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IoT endpoints often use conventional processor chips but these often aren ’ t well equipped to deal with complex tasks . “ Humans typing on a keyboard generate a relatively small amount of data . By contrast self-driving cars , 5G phones , and other smart devices generate huge amounts of data ,” Kevin Deierling , VP of Marketing at Mellanox explains . “ The existing ‘ embedded processors ’ are not equipped to deal with these IoT devices from either a throughput or latency perspective . To address these limitations , there is tremendous interest in the new generation of SmartNICs , System on a Chip ( SOC ), and intelligent networking devices for edge and IOT applications .” Looking forward , CIOs should be aware of up-and-coming silicon chip innovations .

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