Chapter 15
Advanced Topics: SMP, AMP, and Virtualization
Relentless competition in computing-related markets naturally creates an intense pressure on developers to increase product functionality or decrease cost. Often, both new functionality and lower cost are central goals in a product development strategy.
Embedded systems are no exception. While some classes of embedded systems have long product lifetimes relative to personal computers and hence do not experience the same pace of innovation, many embedded device categories have even shorter development and deployment cycles.
The preceding chapters have provided a comprehensive introduction to the design and use of embedded systems based on the Intel® Atom™ architecture. Beginning with this ...
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