CPF

Accellera has vendor extensions for IP-XACT that allow tool-specific metadata to be added to support activities such as power-aware verification and floorplanning.

The group that developed the IEEE 1801 Unified Power Format standard is looking to bringing power modeling and estimation to the system level for version 3.0, due in 2015.

The latest revision of the IEEE 1801 Unified Power Format standard for verifying low-power designs has been made available through the IEEE Get Program.

Cadence Design Systems has decided to embrace IEEE 1801, derived from the Unified Power Format (UPF), providing support alongside the Common Power Format (CPF).

As DVCon begins, we interview Cadence's Qi Wang, who has led its efforts to converge the Common Power Format with its rival as the IEEE1801 standard is revamped.

Atrenta is updating existing tools and planning new ones to help designers get the most bang for their joule.