Wondering what embedded processor or system-on-chip to use in your next Linux device? This exhaustive reference of Linux friendly CPUs lists more than 150 options across five major architectures, complete with brief descriptions and links for further information. Start here to pick your next embedded Linux processor or system-on-chip!

LinuxDevices.com published its first guide to Linux friendly embedded processors and SoCs in 2001. Our newly updated and vastly expanded version includes historic information about classic chips used in countless devices, as well as juicy details about freshly announced, next-generation silicon just now being taped out.

Taken as a whole, the guide is a testament to the amazing variety of processors supported by Linux — from 16-bit microcontrollers to 4-way SMP cores with every imaginable peripheral, from single-core DSPs to ultra-integrated “device-on-a-chip” SoCs with multiple RISC and DSP cores, from ultra-low-power x86 cores that run on a single AAA battery to dual-700MHz PowerPC cores used in the latest IBM supercomputers, from programmable logic devices running soft cores to application-specific integrated circuits purpose-built for niche markets.

Scan the SoC guide and be amazed at where Linux runs today!

 
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