IoT Device Design Space Quiz

Processors = Integration with memory and storage Sensors = Integration with communication modules Memory and storage = Integration with processors and sensors Communication modules = Integration with sensors and memory

IoT devices should operate at extremely low power levels but often not operate continuously. = Requirement for low power operation with intermittent usage They will also be sold in quantities that dwarf even those of mobile processors, which in turn require a very low price. = Mass production at low cost The sensors and MEMS communities have long been interested in IoT as an application for integrated sensors and actuators. = Interest from sensor and MEMS communities for integrated components Many commentators have called for a trillion sensor world. This goal is in fact very realistic given current industry capabilities. = Realistic goal for trillion sensor deployment with current industry capabilities

Sensing and actuation = Included in the cost of ownership Computation = Included in the cost of ownership Networking = Included in the cost of ownership Installation cost = Significant factor in the cost of ownership

<p>Energy-scavenging (energy-harvesting) technologies = Developed to overcome high wired power costs Physical mechanisms for energy conversion = Utilized to convert environmental energy for use Power supply and packaging = Part of completed IoT device including power consumption management Wired power = High cost and effort have encouraged development of alternative energy technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lifetime cost of ownership = Key metric for evaluating overall cost impact Cost of an IoT silicon includes several components: sensing and actuation, computation, networking, as well as packaging. = Components contributing to overall cost assessment High cost and effort of wired power have encouraged the development of energy-scavenging technologies. = Response to challenges in power supply management A range of physical mechanisms can be used to convert energy for use by the environment. = Diverse methods for environmental energy utilization</p> Signup and view all the answers