A new world of connectivity is emerging. With the Internet of Things, every device can connect to other devices, share information, manage remote software updates and interact with people across a wide range of applications such as smart home, smart cities, smart metering, smart buildings and more.

IoT is mostly composed of tiny devices, often battery-powered or energy-harvesting. Most of the time, these devices are in ultra-low power sleep modes and wake up to acquire data from sensors or store code and data in embedded memory before transmitting to the cloud. This requires very compact memory for storing data and execution code, with very low cost and ultra-low energy.

The available energy budget of IoT devices is very limited and radio transmission to the cloud is a power-hungry operation. CrossBar’s ReRAM technologies enable new use cases where local data buffering is preferred as it reduces the frequency of transmissions, extending battery life.

CrossBar’s ReRAM embedded solutions eliminate the need for expensive controllers or complex memory management. They can be easily integrated with logic processing, analog and RF onto a single chip, enabling IoT devices with ultra-high energy efficiency, high performance, low latency and security—all while operating for years without a battery change.

In addition to its use as non-volatile memory, CrossBar’s ReRAM technology is ideal for use as physical unclonable function (PUF) keys for secure computing, communications and anti-counterfeiting applications. See “Secure Computing” for additional information regarding CrossBar PUF keys.

Read the “IoT Application” white paper to learn more:

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