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News Release from: ARM | Subject: ARM1136J-S and ARM1136JF-S
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2004
Latest cores gain Linux support
MontaVista's Linux Consumer Electronics Edition will support the ARM1136J-S and ARM1136JF-S processor cores, developed for use in networking, consumer and automotive infotainment applications.
MontaVista's Linux Consumer Electronics Edition will support the ARM1136J-S and ARM1136JF-S processor cores, developed for use in networking, consumer and automotive infotainment applications "Because of its flexibility and ease of use, Linux is becoming a popular choice for application developers of today's pervasive Internet-connected and wireless consumer devices", said Mary Inglis, Director, Software and Alliances, ARM
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Now, developers can leverage MontaVista Linux, with its special enhancements for consumer electronics, to build upon the high performance, integration and power-efficiency of our ARM11technology".
MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE) is a popular Linux operating system and crossdevelopment environment specifically designed for consumer electronics applications such as mobile phones, digital televisions, set-top boxes and automotive telematics.
CEE is tailored to the demands of highly constrained mobile devices, which require low power consumption, restricted memory size and short boot and resume times.
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CEE enhances Linux with dynamic power management, support for direct execution from Flash memory, a protected RAM file system, consumer-grade reliability and a complete development solution including system analysis tools for performance tuning.
"The ARM11 microarchitecture provides an ideal hardware platform for MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE), especially for target applications in the consumer electronics, networking, wireless, and automotive market segments", said Kevin Morgan, VP Engineering, MontaVista Software.
"Now, MontaVista and ARM are offering a validated development platform for embedded devices, which can help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) significantly reduce design complexity and speed time-to-market for their next-generation of highly differentiated products".
CEE has been ported to the ARM1136J-S and ARM1136JF-S microprocessor cores on an ARM11 microarchitecture development platform and evaluation board.
MontaVista Linux also supports ARM core-based processors from Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments and others.
Support for the ARM11 microarchitecture-based cores will be available in the second half of 2004 direct from MontaVista and its distribution channels worldwide.
MontaVista Linux is offered as a product subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel, utilities, development tools, software updates, deployment components, access to the MontaVista Zone (customer resource portal), comprehensive technical support and hands-on Linux technology training classes.
The ARM1136J-S and ARM1136JF-S processor cores are available now from ARM.
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