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 ...

Embedded Linux is starting to penetrate embedded computer applications within the U.S. Military -- a phenomenon attributed to the operating system's stability, real-time capabilities, and open ...

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 ...

A major update to a popular hardware-agnostic embedded Linux platform brings enhanced cybersecurity, long-term support, and seamless updates, helping OEMs deliver smarter, future-proof devices while ...

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 ...

The Yocto Project, a working group of the Linux Foundation, is likely something most of you have never heard of. It's "an open source collaboration project that provides templates, tools and ...

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 ...

In my writings about past embedded systems conferences, I've characterized the impact of Linux on the embedded market as a “disruptive technology” that was rewriting the rules of the game. Not any ...

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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 ...