With the rapid development of emerging industries such as the Internet of Things and mobile Internet, smart sensors are becoming more popular. Smart sensors are composed of sensing elements and signal conditioning circuit controllers that have data acquisition, conversion, analysis, and even decision-making functions. Intelligence can improve the accuracy of the sensor, reduce power consumption and volume, and achieve easier networking, thereby expanding the application range of the sensor and making its development more rapid and effective.

Industry 4.0 has become an increasingly important topic of concern. Within Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT) plays an important core role in connecting the entire system, and has developed a wide range of applications. Many people may think that the IoT is far away and does not concern them, but in fact, there are many applications of the IoT in use in everyday life which most people may not realize. This article will share what the IoT is and its application in life.

The Metaverse is a new third wave of industry trends that will become more and more important over the next 10 to 20 years. At the singularity moment of the metaverse, the point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, digital assets will be more valuable than physical assets.

Improving production efficiency is the foundation for the manufacturing industry to gain a firm foothold. The manufacturing industry achieves smart operations by introducing AI applications, automatically identifying abnormalities, or making adjustment suggestions, and assisting companies in achieving more accurate adjustments to machines and upgrading equipment. During the process, the traditional manufacturers are transformed into the smart manufacturers.

After "Cloud Computing", a new term "Fog Computing" has been added in recent years. It mainly comes from the phrase "fog is a cloud closer to the ground".

Industry 4.0 is well underway and already having a big impact on manufacturing throughout the world. Technologies such as IIoT, big data and analytics, digital twin/thread, and the smart connected factory and supply chain are all elements of Industry 4.0 that are becoming ubiquitous in almost every manufacturing company.

Artificial intelligence illuminates the evolution of IoT and promotes three key application areas.