Intrinsyc Software - Achieving Wireless Convergence

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

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.

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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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Leading silicon vendors rely on Intrinsyc's deep embedded experience and in-depth understanding of ARM core technology to rapidly develop thoroughly tested Linux BSPs that enables OEMs worldwide to cost effectively develop their next generation of handheld devices. We build thoroughly tested Linux BSPs with optimized drivers, enabling manufacturers to focus on their go-to-market strategies.

Our engineering teams create Linux device drivers for new silicon and peripherals, and optimize them for performance and stability to be used in final production.

From porting applications and Linux distributions (e.g., Qtopia, MontaVista), to developing rich multimedia Java applications, our engineers are able to deliver solutions to the most complex challenges created by converged wireless devices.

Intrinsyc optimizes power consumption for increased energy efficiency and longer battery life on Linux handheld and embedded devices, without compromising the user experience. We are leaders 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.

Intrinsyc believes in contributing back to the Linux world, and our engineering teams are actively involved in some of the widest spread commercial Linux distribution sites.

Intrinsyc has considerable experience in Android device development solutions, and our membership is pending with the Open Handset Alliance. Visit our Android page to learn more.

As one of the few elite Symbian Competence Centers in the entire world – and the only one headquartered in North America – Intrinsyc is uniquely qualified to be your partner in Symbian software development projects. With this designation, Symbian recognizes that Intrinsyc has the specialized skills and expertise to contribute to the successful creation and development of Symbian OS phones and highly integrated software products and drivers.

As a strategic partner, Intrinsyc has access to source code and premium support, as well as insight into the Symbian OS roadmap.

Through rigorous training programs, Intrinsyc engineers adopt the same programming techniques used internally by Symbian. Our developers are formally recognized as Accredited Symbian Developers, an industry-standard qualification for professional Symbian smartphone software developers.

This unique set of skills and insights enables Intrinsyc engineers to develop innovative solutions to complex technical requirements for current and future Symbian OS releases.

Intrinsyc offers deep OS integration with special expertise in the graphics, multimedia, communications, and connectivity technology streams crucial to next-generation Symbian handsets.

• Multimedia applications such as audio/video streaming and recording. Intrinsyc possesses expertise in multimedia protocols and technologies from the adaption level through to the application level. Intrinsyc has engineered media players for Symbian, ported the Microsoft® Media Transfer Protocol to Symbian, and worked on a variety of middleware multimedia projects.
• Location-based services and GPS applications. Intrinsyc helped port two different customers' GPS software applications to multiple Symbian phone platforms.

Intrinsyc has an unmatched range of development services and solutions for all Symbian technologies, delivered by the only top-to-bottom Symbian phone development and integration team in North America. Symbian solutions are shown in the diagram below.

• Application design consultation and application development
• Application porting to Symbian V9.X from Windows® Embedded CE, Windows Mobile®, Palm and Linux
• Technical training on development and deployment of applications and services
• Packaging and certification for Symbian OS V9.X
• Telephony integration for CDMA/VoIP/WiFi Dual-Mode phones
• Porting to updated and alternative APIs
• Base porting

Work with an established and successful Symbian® partner. Intrinsyc has successfully implemented numerous projects for leading handset makers such as Nokia®, application developers, silicon vendors, and even Symbian itself.

• Reduce development time and cost. Intrinsyc's Symbian training gives customers critical insight into the Symbian operating system in order to make informed decisions early in the product development cycle.
• Align with Symbian's internal programming standards and techniques. Working with Intrinsyc can help improve time-to-market and product quality for Symbian OS mobile phones using UIQ 2.x/3.x and Nokia Series 60 platforms.

Our Soleus platform is a complete software solution for telephony that changes the rules for building phones based on Windows Embedded CE.

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Our power management solutions optimize battery life and energy efficiency on next generation mobile devices without compromising the consumer experience. We enable 3rd party Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) solutions that require integration into Windows Mobile Kernel. We are also a reseller of ARM's Intelligent Energy Management (IEM) solution and use IEM to collect kernel level data which we use with multiple power management policies.

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We develop thoroughly tested BSPs with optimized drivers to be used in final production so that manufacturers can remain focused on their go-to-market strategies.

For Windows® Embedded CE devices, the CE test kit (CETK) is the benchmark for robustness and quality. We are experts in developing handheld devices designed from the ground up to pass CETK. Our BSP development cycle includes early and continuous CETK testing.

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Our Radio Interface Layer (RIL) solutions for 2G and 3G are shipping today on devices by some of the industry's largest manufacturers. Working in conjunction with Microsoft's Cellcore telephony stack and the baseband processor, Intrinsyc is able to seamlessly integrate voice and data applications, including push-to-talk and dual mode VoIP/GSM, into the next generation of mobile handheld devices.

Our power management solutions optimize battery life and energy efficiency on next generation mobile devices without compromising the consumer experience. We enable 3rd party Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) solutions that require integration into Windows Mobile Kernel. We are also a reseller of ARM's Intelligent Energy Management (IEM) solution and use IEM to collect kernel level data which we use with multiple power management policies.

Read our ARM IEM Integration Whitepaper

We develop thoroughly tested BSPs with optimized drivers to be used in final production so that manufacturers can remain focused on their go-to-market strategies.

Taking manufacturers through Microsoft's Logo Test Kit (LTK) certification is something our engineers are specialized in. We have particular depth in characterizing and fixing hopper.exe test failures. Our in-house LTK runs are often the basis for submission to NSTL (National Software Testing Labs) for certification.