Vincent Zimmer - Embedded Firmware Solutions: Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things

Embedded Firmware Solutions

Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things

Jiming Sun

Marc Jones

Stefan Reinauer

Vincent Zimmer

Embedded Firmware Solutions: Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things

Jiming Sun, Marc Jones, Stefan Reinauer, and Vincent Zimmer

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About the Authors

Jiming Sun is a firmware and BIOS industry veteran who started to write RTOS kernel code (pSOS) for Bell Labs in 1986. After changing career paths from telecom to PC, he was involved in the early laptop PC evolution, and was among the first batch of firmware engineers to implement System Management Mode (SMM) code for 386SL in the early 1990s. After joining Intel in 1993, Jiming did early APM (Advanced Power Management) and ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) implementation. Jiming is one of the creators of Tiano, which turned into UEFI, at Intel, and he is the major contributor of AMDs AGESA (AMD Generic and Encapsulated Software Architecture). Besides his experience with Intel, Bell Labs, and AMD, Jiming has also worked for Zenith Data Systems, HP (Compaq), Insyde Software, Dell, and Apple. Jiming recently grandfathered Intel Firmware Support Package (Intel FSP) and was instrumental in launching the product in October of 2010. Jiming has masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Management of Science and Technology, and he has 19 granted and one pending US patents. He currently lives in the Bay Area of California with his wife and two sons.