALIST07_EN.HTM .
Atmel Corporation is a gold sponsor of the 2007 ACE Awards in mainland China. More information on the awards is available at http://www.eetchina.com/ace/EN/HOME_EN.HTM .
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Together, these make up Global Sources' complete 'design-to-export' products and services for Greater China's electronics industry.
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About eMedia Asia Ltd
eMedia Asia Ltd. is a joint venture between Global Sources and CMP, a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum. The joint venture is a leading provider of new technology content, in print and online for thousands of technology specialists that drive the electronics industry in China and Asia. eMedia Asia Ltd. serves this community's ongoing need for the right information, at the right time through its integrated, local-language web networks, premier technical events and industry leading publications -- EE Times-Asia and Electronics Supply & Manufacturing-China.
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