Sensors & transducers


According to the United Nations, we can expect 68 per cent of the global population to live in urban areas by 2050. To cope with this increase, cities are focusing on the use of technology to improve equity for residents, facilitate more sustainable living and encourage better use of resources. Here Richard Mount, director of sales at ASIC design and supply company Swindon Silicon Systems, explores the sensor-driven technologies that enable smart cities, and the Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) that support them.


like Istanbul need to rethink how they plan and manage several aspects of city life if they are to create more streamlined, enjoyable environments for their citizens. To combat urban inefficiencies, many countries


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are making their cities ‘smarter’ by harnessing data to manage assets, resources and services -


stanbul, Turkey ranked as the number one congested city in the world in 2021, as reported by the TomTom Traffic Index, with drivers in the city losing an average of 142 hours per year to traffic jams. With increasing populations and a limited amount of space, modern cities


ultimately aiming to improve operations across the city. Above all, a smart city must be informed by those who commute, work, live and socialise there. Collecting data is vital in understanding how a city can best serve the needs of its citizens. The world is turning to Internet of Things


(IoT) technology to achieve these smar t cities. Data collected by sensor-rich IoT devices is analysed by cities in real-time and used to improve many aspects of critical infrastructure. Intelligence provided by smar t city technology enables enhanced services capable of anticipating user’s needs, reducing public spending and increasing sustainability.


What can ASICs do for the smart cities of the future?


August 2022 Instrumentation Monthly


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