Synaptics Inc. was named the winner of the most innovative product in the Connectivity category of the Best of Sensors Awards 2022 for its SYN4381 Triple Combo SoC (system-on-chip). Entries for the awards were judged based on value to the marketplace, the uniqueness of design, and the impact the design had on addressing issues in the sensor ecosystem.

Michael Hurlston is CEO of Synaptics, a publicly-traded developer of hardware and software used in many products, including touchpads in computers, autos and smart home devices.

In March, Synaptics showcased innovations at tinyML Summit, including edge AI tech with low-power SoCs relying on neural network engines for vision, sound-detection and speech processing. In an industrial setting, the technology can be used to remotely read multiple digital meters at once, eliminating the need to create separate connections for each meter.

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Q&A with Lumotive, Sensors Converge Startup of the Year

Lumotive has the reputation as the “startup that other tech companies want to work with,” and is now paired up with auto, industrial and smartphone suppliers to integrate LiDAR-based 3D sensing systems into new products. Founded in 2018, the company was recently named Startup of the Year in a competition with other startups at Sensors Converge 2021.

Co-founders Gleb Akselrod, Ph.D., an expert in photonics and optoelectronics, and entrepreneur William Colleran, Ph.D., relied on initial funding from Bill Gates and others.

During the Sensors event, the company showed a new Meta-LiDAR Platform, a small and cost-effective 3D sensor with a LiDAR device and patented beam steering technology and software-defined scan mode. It is powered by Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface silicon using a standard CMOS process.

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