We are proud to announce that Mouna Elkhatib, Co-Founder, CEO & CTO of AONDevices, has been named a finalist for the Woman of the Year award at the 2026 Best of Sensors Awards, presented annually at Sensors Converge — the leading conference for the global sensors and electronics industry.
The Best of Sensors Awards recognize the pioneers, disruptors, and bold thinkers redefining the future of sensing. The Woman of the Year category specifically honors female leaders making significant contributions to the sensors and sensing technology industry.
Mouna’s nomination reflects her decade-long work building AONDevices from the ground up — developing the silicon, algorithms, and platform tooling that make always-on edge AI viable in real-world, battery-constrained devices. Under her leadership, AONDevices has shipped production-ready processors running voice, sound, and sensor fusion inference at under 260μW, earned the Best Audio Application Product Award at tinyML 2024, and built an ecosystem of partners including TDK InvenSense, Renesas, Realtek, Atmosic, and P-Logic.
Her vision has consistently centered on a simple premise: intelligence should run where the device lives, not where the cloud does. That conviction has shaped every product AONDevices has built — from the AON1100™ M3 chip to the AONx360™ end-to-end AI platform.
Mouna joins a shortlist of finalists that includes CEOs from Zoox, Rogue Valley Microdevices, SiTime, and Q3D Sensing — a recognition that places AONDevices among the most consequential companies shaping the next generation of sensing and edge intelligence.
Winners will be announced live on May 6, 2026 at Sensors Converge 2026.
About Sensors Converge Sensors Converge is the premier event for the sensors, electronics, and edge AI industry. The Best of Sensors Awards program recognizes the most innovative technologies, visionary companies, and standout individuals advancing the global sensing ecosystem.
About AONDevices AONDevices, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in super-low-power, always-on edge AI solutions. The company develops AI chips, lightweight ML algorithms, and the AONx360™ software platform for voice, sound, and sensor fusion applications across wearables, smart home, automotive, and industrial IoT.
