Using POSIX Threading to Build Scalable Multi-Core Applications

Description

Until recently, the vast majority of embedded systems were based on uniprocessor designs. The situation is changing quickly, however, with the availability of multi-core processors chips that offer significantly greater processing capacity per watt, per ounce, and per square inch than conventional processor architectures. Fortunately, the multi-threading techniques required to leverage the performance of these multi-core processors are well established.

Attend and explore how POSIX threading and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) offer a scalable approach to realize the performance improvements of processors based on two, four, or more cores.

Estimated Length: 1 hour, including Q & A

Who should Attend:

This one-hour seminar with a short Q&A will be of great interest to embedded software development managers, architects, and developers who are considering using a multi-core processor for an upcoming project: directors, executives, engineers, software designers, team and test leads.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.

Speaker Biography

Dr. Robert Craig is a senior software engineer and team leader for the operating system development group at QNX Software Systems. With over 13 years' experience in embedded systems design, Dr. Craig has worked extensively as both a software architect and a development team manager for various data communications companies. Dr. Craig holds a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science and Physics, and a Doctorate in Physics with a focus on optical computing technologies.

About QNX Software Systems

QNX Software Systems, a Harman International company (NYSE: HAR), is the industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The component-based architectures of the QNX Neutrino RTOS and QNX® Momentics® development suite together provide the industry's most reliable and scalable framework for building innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such as Cisco, DaimlerChrysler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments, vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide.

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