American Semiconductor, Inc. was awarded Best Technology Development for the IoT in 2018 by IDTechEx for its new FleX- NFC , flexible NFC technology. 

“Our team worked very hard to go beyond the SOC capability they won the Best Wearable Component award for last year. It is a great honor for us at American Semiconductor to receive the 2018 award for Best Technology Development for IoT for our FleX-NFC product. This continued industry recognition confirms American Semiconductor’s leadership in FHE. In 2019, we will continue expanding FHE capability with the release of Bluetooth ICs as an addition to our FleX product line, furthering our leadership role,” said Doug Hackler, American Semiconductor president and CEO. 
 
“Years from now, we will look back at 2019 as a pivotal moment in the evolution and accessibility of high functioning FHE products in our everyday lives," said Richard Ellinger, VP of sales and marketing said. "We are adding FHE assembly to our portfolio of services in Q1-2019, and enhancing our FleX conversion manufacturing line to reduce cycle time and speed to market for everyone. All of us at American Semiconductor are very excited to lead this new age of electronics.”