Design Innovation Award

Design Innovation Award

Presented by TechWorks / UKSIA

Recognising outstanding design innovation across semiconductor devices and components, photonics, equipment, IP and design tools, with the potential to deliver significant technical and commercial impact.

This award celebrates innovative design that delivers a novel or differentiated technical solution, addresses a clear market or industry need, and demonstrates the potential to create meaningful technical or commercial value. Applications may relate to semiconductor devices and components, photonics, equipment, IP, design tools or other relevant enabling technologies.

Which award should I enter?

This award recognises innovation in the design of a technology, device, tool or piece of equipment. Innovation centred primarily on the integration of technologies into an end product or system may be better suited to the Systems Innovation Award, while a fundamental new technical advance may be better suited to Breakthrough Technology of the Year.

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Nominee

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Award Application : Complete below or send as an attachment ensuring you address each question separately

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Q1: Please select the category which best describes your application

Q2: Please describe the design innovation and what makes it novel or differentiated. Please include, where relevant:

  • The problem, challenge or market opportunity being addressed
  • The key technical innovation or novel design approach
  • How the design differs from existing solutions or approaches
  • Any significant technical challenges that have been overcome
  • The potential technical or commercial impact of the innovation

Q4: Please describe the results or progress achieved to date and provide evidence of the impact or potential of the innovation. This might include:

  • Technical performance or validation
  • Prototype or product development
  • Intellectual property or patents
  • Customer or market validation
  • Commercial success or business potential
  • Productivity, cost, performance or other measurable improvements
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