Oki Semiconductor will begin sampling in Q2, 2005, two tiny microcontrollers that it claims are the world's smallest packaged ARM processors. The ML67406x (406x) and ML67405x (405x) measure 5.09 x 4.84mm (in optional “WCSP” package), with the 405x able to run uClinux, according to Oki. (more…)

TimeSys says it will continuously support Intel's XScale-based I/O processors through its OnBoard program, a developer community that hosts, verifies, and distributes chip-specific Linux optimizations. TimeSys says the OnBoard program enables it to support the latest chip-specific Linux optimizations with its commercially supported TimeStorm Linux Development Kits (LDKs). (more…)

MEN Micro demonstrated two mezzanine card systems at the Embedded Systems Conference this week in San Francisco, as well as a 3U compactPCI card system. The MEN systems feature PowerPC and Intel processors, and target rugged applications such as transportation. (more…)

Plextor is offering a free SDK (software developer's kit) for Linux hobbyists wishing to build PVRs based on its ConvertX video capture devices. The ConvertX interfaces between televisions and PCs, and should now support PCs running Linux, thanks to the free SDK. (more…)

Freescale (formerly Motorola) Semiconductor has joined a TimeSys program that enables chipmakers to continuously supply their Linux optimizations for inclusion in commercially support Linux toolkits. Joining TimeSys's “OnBoard” program will enable Freescale to get its PowerPC optimizations into TimeSys's TimeStorm Linux Development Kits (LDKs), TimeSys says. (more…)

This speech by Wind River CEO Ken Klein discusses career survival strategies for embedded systems developers. It was delivered as a keynote address at the 2005 Embedded Systems Conferences this week in San Francisco. (more…)

LynuxWorks says it will ship a new super-high-security operating system in July, 2005 that was designed to meet the very highest levels of military certification. The LynxSecure Separation Kernel will run BlueCat Linux and LynxOS-178 applications within ultrasecure user-mode partitions, LynuxWorks says. (more…)

Dexdyne is shipping a starter kit for its Linux-based system for remote access to industrial plants and equipment over the Internet, using wireless communications such as GPRS. The Netrix starter kit includes everything needed to write a trial Netrix application except a PC, the company says. (more…)

Foreword — This speech discusses career survival strategies for embedded systems engineers. It was delivered by Wind River CEO Ken Klein as a keynote address at the 2005 Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

Sysgo says its embedded Linux development toolkit now supports PowerPC 4xx-series chips, a line of SoCs (system-on-chips) that IBM sold to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) in November of 2004. AMCC has joined Sysgo's board support program, and will offer Sysgo's ElinOS v3.1 toolkit to customers (more…)

Enea has joined the Eclipse Foundation, and will market an IDE (integrated development environment) based on Eclipse, the company announced today. Enea has joined the Foundation as an Add-in Provider, and is in the process of creating an Eclipse-based product optimized for its OSE RTOS. (more…)

Enea plans to ship later this year an asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) version of its OSE embedded operating system for multi-core chips from Freescale and Broadcom. OSE AMP will feature integrated load balancing, and will support real-time OSE applications alongside Linux applications, Enea says. (more…)

Jaluna has partnered with Accelerated Technology, a division of Mentor Graphics, on a combined Nucleus/Linux offering that the companies claim allows real-time Nucleus applications to run side-by-side with Linux applications on the same system, without additional hardware, and without requiring changes to the applications. (more…)

Dynastream Innovations has announced the general availability of what is claimed to be the only 2.4 GHz wireless PAN (personal area network) technology that's able to run on a coin-cell watch battery. Targeting small consumer products with a minimalist power source, the company's ANT PAN technology (more…)

PalmSource has taken another step toward Linux, announcing today that it has joined the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) as an Associate member. The move follows PalmSource's acquisition last month of Linux phone software specialist China MobileSoft. (more…)