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Renesas, STMicroelectronics and Ac6 join the Zephyr Project as it Launches the 3.6 ReleaseCommunity Support Surges as Zephyr RTOS Adoption Continues in Products SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Zephyr® Project announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation, STMicroelectronics and Ac6 have joined as Silver members. Zephyr, an open source project at the Linux Foundation that builds a secure, connected and flexible RTOS for future-proof and resource-constrained devices, is easy to deploy and manage. It is a proven RTOS ecosystem created by developers for developers. The Zephyr 3.6 release is a significant step towards delivering the next Long-Term Support version of the project later this year. It includes several security-focused features such as the integration of TF-M 2.0, and improved tooling for SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation. With over 30 new boards added across the entire range of supported architectures (Arm, RISC-V, x86, Xtensa, ...), Zephyr now supports over 600 boards that developers can readily use to build their embedded applications. A Growing Community Renesas, STMicroelectronics and Ac6 join Arduino, AVSystem, Baumer, BayLibre, Blues, Golioth, Infineon, IRNAS, Laird Connectivity, Linaro, Memfault, Percepio, Silicon Labs, Sternum, Synopsys, Technology Innovation Institute, Texas Instruments and Wind River as Silver members. Platinum members include Analog Devices, Antmicro, Google, Intel, Meta, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Oticon, Qualcomm Innovation Center and Zeiss. "We are excited to join the Zephyr RTOS community and collaborate with a dynamic and diverse group of developers to foster innovation and deliver reliable solutions to our customers," said Mohammed Dogar, Vice President of Embedded Processing Business Development Division, Renesas. "The Zephyr Project's focus on collaboration, key technology integration, and a robust ecosystem makes it an ideal platform for accelerating time-to-market and ensuring the success of embedded systems. We look forward to actively contributing to the Zephyr community and advancing the development of open-source, field-proven solutions together." "At Ac6, we provide the tools and support necessary for you to expand your knowledge," said Roy Jamil, Project Director at Ac6. "Our belief in the Zephyr Project and its contributions to the embedded community is strong. That's why we are proud to back this initiative, thanks to our training that enables our customers to integrate Zephyr seamlessly into their projects. Ac6's course is designed to equip developers with the knowledge and skills necessary to fully leverage Zephyr's capabilities. We believe that through our comprehensive training and hands-on approach, participants will be able to harness the power of Zephyr to innovate and enhance their embedded systems projects." Learn more by clicking here. The 3.6 Release As Zephyr expands its reach into new types of embedded applications, the numerous enhancements made to the input subsystem makes this release an ideal platform for building devices that feature keypads, touchscreens, and other forms of analog or digital input devices. Additionally, a newly formed Sensors Working Group has helped drive many improvements of the sensor subsystem. Zephyr 3.6 provides a rich API to implement complex sensor fusion algorithms while keeping power consumption low. Other notable additions in this release include:
With more than 30 new boards, Zephyr 3.6 now supports well over 600 boards. Some of the newly supported boards include the popular Arduino UNO R4, a variety of boards with bleeding-edge wireless capabilities such as Nordic Semiconductor's nRF9151 DK and nRF9131 EK, ST Nucleo WBA55CG, and many more. Learn more in the 3.6 blog and video. These improvements enable more products to leverage Zephyr. Recent products featured on the Zephyr Product Page include:
If you are leveraging Zephyr in your products, fill out this form for inclusion on the product page. See Zephyr RTOS in-person Zephyr Developer Summit takes place on April 16-18 in Seattle, Washington, as part of the Embedded Open Source Summit (EOSS). Launched in 2021, the annual Zephyr Developer Summit is for developers using or considering Zephyr RTOS in embedded products. EOSS and Zephyr Developer Summit are co-located with Open Source Summit North America and other events. Registration for one event offers access to all events. Learn more or register here. About the Zephyr Project About the Linux Foundation The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Media Contact: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renesas-stmicroelectronics-and-ac6-join-the-zephyr-project-as-it-launches-the-3-6-release-302070323.html SOURCE The Zephyr Project |