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Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards
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<p>The Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, or Technology and Engineering Emmys, are one of two sets of <a href="/facts/Emmy_Awards/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Awards</a> that are presented for outstanding achievement in engineering development in the television industry. The Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards are presented by the <a href="/facts/National_Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences/sDn8SlE1">National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences</a> (NATAS), while the separate <a href="/facts/Primetime_Engineering_Emmy_Awards/RmDKHpqu">Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards</a> are given by its sister organization the <a href="/facts/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%2526_Sciences/c1lwaXMI">Academy of Television Arts & Sciences</a> (ATAS). </p><p>A Technology and Engineering Emmy can be presented to an individual, a company, or to a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies which either represent so extensive an improvement on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected the transmission, recording, or reception of television. The award is determined by a special panel composed of highly qualified, experienced engineers in the television industry. </p>