Special Issue On Circuits And Systems For The Internet Of Things-From Sensing To Sensemaking

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the interconnection of everyday objects endowed with sensing, processing, communication and energy management capabilities [item 1) in the Appendix] (the “IoT nodes”). Being at the beginning of its “S curve” in terms of stage of adoption [item 2) in the Appendix] (see “innovators” in Fig. 1 ), the IoT promises to be the next big wave that will further raise the technological and economic impact of the semiconductor industry. More than a decade from now, the massive adoption of IoT technologies (see “late majority” in Fig. 1 ) is expected to expand the number of connected devices per person to the order of a thousand, thus reaching an unprecedented scale of trillions of connected devices [item 3) in the Appendix].