You can read more about cross-compilers on this Wikipedia post. It's important to build an understanding of this concept for a more seamless experience with Yocto. The Yocto Project Is a Ground-Up ...

The continued growth of the Yocto Project coincides with the welcomed addition of Exein as a Platinum Member, joining AMD/Xilinx, Arm, AWS, BMW Group, Cisco, Comcast, Intel, Meta and WindRiver.