The Expanding Role of Sensors in the IoT/IIoT

The increasing variety of applications for the Internet of Things is driving predictions that the sales volume for sensors will reach 75 billion units by 2025. Applications unforeseen just five years ago, some of which are described in this article, are requiring sensors to become more intelligent and to achieve ever higher levels of performance. For the foreseeable future, this trend will be seen both for consumer applications (IoT) and industrial applications (IIoT), although generally, the requirements for industrial applications are an order of magnitude more demanding than for consumer applications.