Many common devices, like your cell phone and tablet, use #eMMC flash for storage. But the internet of things will soon make eMMC a major part of nearly every enterprise. #IoT
As the internet of things ramps up, we need to give some thought to all of the data created by those "things" and how eMMC flash storage can help.
For example, smart refrigerators track food expiration, re-ordering, calorie counting and more, which amounts to quite a lot of data over a year. But what purpose does all of that data serve?
The re-order and other automated functions all need apps, and it's a good bet they won't talk to each other. One way historical buying data can be imported into a new app is by changing from one supermarket to another. The only realistic way to do this is via storage in the refrigerator. Anything else requires nonexistent standards or sharing apps, and we'll probably change the refrigerator before that happens.
This puts the onus on the "thing" to store its own history. It doesn't need to be perpetual, but it has to be long enough storage to meet all but the most extreme needs. The answer is to add flash to the internet of things (IoT) device, and this means an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC).
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