<s>
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
LynuxWorks	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
California	O
software	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
specializes	O
in	O
secure	O
virtualization	O
and	O
open	O
,	O
reliable	O
,	O
certifiable	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTOSes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
known	O
as	O
Lynx	O
Real-Time	O
Systems	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
LynuxWorks	B-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
after	O
acquiring	O
,	O
and	O
merging	O
with	O
,	O
ISDCorp	O
(	O
Integrated	O
Software	O
&	O
Devices	O
Corporation	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
embedded	O
systems	O
company	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
Linux	B-Application
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
embraced	O
open	O
standards	O
from	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
UNIX-like	O
user	O
model	O
and	O
standard	O
POSIX	O
interfaces	O
to	O
embedded	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS-178	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
certified	O
to	O
the	O
FAA	O
DO-178C	O
DAL	O
A	O
safety	O
standard	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
FAA	O
Reusable	O
Software	O
Component	O
certificate	O
for	O
an	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
selected	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
NASA/IBM	O
Space	O
Station	O
Freedom	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
medical	O
,	O
industrial	O
and	O
communications	O
systems	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
Lynx	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
TR3	O
modernization	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
joint	O
strike	O
fighter	O
had	O
adopted	O
Lynx	O
’s	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
software	O
development	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
UNIX-compatible	O
and	O
POSIX-compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
7.0	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
military	O
grade	O
"	O
,	O
general	O
purpose	O
multi-core	O
hard	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
embed	O
security	O
features	O
during	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
adding	O
security	O
features	O
after	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
LynxOS-178	O
have	O
been	O
deployed	O
in	O
millions	O
of	O
safety-critical	O
applications	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
multiple	O
military	O
and	O
aerospace	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
the	O
LynxOS-178	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
specialized	O
version	O
of	O
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
geared	O
toward	O
avionics	O
applications	O
that	O
require	O
certification	O
to	O
industry	O
standards	O
such	O
as	O
DO-178B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS-178	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
off-the-shelf	O
(	O
COTS	O
)	O
RTOS	B-Operating_System
that	O
fully	O
satisfies	O
the	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
DO-178B	O
level	O
A	O
specification	O
and	O
meets	O
requirements	O
for	O
Integrated	O
Modular	B-Architecture
Avionics	O
(	O
IMA	O
)	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS-178	O
is	O
a	O
native	O
POSIX	O
,	O
hard	O
real-time	O
partitioning	O
operating	O
system	O
developed	O
and	O
certified	O
to	O
FAA	O
DO-178B/C	O
DAL	O
A	O
safety	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS-178	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
host	O
for	O
real-time	O
POSIX	O
and	O
FACE	O
applications	O
within	O
the	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
development	O
and	O
integration	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LynxOS-178	O
satisfies	O
the	O
PSE	O
53/54	O
profiles	O
for	O
both	O
dedicated	O
and	O
multi-purpose	O
real-time	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
FACE	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LynxSecure	O
Hypervisor	B-Operating_System
(	O
"	O
bare	O
metal	O
,	O
"	O
type	O
1	O
)	O
and	O
separation	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
development	O
framework	O
,	O
it	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
programmable	O
processor	O
partitioning	O
system	O
leveraging	O
hardware	O
virtualization	O
capabilities	O
of	O
modern	O
multi-core	O
processors	O
to	O
isolate	O
computing	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Lynx	O
announced	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
(	O
pronounced	O
“	O
mosaic	O
”	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
framework	O
for	O
rapidly	O
building	O
security	O
-	O
and	O
safety-critical	O
software	O
systems	O
out	O
of	O
independent	O
application	O
modules	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
deliver	O
on	O
the	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
Modular	B-Architecture
Open	O
Systems	O
Approach	O
(	O
MOSA	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
focus	O
is	O
to	O
enable	O
developers	O
to	O
collapse	O
existing	O
development	O
cycles	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
certify	O
,	O
and	O
deploy	O
robust	O
,	O
secure	O
platforms	O
for	O
manned	O
and	O
unmanned	O
autonomous	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
 '	O
patents	O
on	O
LynxOS	B-Operating_System
technology	O
include	O
patent	O
#5	O
,	O
469	O
,	O
571	O
,	O
"	O
Operating	O
System	O
Architecture	O
using	O
Multiple	O
Priority	O
Light	O
Weight	O
kernel	O
Task-based	O
Interrupt	O
Handling	O
,	O
"	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
patent	O
#5	O
,	O
594	O
,	O
903	O
,	O
"	O
Operating	O
System	O
architecture	O
with	O
reserved	O
memory	O
space	O
resident	O
program	O
code	O
identified	O
in	O
file	O
system	O
name	O
space	O
,	O
"	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modular	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
framework	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
integrate	O
multi-core	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
systems	O
for	O
industries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
avionics	O
,	O
industrial	O
,	O
automotive	O
,	O
and	O
UAV/satellite	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
bundles	O
used	O
for	O
building	O
secure	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bundles	O
include	O
:	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Avionics	O
,	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Industrial	O
,	O
and	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
UAVs/Satellites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
differences	O
between	O
these	O
bundles	O
 '	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
LYNX	O
MOSAI.ic	O
for	O
Industrial	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
Azure	B-Application
IoT	O
Edge	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Avionics	O
 '	O
support	O
for	O
Arm	O
and	O
x86	O
processor	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
is	O
built	O
on	O
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
 '	O
LynxSecure	O
separation	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
helps	O
isolate	O
applications	O
and	O
manage	O
critical	O
system	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
supports	O
LynxOS-178	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
third-party	O
OS	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
also	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
bare	O
metal	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Lynx	O
Simple	O
Applications	O
(	O
LSA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
use	O
of	O
multi-core	O
processors	O
supports	O
hardware	O
virtualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
modular	B-Architecture
structure	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
isolate	O
computing	O
resources	O
into	O
self-managed	O
independent	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TRACE32	O
provides	O
JTAG	O
debug	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
independent	O
applications	O
stored	O
in	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
modules	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
framework	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
's	O
MOSA	O
(	O
Modular	B-Architecture
Open	O
Systems	O
Approach	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
is	O
being	O
utilized	O
by	O
the	O
F-35	O
Joint	O
Strike	O
Fighter	O
Program	O
Office	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
upgraded	O
mission	O
system	O
avionics	O
for	O
F-35	O
Lightning	O
II	O
fighter	O
jets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
and	O
Advantech	O
announced	O
a	O
collaboration	O
to	O
offer	O
Mission	O
Critical	O
Edge	O
Starter	O
Kits	O
for	O
IT/OT	O
convergence	O
through	O
Lynx	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Industrial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
CODESYS	O
Group	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
control	O
automation	O
technology	O
into	O
the	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Industrial	O
product	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Lynx	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
Collins	O
Aerospace	O
,	O
providing	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Avionics	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
Collins	O
Aerospace	O
's	O
Perigon	O
flight	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Technologies	I-Operating_System
released	O
LYNX	B-Operating_System
MOSA.ic	I-Operating_System
for	O
Industrial	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
marketplace	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
