TSMC chairman Morris Cheng said, the next bit thing is Internet of thing.
In the year 2000, PC was the only one device that can access the internet. In the year 2010, we had PC, tablets, video game consoles, and smart TVs that can connect the cloud. In the year 2020, we will have more than 10 devices connected to each other, and that is what we call the age of “internet of things”
In the year 2000, we accessed the internet only through PC which is one-to-one platform. In the year 2010, we accessed the internet by using PC, tablets and smart phones. That is one-to-many user experience. In the year 2020, our appliances and smart devices will connect to each other and build many-to-many connection. That will make our lives much easier and more comfortable. In the age of IOT, smart devices can generate an astronomical number about you, and each individual will surrender himself/herself to big data. The pattern of lifestyle would be recorded in digital file. And cloud analysis would forecast what you going to do next and these data and associated facilities would serve you. So these data and connected robots will know more about you than your mother does.
There are three layers of IOT. The first layer is perception layer. Sensor network would be ubiquitous and automatically collect data to modify and adapt itself to what we expect them to be. The second layer is transportation layer. We all know that we are going to go to the world of 4G or even 5G. Data transmission would become more and more quickly. The third layer is application layer. Cloud and big data for remote medical treatments, smart logistic, smart house or even smart city would enable us have better life in the future.
IOT would become multi-billion dollar business. In the year 2000, most people can’t live without Internet. In the year 2010, most people can’t live without smart phones or tablets. In the year 2020, you definitely can’t live without IOT.
