A global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, Analog Devices, Inc. has been recognized as the Golden Mousetrap Award Best Product Winner in the Test & Measurement category by Design News magazine for the ADXL001 iMEMS® high-bandwidth industrial vibration and shock sensor. The ADXL001 industrial vibration and shock sensor, based on Analog Devices’ iMEMS Motion Signal Processing® technology, allows designers of industrial process control instruments to cost-effectively incorporate high-performance, dependable, high-bandwidth vibration monitoring into their applications via an easy-to-use sensor solution.

Editor-in-chief, Design News, John Dodge, declared: “Our Golden Mousetrap Awards give innovators the recognition they justly deserve“. He adds: “We extend our sincerest congratulations to the winners and finalists.”

Design News, for more than 20 years, has recognized the most significant individual and corporate technical achievements in the electronics community. The ADXL001 was chosen by a panel of editors from among from hundreds of entries, and the magazine’s readers chose Analog Devices’ ADXL001 sensor from among four finalists.

Vice president, Micromachined Products Division, Analog Devices, Mark Martin, commented: “We are honored that Design News has recognized the ADXL001 for its ability to deliver significant cost-savings and increased productivity to industrial equipment manufacturers.”

The ADXL001 sensor, introduced in May 2008, enables improved monitoring of equipment performance and reduces costly downtime due to unforeseen system failures on the factory floor. Vibration analysis is an important preventative maintenance tool in today’s factory environment; however, vibration analysis has been cost-prohibitive for many industrial applications. The ADXL001—at one-third the cost of competing sensors—allows vibration monitoring to be performed continuously and cost effectively without interrupting normal equipment operation.