FMS Awards 2026


Entry is now open! 

Entry Deadline: Friday, June 26


Our FMS award program serves as the industry’s ultimate showcase for the pioneering technologies, ingenious engineering, and visionary leadership that are redefining the boundaries of high-performance memory and storage. As the world’s largest conference dedicated to memory and storage, FMS celebrates excellence across three distinct pillars, honoring the technology of today, the pioneers of the past, and the leaders of tomorrow.


Our awards fall into three different categories:


1. Best of Show Awards

The Best of Show Awards represent the pinnacle of product and solution excellence, honoring the most transformative companies and technologies shaping the future of the memory and storage industry. Spanning a broad technical spectrum, from AI infrastructure, computational memory, and device engineering to connectivity standards, hyperscale implementations, and sustainability breakthroughs, these prestigious honors recognize the visionaries pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Please note: You must be a sponsor/exhibitor for the main event to enter the FMS Best of Show Awards. Contact Sean.Hartley@terrapinn.com for more details on sponsorship and exhibition packages.

2. Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest individual honor bestowed by FMS. It recognizes extraordinary individuals who have dedicated their careers to advancing the memory and storage industry. This award celebrates those whose leadership and technical contributions have fundamentally shaped the development, adoption, and evolution of the technologies that power our modern digital world.


3. SuperWomen of FMS Leadership Award

SuperWomen of FMS was created to promote and celebrate the success of women in the industry with the goal of encouraging more women to enter and succeed in our marketplace. The SuperWomen of FMS Leadership Award recognizes women who have shown outstanding leadership in the growth, development and use of flash memory and storage technologies. Each year, we proudly honor a new trailblazer to join this distinguished community of industry visionaries.

We look for those who have:

  • Created and/or promoted an important flash technology and storage (or a technology that flash superseded)
  • Created and/or promoted a significant new market category or offering with measurable impact on the industry ]
  • Shown leadership of a company, division, or business effort.


How to enter: 

  • To enter, click on the pages listed above, expand the category you wish to enter and click ENTER NOW. You will need to register on the platform before you can complete your entry. Please complete all questions when registering.
  • Note: you will receive an email with a validation code which must be added to complete the registration process. Please check your junk folder.
  • If you do not want to complete your entry in one sitting you can part complete your entry and come back to it later. Your information is automatically saved. Simply login again using the YOUR ACCOUNT tab in the menu to complete your entry.
  • To submit your entry, agree to the terms and conditions then click the CONTINUE button at the bottom of the page. If you forget your password please use the reset password link on the login page.
  • To find out more you can download the categories and entry brochure here