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The Embedded Linux Market
Patanjali SomayajiCEO, Codito Technologies
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The Embedded Linux Market
Embedded Market
Why Embedded Linux
Understanding the Embedded Linux Market Real-time Linux options
Forums and Standards
Resources
Questions
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Embedded Market
What overall market are we operating in ?
Semiconductors: $165 Billion in 2004, projected $206 Billion in2006
Embedded OS, related products and services. $250 Million in 2003,projected $1.1 Billion in 2006
Embedded Linux OS, related products and services: $140 Million in2003, projected $300 million in 2006
Device example 5 million DVD recorders in 2003, 19 million
projected in 2005 Embedded developer seats will overtake desktop/server seats by
2005 (IDC)
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Embedded Market Trends
Would you considerpaying per unit royalty ?
LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux
Market Survey 2004
Would you pay for embeddedLinux development and
support services ? LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Market
Survey 2004
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?Why Embedded Linux
Embedded designs upgrading to 32 bit
Customers want royalty free licensing
Better understanding of open sourceadvantages
2.6 kernel worked towards meeting needs
Tools offerings more mature Standards being established
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Embedded Linux
Asia is the fastest growing embedded market
Linux is #1 embedded OS in Asia
Gartner/EETimes Asia 2004 study finds Embedded Linux the #1choice for current and new projects in China, Taiwan, South Koreaand rest of Asia
Embedded Linux gains
Embedded Linux is the top choice among developers (EDC 2004)
VDC report shows average developers per Embedded Linux projectdown from 6.3 in 2002 to 4.8 in 2003
2004 VDC report finds Linux OS most used
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...Still wary about
Licensing issues in embedded systems
Maturity of tools and development
environment Power management
Quality of support
Real-time in base Linux
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Embedded Linux Ecosystem
development
suite
chip
reference
platform
development
platform
board
compiler
chain
embedded
OS
device
drivers
tools, IDEs,
debuggers
board
ports
boot
loaders
stacks
and
libraries
development
suite
chip
development
suite
chip
reference
platform
development
platform
board
reference
platform
development
platform
board
reference
platform
development
platform
board
development
platform
board
compiler
chain
embedded
OS
device
drivers
tools, IDEs,
debuggers
board
ports
boot
loaders
stacks
and
libraries
Companies in theecosystem
Cadenux
Codesourcery
Codito
LynuxWorks
Metrowerks
Montavista
GreenHills TimeSys
Windriver
...
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Devices based on Embedded Linux
TiVo
Motorola A760, A768, A780, E680, ...
Ericsson cordless webpad E28 E2800, E2800+ mobile phones
ECCLE5000 MPEG 4 set top box
HP Digital Entertainment centre I-River PMP-120, PMP-140
Nokia Media Terminal
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.Linux vs WinCE by devices
LinuxDevices 2004 survey
Device Windows based Linux based
PDAs/Hand-helds 74 38
Mobiles/VoIP phones 24 17Robots ? 9
Audio/video devices 8 36
Thin clients andterminals 19
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Tablets/Web pads 28 9
Gateways, servers, Aps ? 31
Others 22 38
TOTAL 175 178
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Embedded Linux
Homegrown stillmost popular market moving
fromhomegrownOS to
homegrown
Linux LinuxDevices.com
Embedded LinuxMarket Survey 2004
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Embedded Linux
Embedded Linux sourcing trends
LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Market Survey 2004
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Embedded Linux
Factors that affect choice of Linux
LinuxDevices.com 2004 Embedded Linux survey
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-Real time options
Hard real-time
RtLinux
Commercial RTOS + Linux API layer
Soft real-time
Patches to the 2.4 kernel (e.g. Kernel pre-emption)
Using the 2.6 kernel
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Forums and Standards
LSB
POSIX
Embedded Linux Consortium and the ELCSpecifications
Carrier grade Linux
Consumer Electronics Linux forum
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