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Sensor Evolution in IoT

Zack Chien

FAE Manager

Bosch Sensortec



CONTENT

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02

03

MEMS Sensors | Introduction

Internet of Things | Technology drivers

Our strategy | Leading integration



01

MEMS

Sensors

Introduction



► MEMS are miniature systems that combine tiny

mechanical structures with electronic circuits. Typical

individual structures have a size of a few µm.

► The MEMS sensor element is usually packaged

together with an ASIC and made into one unit, e.g. into

a LGA package.

MEMS

ASIC

Decoupling unit

Bonding wires

Substrate

1

2

3

4

5

1

25

4

3

What are MEMS?

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

2,5 mm

2,5 mm

0,93 mm



Bosch – The MEMS supplier

Automotives

► Accelerometers

► Angular rate sensors

► Pressure sensors

► Mass-flow-sensors

Consumer Electronics

► Accelerometers

► Geomagnetic sensors

► Gyroscopes

► Pressure sensors

► Humidity sensors

► Combo sensors

► MEMS microphones

Internet of Things

► Smart sensors

► Embedded SW & algorithms

► Customized IoT sensor



1990 2000 2010 2020

Waves of MEMS

sensor proliferation

1st wave

Automotives

2nd wave

Consumer

Electronics

3rd wave

Internet of Things

(IoT)



02

Internet of

Things

Technology

drivers

IoT means products enabled by connectivity and sensors to communicate with/via

the Internet

• New market segments: Wearables & Smart Home

• Existing market segments: industry, automobile, health, transport, logistics



What is IoT?

IoT



Everyone & everything connected

People connected Devices connected

6.593 billion devices in 2015

0.062 billion vehicles

0.019 billion in telemedicine

0.070 billion in security

0.120 billion smart meters

0.260 billion TVs

0.625 billion tablets

3.000 billion mobile phones

1.498 billion laptops

0.895 billion desktops

0.044 billion servers

World population

People connected to the Internet

1995 2005 2015

0.7%

5.7bn 6.5bn

15%

7.3bn

75%

1995 2005 2015

1 billion

2 billion

3 billion

4 billion

Wide Range of IoT use cases

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Different applications require different solutions

Consumer HealthcareIndustrial & LogisticsSmart Home

Home automation

• Indoor Air Quality

• Temp/Humidity Control

• Intrusion detection

• Robotics

Operational Efficiency

• Augmented reality

• Asset tracking

• Predictive Maintenance

• Condition Monitoring

Health monitoring

• Vital sign Monitoring

• Prevention

• Well being

CE devices

Infotainment

• Activity tracking

• Context awareness

• Interactive gaming

• Indoor Navigation

• Virtual Reality

Different key success factors

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Driving technology and innovation

Yesterday’s Key success factors

• Smaller components

• Lower power components

• Lower cost components

Todays Key success factors

• Integrated Solutions (Sensors, µC, SW)

• Low System Power ( HW & SW)

• Application know-how (Algorithms)

Component Business Solution Business



03

Our Strategy

Leading

integration



Bosch Sensortec is a portfolio provider

Environmental

Sensors

Smart

Sensors

Acoustic

Sensors

9-axis

(BMX)

IMU

(BMI)

eCompass

(BMC)

Accerleration

(BMA)

Gyroscope

(BMG)

Geomagnetic

(BMM)

Environmental Unit

(BME)

Humidity

(BME)

Barometric Pressure

(BMP)

Hubs

(BHI/BHA)

Vital Hub

(BHV)

ASSN (Absolute Orientation)

(BNO)

Microphone

(AKU)

Software

Inertial

Sensors

Le

ve

l o

fin

teg

ration

Customizable solutions – BMF055

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Sensor development environment

HW Components: 5.2 x 3.8 x 1.1 mm3

• Accelerometer

• Gyroscope

• Magnetometer

• Microcontroller SAMD20

(Cortex M0+)

Development Environment (Atmel Studio based)

• Precompiled BSX fusion libray

• API source files

• Example Projects

Industry’s first custom programmable 9-axis motion sensor easy to program for

application requirements in one comprehensive software development package

Ultra low power sensor nodes

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BHI&BHA Inertial production line

User motion

User position

User context

• Quaternion

• Linear Acceleration

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Robust Heading

• eCompass fast Calibration

• Step counter

• Activity monitoring & Interrupt

• Significant motion detection

Robust, small, intelligent, energy-efficient & functional integration concepts:

SIP with microcontroller & firmware integration

Environmental sensor solutions

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BME

Fast innovation in environmental sensing

BME680BME280BMP280

Quantify yourself

• Well-being recommendations

• Personalized environment

• Sport & fitness monitoring

Personalized control

• Environmental monitoring

• Personal weather forecast

• Home automation

Environmental measurement

• Barometric pressure

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Gas / indoor air quality

Sensor footprint < 3 x 3 mm²

Low power << 1 mA

High accuracy and

fast setting time ( ≃ 1 % / 1 s)



Vision – the near futureDomain level integration (SIP)

Integrates the full domain know-how

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Bosch Sensortec – Driving Integration

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