2026 Best of Sensors winners announced at Sensors Converge

Questex’s Sensors Converge and Fierce Sensors this week unveiled the 2026 Best of Sensors Awards winners at a special program during the Sensors Converge 2026 event in Santa Clara, California. 

The awards recognize the most cutting-edge technologies, pioneering leaders, and innovative companies across the sensors, electronics, and embedded systems landscape. Winners were selected from an outstanding number of submissions and evaluated by a panel of industry judges.

David Drain, Show Director, Sensors Converge said, “Our awards program has long stood as the leading platform for honoring achievements in the sensors industry. We are proud to celebrate the transformative technologies, forward-thinking leaders and pioneering companies driving the future of sensing, connectivity and automation. We congratulate all of the winners on their remarkable accomplishments.”

The 2026 Best of Sensors Awards winners include:

Product Innovation Awards

Recognizing groundbreaking advancements in sensor technology and the electronics ecosystem:

Best Agriculture & Environmental Solution

Electro Scan Solar Drone – Electro Scan Inc.

Best AI & Edge Computing Solution

PolyEdge Multifunction Sensor, submitted by Tiami Networks

Best Automotive & Mobility Solution

Teradar Summit, submitted by Teradar

Best Healthcare & Wearable Solution

AI Gesture Recognition with Analog Front-End IC for EMG – Aizip, Inc. & Asahi Kasei, Microdevices Corporation

Best Imaging & Optical Sensing Solution

Polar ID, submitted by Metalenz

Best Industrial & IIoT Solution

MethaneTrack Automated Continuous Emissions Monitoring System, submitted by NevadaNano

Best Instrumentation & Test Solution

MEMS mass flow sensor FS4000 – Siargo Ltd.

Best IoT & Connectivity Solution

InPlay IN120 NanoBeacon Wireless Sensor SoC – InPlay Inc

Best MEMS Solution

STA320 DualMode MEMS Oscillator – STATHERA

Best Power & Sustainability Solution

BQ41Z90 with Dynamic Z-Track technology – Texas Instruments

Best Smart Infrastructure Solution

SCD53 – Sensirion

Individual & Community Excellence Finalists

Celebrating the individuals and companies shaping the industry:

Company of the Year

STMicroelectronics

Startup of the Year

Aizip, Inc.

Executive of the Year

Rajesh Vashist, CEO & Chairman of the Board, SiTime

Woman of the Year

Tianyue Yu, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Q3D Sensing, Inc.

A list of the winners also can be viewed on the Sensors Converge website. In addition to the Best of Sensors Award winners, the Fierce Sensors 2026 Rising Stars were also celebrated. View the Rising Stars here.

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