Using multicore processors in embedded systems - part 1

摘要

Many of the developments in silicon, software and development tools that embedded engineers use today first appeared in disciplines other than embedded computing, and have been adopted and adapted from these other disciplines to meet the requirements of embedded projects. For example, the C-language was developed at Bell Labs for implementing system software on Unix machines, and GUIs found their first applications in gaming machines and PCs. It is natural therefore that the embedded community should look to their colleagues in other disciplines, especially the PC industry, for the Next Big Thing.