Nordic Semiconductor Selected as Finalist for Bluetooth LE Development Kit in ACE Awards
Published2017.11.27 14:36Nordic Semiconductor announced that its Nordic Thingy:52 Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth Low Energy) development kit has been selected as a finalist for the Best Award in the highly competitive 'Development Kit' category of the ACE Awards (Annual Creativity in Electronics Awards).
The Nordic Thingy:52 is a development kit based on Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52832 Bluetooth LE SoC (System-on-Chip) and S132 SoftDevice (RF software protocol). This development kit enables app developers without specialized firmware coding expertise to rapidly design and demonstrate IoT (Internet of Things) devices, related mobile devices, and internet applications without relying on high-level development tools.
The Development Kit category of the ACE Awards is evaluated through submissions of critical engineering support tools required for important analysis by panels composed of 15 experts from major electronics and semiconductor suppliers. Since being selected as a finalist or winning this award is recognized as considerable honor in the industry, companies worldwide engage in fierce competition. Three companies, including Nordic and major semiconductor suppliers from the United States and Japan, were selected as finalists for the 2017 award.
The ACE Awards are organized by UBM, a global B2B event organization headquartered in London, and are conducted jointly with EETimes and EDN, leading electronics design publications in the United States. This award recognizes the best representing today's electronics industry across multiple fields including cutting-edge electronics products, startup companies, design teams, and executives. Additionally, this award encourages new talent development and innovation, contributes to the advancement of global technology, business and culture, and pays tribute to the lifetime achievements of industry's finest experts with practical influence.
Suzanne Deffree, a spokesperson for the organizers, stated, "The finalists have demonstrated the remarkable progress achieved by the electronics industry this year." She added, "In particular, outstanding products were submitted for this award, which presented challenges in the judges' evaluation. The companies selected as finalists should take great pride in what they have accomplished."
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