The Ultimate Products of the Year Award – awarded to the most significant product introduced in the last 12 months in seven categories - is determined by a large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category are chosen by qualified readers of the EE Times and eeProductCenter.com on a quarterly basis via electronic balloting. A list of nominees with accompanying editorial reviews is provided to the readers by expert editors.

The EE Times ACE Awards is presented in 18 categories and judged by a blue-ribbon panel of industry experts comprised of the leading voices of academia, industry, and Wall Street executives. The judges choose winners in seven categories. Winners in the additional 11 categories are either peer-to-peer or editorially selected. “This year’s ACE Awards finalists mark a shift in the industry, as the electronics industry becomes more focused on creating technologies attractive to consumers – from educational toys, to microphones, cell phones, and light sensors,” said Brian Fuller, editor in chief of EE Times. “The 2007 finalists represent the execution of forward-thinking technologies, and creativity that captures the imagination of consumers, illustrating the influence that electronics and embedded design professionals have on today’s culture.”

The EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards celebrates the creators of technology who demonstrate leadership and innovation in the global industry and shape the world we live in. These creators, as well as their innovations, will be recognized at the EE Times ACE Awards Gala on April 3, 2007, as a part of CMP Technology's Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley--the largest electronic systems design event in North America. The CMP Technology Electronics Group is the premier technology and business media brand serving the information needs of the creators of technology worldwide. Offering a full suite of products and services to reach electronics technology professionals throughout the world, the CMP Technology Electronics Group addresses the most targeted audience and delivers actionable information to marketers in the electronics technology community.

Every month, the CMP Technology Electronics Group distributes more than 1 million copies of its print publications, including the EE Times, to subscribers in more than 23 countries. Online viewers from 100 countries view more than 8 million pages on its websites in 7 languages, including the EETimes.com and TechOnline. More than 40,000 decision makers attend its Embedded Systems Conference every year in Boston, Silicon Valley, China, and Taiwan.