What Happened To UPF?
By Brian Bailey, Semiconductor Engineering
Two years ago there was a lot of excitement, both within the industry and the standards communities, about rapid advancements that were being made around low-power design, languages and methodologies. Since then, everything has gone quiet. What happened?
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Not all aspects of UPF can be declared to have succeeded at this point, but does that mean that the standard has not been successful? “We are not seeing widespread adoption of UPF among our customers,” proclaims Raik Brinkmann, president and CEO of OneSpin Solutions. “Maybe UPF is not the right solution to a very important and complex problem. UPF has proven to be too inflexible and demanding on the tool chain, while not keeping up with the dynamics of power requirements and solutions. Requirements on power have been extraordinary and the complexity of power management has become huge. As a result, many companies have evolved beyond UPF and created their own solutions for power-related design and verification.”
