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News Release from: Cadence Design Systems
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Team on 09 October 2006
Si2 agrees to standards role
Cadence Design Systems and Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) have reached agreement for Si2 to facilitate standardisation of the Common Power Format (CPF) through the IEEE.
Cadence Design Systems and Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) have reached agreement for Si2 to facilitate standardisation of the Common Power Format (CPF) through the IEEE Si2 agrees to join the IEEE-SA as a corporate member and, once the CPF Working Group (WG) has been approved by the IEEE, Si2 has agreed to be available, at the request of the WG, to serve as secretary of the IEEE CPF WG to enable closer synchronisation with Si2's recently announced Low-Power Coalition (LPC)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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As part of this agreement, CPF will be made available to LPC members for their review.
CPF has been developed with significant input from a broad cross-section of industry leaders in the Power Forward Initiative.
LPC members will receive access to CPF by 31st October 2006.
Membership in the LPC is open to all Si2 members, which currently includes 108 companies.
"CPF has excellent potential to serve a foundation role in low-power design flows", said Steve Schulz, President and CEO of Si2.
"We have listened to industry on the importance of open and unified standards-based flows, so we are pleased to contribute by aligning the CPF standardisation efforts through inclusion of LPC members by taking an active role in approved IEEE standardisation processes".
"Cadence has had many positive experiences with Si2 in building user coalitions and driving market adoption", said Jan Willis, Senior Vice President, Industry Alliances at Cadence.
"We are delighted to support Si2 through the Low-Power Coalition to facilitate industry-wide market development of the Common Power Format".
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