AMD, Mentor Graphics to design Linux based embedded solutions

AMD has decided to expand its strategic partnership with electronics design automation developer Mentor Graphics to reinforce the vision for Linux-based embedded solutions.

As per the terms of the agreement, AMD and Mentor Graphics will enable developers with some customised embedded Linux developments. These will include Mentor Embedded Linux Lite, Sourcery CodeBench Lite and Mentor Embedded Linux.

While the Mentor Embedded Linux Lite allows developers to evaluate and prototype future embedded x86 processors without any charge, the Sourcery CodeBench Lite has the GNU-based C/C++ development and debug tool chain to offer custom Linux target platform development at no cost. There is also Mentor Embedded Linux with commercial terms for project development and Eclipse-based Sourcery CodeBench development environment, data trace analysis and visualisation capabilities.

“AMD’s portfolio of innovative embedded solutions, combined with Mentor’s long-standing leadership in open source software and tools, allows us to broaden our reach while effectively supporting a growing customer base, helping us to achieve continued success,” said Scot Morrison, general manager of the platform business unit, Mentor Graphics Embedded System division. Oregonbased Mentor Graphics originally partnered with AMD back in 2014. That partnership was aimed at providing open source tools for building, debugging, analysing and optimising embedded software.

AMD is dedicatedly working to provide an embedded ecosystem to developers with options to select an ideal platform for specific solutions.