Android
Accelerate Your Android
Android appeals to mobile device makers because its open source software stack includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications.
Intrinsyc offers platform solutions and expert engineering services for your Android project. Take advantage of our experience in Android, Linux, and telephony development to get to market faster with a higher quality smartphone handset or other mobile device.
Intrinsyc RapidRIL for Android
The complex project of engineering a radio interface layer (RIL) between the Linux kernel and the radio hardware can be a major challenge for device makers. Intrinsyc’s RapidRIL provides a fast and reliable solution for Android telephony—one that delivers successive time and cost savings for device makers.
- Modular architecture for a compressed development schedule through parallel development
- Multiple data and control channels for optimized 3G and 4G performance
- Easily adaptable to multiple handset projects without in-depth re-coding
- Test suite included for quality assurance
Board Support Packages
Linux BSPs help reduce Android development cycles. Intrinsyc has created production-quality Linux BSPs for devices based on a range of silicon platforms including AMD, Freescale, and Marvel. We architect, develop, and optimize new hardware device drivers with a holistic system-wide perspective.
Barnes & Noble nook eBook Reader
Intrinsyc was the lead systems integrator of the eBook reader from Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller. The revolutionary nook breaks new ground with dual color touch-screen and black-and-white displays, book sharing capabilities, and 3G/WiFi connectivity. Intrinsyc integrated each of these complex technologies into an industry-first non-phone Android device.
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Power Management
Optimal power management is needed to avoid the twin perils of short battery life and sluggish performance. Android has a number of power management layers that require optimization, including (1) hardware design; (2) kernel, drivers, and applications; (3) use cases; and (4) power manager. Intrinsyc is a leader in the development of power management software for battery-powered devices running Linux, covering both state-driven and DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) solutions.
Application development
Differentiation of Android phones in the consumer marketplace will depend largely on value-added applications. Intrinsyc has in-depth expertise in developing Java system services such as multimedia and voice over IP (VoIP). Our Solutions Engineering group also possesses strong development experience in navigation and location aware services, telephony applications, and media players.
Testing
Excellent product quality is a fundamental requirement for success in the Android phone market. Intrinsyc works from an Acceptance Test Plan that details the testing and quality criteria for the product and staggers testing throughout the development cycle. We use our own platform independent automated telephony and radiometric test suite, and our own established Linux BSP tests and procedures for drivers, power management, and more.
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Leverage our Expertise in Open Systems Software
Intrinsyc is a one-stop shop for Linux OS device development solutions. Visit our Linux OS page to learn more about production-quality board support packages and other solutions for the latest Linux OS releases.