Embedded Mobile Linux Processors and Vendors

Processor Architectures used with Embedded/Mobile Linux

Besides the ARM processors, embedded Linux has been adapted to a variety of processors, including
- IBM PowerPC embedded processors
- Tensilica’s Xtensa microprocessors
- Intel’s processors for wireless devices
- Freescale's PowerPC and PowerQuicc processors

Embedded Linux Vendors

Organizations developing embedded/mobile Linux products include
-µClinux
- RTLinux
- LynuxWorks
- Wind River
- MontaVista, which has released Mobilinux, the first version of its Linux operating system specifically designed and optimized for mobile phones and wireless devices.