Embedded guru Rick Lehrbaum has authored a couple of handy "Quick Reference Guides" that give a high-level overview of Linux in the embedded market and the various versions of embedded Linux.

Whatever your opinion of Linux’s desktop potential, few would dispute the value of the open source operating system in embedded devices such as mobile phones and personal media players. After ...

The Embedded Linux Workshop is appropriately termed a toolkit because it doesn't include things like the Linux kernel, compiler, libraries, GNU utilities, etc. For that reason, I would prefer to see ...

Although several Linux start-ups have vanished, the embedded-OS market is rife with competition and MontaVista is betting on Linux for success.

Late in 1999 we were developing embedded networking products (routers, terminal servers and remote access servers) with traditional proprietary technology. For a company that was a strong proponent of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Mentor Graphics has expanded its position in embedded software with the unveiling of its Android and Linux strategy at the Design Automation Conference here. The EDA vendor has also ...

Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and single-board computers possess limited memory and processing ...

A newly released update to Linux delivers kernel pre-emption, improved scheduling, and a Posix (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) for enhanced real-time performance. Depending on the ...

To preserve the benefits of Linux as a development platform while addressing the need for customized versions of Linux, not to mention special-purpose non-Linux kernels, Red Hat Systems has taken a ...

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