Is IoT coming to the rescue of semiconductor?
Cheng‐Wen Wu · 2016
The notion of Internet-of-Things (IoT) has been around for decades, and has been seriously discussed in the industry and academia in the past ten years at least. It has long been identified, or expected, as the main driving force of growth for many industries in the future. However, so far there is not so much evidence that IoT will likely give a great boost to the semiconductor industry (that we are all concerned here) in the near future. People are realizing that IoT is NOT a tangible industry, but instead just a phenomenon or notion of industry migration toward “Smart and Connected Everything.” As IC test engineers or scientists, should we or should we not bet on IoT with our future? Why? If IoT is really coming to the rescue of the struggling semiconductor industry, what will be the key factors of its success? In my talk, I will try to address these issues, from not just technological but also economic and social points of view. I will stress IC as well as system test.