2021 winners of the EM Best of Industry Awards in a virtual ceremony today celebrating its 7th edition with over 8500 online viewers.
Fifty companies were selected as finalists for pushing boundaries and inspiring groundbreaking achievements. The momentous event featured special guest Mr. Mr. Sanjeev Keskar, President, Confederation of Indian MSME in ESDM & IT and the CEO of Arvind Consultancy.
EM Best award is for Best Individual Contributors, Organizations that drive the industry forward, and provide them with a platform to showcase their achievements & product successes. This will help in furthering the growth of the electronics Industry thereby challenges to reach the next level.
Submissions were judged based on the value to the marketplace, the impact of the problems it solves or issues it addresses and the uniqueness of the design.
In its seventh year, EM Awards were sponsored by Electrolube, Mouser Electronics and ASM Assembly.
Recognizing excellence in electronics industry across different categories, the winners for the 2021 EM Best of Industry Awards are:
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Winners of 7th EM Best Awards 2021
| Award Name | Winners |
| LEADERSHIP AWARDS | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Mr. Dwarka Prasad Aggarwal, Chairman, Pilot Industries Ltd. |
| Most Innovative Company of the Year Award | Electrolube MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions |
| Business resilience award | Western Digital |
| Electronics Manufacturer of the Year Award | KWK Resistors India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Future Mobility Partner of the Year Award | Infineon Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Start-up of the Year Award | Virtual Forest |
| Electronics Component Distributor of the Year Award | Mouser Electronics India Pvt Ltd. |
| Outstanding Global Component Brands Distributor of the Year Award | Digi-Key Electronics |
| Electromechanical Distributor of the Year Award | Heilind Asia Pacific (SG) Pte. Ltd. |
| Outstanding e-commerce Distributor of the Year Award | element14 |
| Service Excellence Distributor of the Year Award | Mouser Electronics India Pvt Ltd. |
| Best Performing Distributor of the Year | Rabyte Electronics Pvt. Ltd. |
| Regional Components Distributor of the Year Award | Cirkit Electrocomponents |
| Best Overseas Manufacturer’s Representative in India Award | Saison Components & Solutions |
| PR & Marketing Excellence of the Year Award | Ms Nidhi Sehgal Kaul, Integrated Marketing & Communications, Manager-India, STMicroelectronics |
| SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS | |
| Global Sustainability Company of the Year Award | STMicroelectronics Pvt Ltd. |
| Green Mobility Company of the Year Award | EA Elektro-Automatik |
| TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARDS | |
| Most Innovative Product of the Year Award | Analog Devices ADI’s wBMS |
| AI product Innovator of the Year Award | Avnet |
| Smart Factory Solution of the Year Award | ASM Assembly Systems India Pte Ltd |
| Wireless Semiconductor Product of the Year Award | u-blox JODY-W2 series |
| Automotive Semiconductor Product of the Year Award | Infineon 650 V CoolSiC™ Hybrid Discrete |
| Industrial Semiconductor Product of the Year Award | TI Sitara AM2x MCUs |
| Microcontroller Product Innovation of the Year Award | STMicroelectronics STM32U5 MCUs |
| Power Supply Product of the Year Award | Mornsun LM Series |
| Industrial Power Supply Product of the Year Award | Recom RS3E family |
| Sensor Innovation of the Year Award | ON Semiconductor RSL10 Smart Shot Camera |
| High Performance Computing Innovation of the Year Award | Microchip XpressConnect™ family |
| Excellence in LED Innovation Award | Osram GINOLED Flex |
| Power Semiconductor Product of the Year Award | GaN Systems automotive-grade 650V transistors. The GS-065-060-5-B-A |
| LED Lighting Product of the Year Award | Signify’s UV-C Lighting |
| Industry4.0 Innovation of the Year Award | Kurtz Ersa India – Smart Technologies Private Limited |
| Internet of Things Innovation Award | Arrow Electronics India Pvt Ltd |
| EV product of the Year Award | Magenta ChargeGrid |
| Design Tools of the Year Award | Digi-Key Scheme-it |
| Medical Product Innovation of the Year Award | Mitsubishi Electric iQ Monozukuri FACEMASK package |
| Connectors Product of the Year Award | Harwin Kona Connectors |
| Electromechanical Product of the Year Award | Littelfuse ARP Series |
| Best Sensors Innovation of the Year Award | PIC GmbH |
| Innovative Payment Solutions Platform of the Year Award | NXP mWallet 2GO |
| Innovative IoT Application of the Year Award | Nordic Semiconductor’s cellular IoT SiP nRF9160 |
| SMT Equipments Manufacturer of the Year Award | ASM Assembly Systems India Pte Ltd |
| SMT Product Innovation of the Year Award | KYZEN Cleaning Materials AQUANOX A4382 |
| Innovative Conformal Coating Product of the Year Award | Electrolube UV Cure Conformal Coating |
| Innovative Soldering Station Product of the Year Award | Metcal GT Series |
| Electronics Assembly Materials Innovation of the Year Award | Indium Corporation Durafuse™ LT |
| SMT Printing Solution Innovation of the Year | DEK TQ stencil printer |
| Innovative PCB Design Software | Altium Designer |
| Test and Measurement Product Innovation of the Year Award | R&S RTS radar test system |
| Oscilloscope Product of the Year award | PicoScope 4000 Series PC-based oscilloscope |
| Spectrum Analyser Product of the Year award | Keysight N9934B FieldFox Handheld Microwave Spectrum Analyzer, 6.5 GHz |
| Wireless Test Product of the Year award | Anritsu ME7803NR RF Regulatory Test System |
| Power Quality & Harmonics Analyser Product of the Year | Kusam Meco Multifunction Power & harmonics Analyser MODEL KM 2300 |
| Multimeter Product of the Year | Meco Instruments Pvt. Ltd. |
