Check out the California manufacturers who made the bracket in 2025. With everything from groundbreaking transportation products to cutting-edge medical tech, our state’s industry excellence was on full display.
2025 Bracket
2025 Winner
About the X-59
Made in Palmdale, CA, meet the X-59 – Skunk Works® and NASA’s game-changing experimental jet that’s about to revolutionize air travel. This sleek supersonic marvel breaks the sound barrier above while keeping things whisper-quiet for everyone below. No more earthshaking sonic booms, just a gentle thump!
The X-59 will be used to collect community response data on the acceptability of a quiet sonic boom generated by the unique design of the aircraft. The data will help NASA provide regulators with the information needed to establish an acceptable commercial supersonic noise standard to lift the ban on commercial supersonic travel over land.
This breakthrough would open the door to an entirely new global market for aircraft manufacturers, enabling passengers to travel anywhere in the world in half the time it takes today.
2024 Bracket
See the 2024 contestants! Voters favored products from firefighting gear to edible cups (yes, you read that right). California is home to some of the most innovative people and companies!
2024 Winner
About the World's Fastest Microchip
Made in Redondo Beach, CA, this tiny microchip is one hundred times smaller than a grain of rice and one-tenth the width of a human hair, yet it operates at one trillion cycles per second; blowing by the speed of certain sound frequencies which seem to be moving at a glacial pace and averaging less than 100 cycles per second.
Back in 2012, the record set for the ‘fastest microchip’ was 850 gigahertz, which seems pretty quick, yet THz is operating 150 billion cycles faster than that.
The THz chip, manufactured at the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) Space Park Foundry, has held the Guinness World Record since 2014 for being the fastest microchip in production today. Speed is the name of the game for this technology, which astounds people when they witness its size, or ‘lack thereof.’
2023 Bracket
The 2023 contest was the first year of the competition in California. We saw products ranging from handcrafted guitars to pharmaceutical breakthroughs, and so much more.
2023 Winner
About the Tesla Model Y
Made in Fremont, CA, the Model Y is a midsize electric SUV with award-winning safety and convenient technology features. The vehicle is equipped with four doors, five seats, and two trunks (front and rear). It debuted in the U.S. market in January 2020.
The athletically tuned exterior features sharp lines and lean surfaces, a sloped roofline, and new aerodynamic alloy wheels for unparalleled efficiency. You can travel farther and get there faster while using less energy.
With high tech features for entertainment, remote control, and safety, the Model Y can help you adventure up to 321 miles of EPA estimated range on a single charge.
