A Unified Power Format technical committee was formed by the Accellera organization, chaired by Stephen Bailey of Mentor Graphics.
As a reaction to the Power Forward Initiative the group was proposed in July 2006 and met on September 13, 2006.
Semantics for inferring additional elements in the design from the intent are provided in the standard.
[6] After reviewing 14 drafts, on March 27, 2009, the "Standard for Design and Verification of Low Power Integrated Circuits" was published as IEEE Std 1801-2009.
[9] A follow-on project planned to develop a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the specification.