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2008

November 17, 2008
LSI Joins Power Forward Initiative
October 2, 2008
PFI Hosts First Low-Power Summit in Silicon Valley
October 2, 2008
Low Power and a Free Lunch
September 9, 2008
Tensilica Collaborates with Cadence to Create CPF-Enabled Flow for Tensilica's Multimedia Subsystems
September 3, 2008
Sonics Joins Power Forward Initiative
September 8, 2008
Wipro Technologies Joins Power Forward Initiative
July 14, 2008
Japanese design services firms sign up for PFI
July 9, 2008
Power Forward Initiative Momentum Continues with Addition of Three Leading Japanese Design Services Companies
June 9, 2008
Cadence Delivers Advanced DFM Solutions, Statistical Analysis and Low-Power Design Technology for TSMC Reference Flow 9.0
June 9, 2008
Cadence Collaborates With Common Platform and ARM to Deliver 45-nm RTL-to-GDSII Reference Flow
May 28, 2008
Sequence Chapter In New PFI Book Details Early Power Analysis Tips
May 28, 2008
Faraday Technology and NemoChips Team-Up to Build Next Generation Low Power Mobile Platform based upon the Cadence Low-Power Solution
May 12, 2008
Socle Technology, Inc. Adopts Cadence Low-Power Solution to Address 65nm Power Efficiency Challenges
May 12, 2008
VeriSilicon Joins Power Forward Initiative to Accelerate Advanced Low-Power Design
April 30, 2008
Power Forward Initiative Publishes On-Line Guide to Low-Power Design with the Common Power Format
April 29, 2008
Cadence Delivers Silicon-Ready Reference Methodologies for ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
April 29, 2008
Cadence Debuts RTL to GDSII Reference Flows for ARM Cortex-A9
April 28, 2008
India's MindTree joins Power Forward initiative
April 17, 2008
Virage Logic adds 65-nm Common Power Format low-power standard cell libraries to portfolio
April 15, 2008
It's time to shift the low power debate
March 20, 2008
PFI releases low-power design user guide
March 18, 2008
Alchip Joins Power Forward Initiative: Leading fabless ASIC provider to leverage CPF-Based Low-Power Solution for consumer applications
March 17, 2008
Power Forward Initiative Releases Low-Power Design Methodology Guide
March 11, 2008
New ARC Energy PRO Core Family Slashes Power Consumption By Up to 75%
March 10, 2008
Practical Case Study In Low-Power Design Methodology

2007

December 5, 2007
Cadence and ARM Deliver Reference Methodologies for Multicore and Low-Power Devices
November 27, 2007
GUC JOINS POWER FORWARD INITIATIVE; GUC to Leverage CPF-based Low Power Solutions to Accelerate Development of Consumer Products
November 19, 2007
Low-power design animates panel in Taiwan
October 22, 2007
Ensuring Power Designing Works at 65nm
October 22, 2007
SMIC Offers CPF-Based Cadence Low-Power Digital Reference Flow
October 11, 2007
Faraday Joins Power Forward Initiative to Make Low-power Design Easier
September 10, 2007
ARC and Cadence Offer New Low-Power Design Methodology for Demanding Mobile Applications
September 10, 2007
ARC Announces Ultra Low Power Technology "Energy PRO" that Lowers Core and Subsystem Power by Four Fold; Lead Customers Offered Early Access Program
June 28, 2007
Anything You Can Do - Electronics
June 8, 2007
CPF Test Case - Download Here
June 6, 2007
Cadence QRC Extraction Tool First to Qualify on TSMC's 45nm Process Technology
June 4, 2007
Cadence Accelerates 45-nm Design With TSMC Reference Flow 8.0
May 31, 2007
Cadence and Denali Team Up to Enable Advanced DDR-PHY Methodology
May 21, 2007
STARC To Develop Low-Power 'PRIDE' Reference Flow Using Common Power Format
May 14, 2007
System-level synthesis scheme homes in on low-power IC design - EETimes
May 7, 2007
Low-power IC design techniques may perturb the entire flow - EETimes
April 25, 2007
65nm reference flow targets Common Platform - Electronics Talk
April 25, 2007
Common Platform partners deliver 65nm reference flow - EETimes Asia
April 23, 2007
UMC Joins Power Forward Initiative - Electronic Design
April 23, 2007
Cadence debuts 65-nm reference flow targeting Common Platform - EDN
April 23, 2007
Cadence Collaborates With IBM, Samsung and Chartered to Deliver 65-NM Reference Flow
April 19, 2007
The Same But Different - Components in Electronics
April 17, 2007
UMC Joins Power Forward Initiative To Make Low-Power Design Easier
April 16, 2007
ARC Building Advanced CPF-Enabled Flow to Lower Power Consumption of its Configurable Subsystems and Cores
April 10, 2007
Calypto power optimizer supports CPF - EETimes
April 6, 2007
Lower power becomes bigger issue - EDN
March 28, 2007
TSMC 65-Nm Libraries First To Support Common Power Format-Enabled Design Flow
March 22, 2007
For low-power design, speak two languages - EETimes
March 21, 2007
IC power standards convergence falters - EETimes
March 16, 2007
CPF-compliant tools aim for low power - EETimes Asia
March 12, 2007
Dueling power standard camps stall spec merger - EETimes
March 9, 2007
CPF is official Si2 "standard" - EETimes EDA Software Blog
March 5, 2007:
Common Power Format 1.0 Released by Si2's Low Power Coalition - SI2
March 1, 2007:
Integrating Power Awareness into IC Design - EDA Design Line
February 15, 2007:
Common Power Format Comes To Fruition In Tool Suite - Electronic Design
January 29, 2007:
Cadence Delivers Industry's First Complete Low-Power Solution; Leverages Si2-Approved Common Power Format
January 17, 2007:
Cadence releases Common Power Format source code - Electronic News
January 17, 2007:
Parser supports Cadence IC power standard - EETimes
January 12, 2007:
Power the Innovation! - Voice & Data
January 12, 2007:
Si2's Low Power Coalition Issues Request for Technology
January 12, 2007:
Si2 approves low-power spec, seeks 'convergence' - EETimes

2006

December 20, 2006:
ISA, Cadence Discuss Low Power Design - Engineering Times India
December 15, 2006:
India Semiconductor Association Highlights the Importance of Low Power Design as a Critical Driver for the Electronics Industry - India PR Wire
December 12, 2006:
Sequence Low-Power Pitch A Hit In Tokyo
December 04, 2006:
Common Power Format Contributed by Cadence to SI2 Ahead of Schedule as a Result of Significant Customer Input
December 04, 2006:
Cadence Donates Power Format to Si2 - EE Times
November 17, 2006:
Commentary: One IC Power Standard, Please! - EETimes
November 5, 2006:
Pushing Power Forward with a Common Power Format : The Process of Getting it Right - EETimes
November 1, 2006:
Cadence rivals unimpressed with power standards offer - EETimes
November 1, 2006:
Cadence Moves to Avert Power Standards War; Aligns with Si2 - EETimes
November 1, 2006:
Cadence and Si2 Collaboration Paves the Way to a Unified Low-Power Standard
October 23, 2006:
Front-end design methodologies must address the challenges of today's process technologies and economic realities - EDA DesignLine
October 6, 2006:
Cadence Releases Common Power Format to Si2 - Electronic News
October 5, 2006:
SI2's Low-Power Coalition to Have Access to Common Power Format
September 5, 2006:
Power Forward Initiative Broadens Industry Support, Accelerates Standardization of Common Power Format
September 4, 2006:
Power IC standards efforts out of sync - EETimes
July 21, 2006:
Low power IC design initiative to target EDA companies - EE Times Online
July 20, 2006:
Power Forward Initiative Expands and Invites EDA Companies to Join Advisory Group
May 22, 2006:
Cadence unites industry leaders to overcome low-power barriers for the electronics industry
May 22, 2006:
Initiative seeks common IC power format - EE Times Online
May 22, 2006:
Cadence-led initiative seeks low power standard - Electronic News
May 22, 2006:
Cadence initiative aims to enable architectural innovation and exploration for more power-efficient devices - SOCcentral