Companies

Overview
This page provides information about companies that build and sell consumer electronics devices with Linux as their operating system. If you're looking for companies that build and sell Linux distributions for embedded devices or who provide services around embedded Linux, please see the Vendors page.

You may also want to look at the Source code download sites page, which has a list of places to get open source software from different companies.

A

 * Aldebaran Robotics


 * Archos


 * Atmark Techno
 * Armadillo Series
 * SUZAKU Series


 * ARMadeus Systems
 * APF27 Series (i.MX27 + Spartan3A based boards)
 * APF9328 Series (i.MXL + Spartan3 based boards)
 * The Armadeus Project: non profit association for embedded Linux geeks


 * Artila Electronics
 * Matrix series
 * System on Module
 * PAC series

B

 * Bluewater Systems
 * ARM based modules running Linux
 * Beyond Semiconductor an obscure Slovenian company licensing processor cores using own BA1 and BA2 instruction set. If you happen to find something like Beyond BA14 or Beyond BA25 in some random device you know where it came from.

C

 * CALAO Systems
 * Embedded Computers Expansion Boards Development Boards
 * USB Keys Home And Building Automation Controllers
 * CompuLab Ltd.
 * ARM based modules running Linux
 * NetTop running Linux
 * Crank Software
 * Storyboard Suite Embedded User Interface
 * Embedded Consulting Services
 * Embedded WebKit Development
 * CubieTech
 * cubieboard
 * CWLinux
 * Single-board SysOnDIMM computers
 * OEM customized platforms

D

 * DataPatterns India Pvt Ltd
 * Powerpc Based Single Board Computers

E

 * Embest provides standard single board computers and custom modules based on different ARM processors from Atmel, Freescale, NXP, Samsung, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments for embedded applications
 * Electronic Engineering Solutions
 * Elphel, Inc provide high performance Network Cameras based on Free Software and Hardware designs. Axis EtraxFS & Spartan 3e 1200k gates FPGA.
 * einfochips - The Solution People

G

 * Garmin
 * Source code for Linux-based products (Nuvi 8xx and 5xxx series)
 * GlobalScale Technologies hardware and software design
 * SheevaPlug and GuruPlug

H

 * hardkernel - Korean company producing
 * ODROID line of development boards
 * HITEG LTD - Company focus on embedded board,single board computer
 * Developmentboard

I

 * iCube obscure Chinese company
 * IC1 processor with own MVP instruction set - supposedly an evaluation board is available but no known product based on this processor. Due to instruction set design GPU is not required for graphics and media processing.


 * iEndian - Company formed to fund and manage production of
 * Balloonboard


 * Intel - Wikipedia entry
 * CE2110 Media Processor


 * Intellimetrix - Computing for Science and Industry
 * Embedded Linux Learning Kit

K

 * kernel concepts
 * Linux embedded services, porting and support
 * Open Source projects and news


 * KOAN sas
 * KaeilOS industrial grade embedded linux
 * Linux embedded support
 * Device drivers development

L

 * LanMusic: Linux based Internet radio player for Hotels and home users
 * Lemote Chinese company selling various products based on the Loongson processor.

M

 * moblin.org - Home of Intel's "Mobile Linux" distribution and tools


 * Motorola - Wikipedia entry


 * MontaVista - Wikipedia entry


 * Mistral Solutions

N

 * Neuros Technology - Wikipedia entry
 * Neuros OSD
 * Nokia - Wikipedia entry
 * N800
 * N770
 * NXP Semiconductors - Wikipedia entry

P

 * Parkhelp: System that helps users locate parking spaces effectively using a system of Linux based embedded guided information


 * Pengutronix
 * Linux Kernel Development GUI Development, Qt PTXdist Build System
 * Barebox Bootloader
 * i.MX Linux Port
 * Pure
 * Evoke Flow
 * ProFUSION embedded systems
 * Guarana and Enjoy

R

 * RidgeRun
 * Route 495 Software

S

 * Samsung - Wikipedia entry
 * Samsung Open Source Release Center


 * Sony - Wikipedia entry
 * Global Linux source code download site
 * US Linux source code download site


 * Secure Computing - Wikipedia entry
 * SnapGear family of products
 * Simtec Electronics - Hardware and Software design

T

 * Timll A Chinese company focused on providing standard single board computer and custom modules for ARM embedded applications
 * TechNexion


 * TimeSys
 * LinuxLink
 * TechnologicSystems at http://embeddedarm.com
 * Tk Open Systems BSP's-R-Us, also drivers, even some user-space stuff
 * TomTom Wikipedia entry


 * Toradex Embedded Computer Modules


 * Tvblob
 * vMAX vTALK vLINK Tvblob BOX

W

 * Wacom - is a world-wide company that produces graphics tablets and related products. Wacom's OEM sensor technology has been used by many major Tablet PC vendors.  A detailed list of Wacom products and their histories can also be found at  WikiWacom.
 * Wilibox - specializes on embedded Linux based software platform and Wi-Fi stack for common access point and router hardware mostly for large scale networks. Productst and technologies can be found at: http://www.wilibox.com/products/software-and-hardware

X

 * Xilinx - all programmable™
 * Zynq - All programmable SoC

0-9

 * 8devices:
 * Carambola

Instructions for submitters
Please add company names in alphabetical order, and follow the existing format. Make a link from your company name to your main web site. If you have a wikipedia entry, please link that as well. If you would like to, you may list a few of your Linux-based products, but please don't go overboard.