MEMS and Sensors are the key enablers of Internet of Things
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MEMS and Sensors are the key enablers of Internet of Things Michele Tronconi Design Manager Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group STMicroelectronics Sept. 26 th , 2013
Transcript of MEMS and Sensors are the key enablers of Internet of Things
MEMS and Sensors are the key
enablers of Internet of Things
Michele Tronconi
Design Manager
Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group
STMicroelectronics
Sept. 26th, 2013
2 Agenda
MEMS & Sensors for the Humanization of Technology
MEMS & Sensors for Augmented Applications
Conclusion
ST driving the revolution
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MEMS & Sensors for the
Humanization of Technology
4 Sensing the World
• Humans interact with the environment through
their senses
• Sensors can enrich human interaction with the
surroundings
• Sensors create a more interactive and immersive
world
Humanization of
Technology
Hear
Taste
Smell
Touch
&Feel
See
5 Evolution of Human Interface Technology
Type
1940’s
2006
Move
2007
Touch
2013
Look
Think
20XX
2010
Gesture
2012
Talk/Listen
Click
1980’s
6 Google Phone Wearable Device Optical Image
Stabilization
ST LSM330D
3-axis
accelerometer +
3-axis
gyroscope
Source:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motoro
la+Moto+X+Teardown/16867/1
Microphone & Pressure
Sensor
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Humanization of Technology What is coming?
Wearable Technology
Contextual Awareness
Technology
Internet of Things Volume
Velocity Variety
Big Data
8 Wearable Technology
Intelligent
Connected
Aware
Always on
(and on you)
Intuitive
Open
Platform
Key Enablers:
0
30
60
90
120
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
MEMS market for wearable and fitness*
Sensors Microcontroller RF
*Source: IHS iSuppli
M$
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…and their environment Sensing the user…
Contextual Awareness
User
Infrastructure Tasks
Giving you information that’s relevant to what you’re doing
User
MEMS MEMS MEMS
Make the user interaction implicit – Build smart environments
Noise
Pressure
Light
…
Accel.
Compass
Gyro
…
Temp.
Humidity
Bio
…
10 Internet of Things
Smart
Security
Smart Power
Sensors
Wireless
Communication
Secured
Microcontrollers
Connected
Secure
Low power
Managed
Smart sensors in smart connected systems pave the road to “Trillion Sensors”
Healthcare
Home
or
Office
Fitness &
Wellness
Automotive
/Industrial
City
“Thing”
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MEMS & Sensors for
Augmented Applications
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Smart systems for a better world
Sense the world everywhere, all the time
Share data, analyze and make decisions
Act autonomously or assist action
Improve safety everywhere Improve health and wellness
Optimize energy distribution and consumption
Optimize use and allocation of resources
Make everyday environments smarter and greener
Improve the user experience
Reduce emissions and waste
h 13 The Smallest Smart System in the
World in 10 mm3
Sensors + Microcontroller + Low Power Radio
14 …many challenges to overcome
Multiple
communication
standards
Multiple sensors
and data collection
Processing
capability
everywhere
Reliable, long-
lifetime devices
Availability of
very low-power
technologies
Security Privacy
Data availability
and integrity
Cost effective
technology
Societal
challenges
Social responsibility Environmental
impact Safety
Technological
challenges
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Heterogeneous Integration
• Getters
• Polymers
• Shape Memory Alloy
• Piezoelectric (PZT)
• SiC & GaN
• Graphene
The Enabling Factors of Smart Systems
• Wafer Level Packaging
(Staked Multi Dice)
• New interconnections
(Bondless. Sintering, Cu on Cu)
• Smart System In Package (SiP)
• Moore’s Law: Miniaturization
• More than Moore: Functionalities
• 3D Structure : i.e. MEMS
• Through-Silicon Vias
• Orientation & Localization
Algorithms
• Embedded Predictive &
Reactive Capabilities
C
New Materials Silicon Technologies
Package IPs & Software
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Motion Hub: Six Axis and Nine Axis...and
Software
Motion Sensors
Accelerometer + Gyroscope
Accelerometer + Magnetic Accelerometer + Gyroscope
+ Magnetic
Sensors and Microcontroller
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Environmental Hub: 3x3 mm2 Barometer in
the Market 17
LPS331APTR
Smallest Size Barometer
In High Volume Production
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Acoustic Hub: MEMS Microphones
Everywhere
Listening the future…
19 Merging three HUBs
Environmental HUB Pressure
Temperature
Humidity
Pico-projector
Acoustic HUB Microphones
Loudspeakers
Motion HUB Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Compass
RF
Connectivity Microcontroller
20 Medicine & Tele-Health
Glaucoma Lens
(MEMS)
Insulin Nano pumps
(MEMS)
Sensors: pH, humidity, Oxygen, CO2,
Blood gas analysis, Continuous Glucose
Sensors, Chemical sensors
ECG
(Analog)
Respiratory equipment
Food monitoring
Toxicants detection
Bio-reactors, Agriculture
21 Smart(er) Environments
New “silicon-intensive” markets are opening
Smart Home Smart Car Smart Phone
Smart Farm Smart City
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ST driving the Sensor Revolution
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ST Leading the Global MEMS World with a Rainbow of Products
First MEMS company to reach $1,000M!
2005 – 2012 STMicroelectronics revenue estimation
ST Solution
Enabling the Internet of Things 24
Sensors
(MEMS)
Analog
(ASSP) MCU
Wireless
(RF)
Sensors
(MEMS)
Analog
(ASSP)
Wireless
(RF)
Sensors
Smart Sensors + On-Board Radio
Sensors & Radio in Smart System RF
Sport &
wellness Healthcare House/Building Logistics
Factory
automation
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Smart systems for a better world
Sense the world everywhere, all the time
Share data, analyze and make decisions
Act autonomously or assist action
Improve safety everywhere Improve health and wellness
Optimize energy distribution and consumption
Optimize use and allocation of resources
Make everyday environments smarter and greener
Improve the user experience
Reduce emissions and waste
26 Thank You
