(March 2, 2007) NAPA, CA — Accellera members and directors approved the unified power format (UPF) 1.0 as an Accellera open standard, following recent approval by the company’s technical subcommittee (TSC). The standard, developed and approved over five months, incorporates technologies from seven companies — EDA vendors, end customers, Accellera member companies, and others. It is specific to low-power ICs.