Japan Embedded Linux Consortium

1. Japan Embedded Linux Consortium John Cheuck Vice Chairman, EMBLIX Associate Partner, Apax-Globis Partners & Co. http://www.emblix.org/

2. Business and Technology Trends • Linux has surfaced in the main stream of the embedded systems industry • Linux World Expo since 1999 • Designs from server to PDA, and internet appliances • Business & Technical Focus/Adoption differences exists between the US and Japan • OSS/GPL may be a barrier, lack of understanding • Linux still maturing for small devices and real time applications

3. Embedded Linux Products IBMLinuxWatch CompaqiPAQ

4. Embedded Linux Products NOKIA AT&T Laboratories, Cambridge Broadband Phone System iRobot

5. EMBEDDED TRENDS • Embedded Devices becoming more • connected and more networked • Growing demands for skilled • embedded engineering resources • for the new connected and • networked world

6. Japan Embedded Systems Technology Survey • Method of Survey • mail-in questionnaire sheet and on-site responses at Exhibition (No Web) • Period of Survey • Nov.’99～Feb.’00 (survey taken every year) • Results Available on • http://www.itron.gr.jp/home-j.html

7. Occupations of the Respondents Other Sales engineering and Support Planning and Management Design and Development Valid Answers : 945 Source: TRON Association ’99

8. Application Areas of Recently Developed Embedded Systems Other Home appliance Misc. instruments Audio/Visual equipment Entertainment, education Misc. commercial systems Personal information appliance Medical equipment Personal computer peripheral Office equipment Electrical equipment Communication equipment (Terminal) Industrial control, Factory automation Communication equipment (Network equipment) Transportation-related Source: TRON Association ’99

9. APIs Used in Recently Developed Embedded Systems Source: TRON Association ’99

10. Processors Used in Recently Developed Embedded Systems DSP,etc 4-bit 8-bit 64-bit 32-bit 16-bit Source: TRON Association ’99

11. Program Size in Recently Developed Embedded Systems More than 16MB 4MB～16MB ～ 64kB 1MB～4MB 64kB～256kB 256kB～1MB Source: TRON Association ’99

12. Programming Languages Used for Recently Developed Systems Other Java ASM C++ C Source: TRON Association ’99

13. OS Embedded in Recently Developed Embedded Systems Source: Tron Association 1999

14. Characteristics of the Japanese RTOS Market(excluded non-RTOS designs) • Around 50% designs use ITRON spec. RTOS • for deep embedded systems • 25% use in-house RTOS • potential users for embedded Linux • 25% uses off the shelf RTOS • potential users for embedded Linux

15. Market Demands for OS Arena Deep Embedded High End Embedded Application VCR FAX ----- PDA, STB D-TV--------- Small RTOS Semi-GP OS OS Class Linux on ITRON OS instance ITRON Full Embedded Linux

16. Why Embedded Linux? Source: linuxdevices 2000

17. Expectations for Embedded Linux • Cost Royalty Free • Open Open Source Development Model Not only for the Kernel but for Tools and related technologies - interoperability • ScalabilityFrom small devices to large servers • Issues: Education, Standards (API, QA),Tools, SI/Solutions, Community, Legal

18. Promotion of Embedded Linux in Japan (Industry/Academia) Education (OpenSource, Legal: Licensing, Liabilities) Standardization of Embedded Linux related Technologies for Interoperation Development Tools Systems Integration/Solutions Real Time capabilities Hybrid Architectures e.g. ”Linux on ITRON” To Exchange information with W.W. Linux Organizations Purpose of EMBLIX

19. Organization Dr. T. Nakajima, Waseda University Legal Committee International Advisors Chairman Advisory Vice Chairmen University Distribution Tools Sys. Integration International Auditors Steering Committee Working Group Working Group Working Group Development Tools Hybrid Architectures RealTime

20. Working Groups & Committees • Development Tools Environment WG • Tool Chain interoperability for multiple architectures • Gnu/Non-Gnu Tool issues • Libraries and Middleware • Real Time WG • Real time features for Embedded Linux • ( Research, Definition, Specifications) • Hybrid Architectures WG • Interfaces and co-existance between Embedded Linux • and existing/legacy RTOS • Legal Sub-Committee • International Advisory Committee

21. EMBLIX　Founding Members July, 2000 Toyohashi University of Science and Technology MITSUBISHI erectric Corporation NEC Corporation / NEC Electronic Devices Hitachi, Ltd. Fujitsu Ltd. Metrowerks Co., Ltd. Montavista Software Japan Co., Ltd. Lineo Japan, Inc. Linux-Koubou Red Hat Inc. YDC Corporation. Waseda University 　　　　　　　　　　[No. of EMBLIX Founding members = 24] • Access Co., Ltd. • Advanced Data Controls Corporation • FDS Embedded Systems Co. • ERG Co., Ltd. • Elmic Systems Inc. • Gaio Technology Co., Ltd. • CATS Inc. • Canon Inc. • Centura Embedded Systems Co., Ltd. • Turbolinux Japan K.K. • Densan Co., Ltd. • Toshiba Corporation

22. EMBLIX　Current Membership 102 Members as of 2/20/02 Academic 5% Technology Vendors 30% Solutions Providers/SIs 20% Semiconductor 15% Users 30%

23. EMBLIX　Challenges Ahead • Success Stories from the Embedded Linux community • Emergence of standards to ensure interoperability and quality • Japan & Global Embedded Linux Community Development

24. Japan Embedded Linux Consortium http://www.emblix.org/