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Collabora and Google bring Chrobalt web engine to RDK reference devices
Collabora partnered with Google to build an RDK platform for Chrobalt, according to Hacker News.
The short version
- Collabora teamed up with Google's YouTube engineering units to deliver an RDK-based reference platform for Chrobalt on Amlogic chipsets.[Hacker News]
- Chrobalt combines code from the lightweight Cobalt engine with Chromium to establish a standard-compliant rendering pipeline for connected TV devices.[Hacker News]
- The multi-team effort spanned over a year to port, integrate, and stabilize the hybrid engine for embedded hardware.[Hacker News]
Key facts
- Collabora worked alongside Google's YouTube Cobalt and Device Partner Engineering teams to create the initial RDK reference platform for Chrobalt.[Hacker News]
- Chrobalt integrates Cobalt's codebase with Chromium to deliver a standard-compliant rendering pipeline.[Hacker News]
- The reference platform development targeted Amlogic chipsets and took more than a year of engineering engagement.[Hacker News]
Sources
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