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{{Short description|Defunct global computer industry organization}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation                = 2004
| logo                     = Logo of Power.org.svg
| dissolved                = 2013
| website                  = {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610185624/http://www.power.org/home|title=power.org}}
| successor = [[OpenPOWER Foundation]]
}}{{POWER, PowerPC, and Power ISA}}
'''Power.org''' was a global computer industry organization from 2004 to 2013, then succeeded by [[OpenPOWER Foundation]], to develop and promote POWER Architecture technology by establishing its open standards, guidelines, best practices, and certifications.<ref name="faq"/><ref name="power-nxp"/>

It was founded in 2004 by [[IBM]] and 15 other companies. [[Freescale]] (later bought by [[NXP Semiconductors]]) joined in 2006 as an honorary founding member and was given similar status as IBM. One year later, it announced a landmark technology development deal with IBM. Power.org had over 40 paying members as corporations, governmental, and educational institutions.<ref name="faq"/>

==History==
In December 2004, Power.org was founded.<ref name="lwn"/> In February 2006, Freescale joined. In July 2006, the Power Architecture brand was established to unify products based on [[IBM Power microprocessors|Power]], [[PowerPC]], [[PowerQUICC]] and [[Cell microprocessor|Cell]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} In November 2006, [[Power ISA|Power ISA v2.03]] was released as the unified instruction set for POWER Architecture processors, to unify 15 years of development on POWER and PowerPC.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} In November 2006, [[Power Architecture Platform Reference]] was released as the foundation for development of standard Power Architecture computers running the [[Linux]] operating system.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} In September 2007, Power Architecture Developer Conference was held.<ref name="devcon-07"/> In December 2008, the Common Debug API Specification was released.<ref name="embedded-computing"/> In December 2008, the ePAPR specification for embedded systems was released.<ref name="eetimes-2012"/>

Power.org introduced and promoted Power Architecture, a collective marketing term for any specification, hardware, and software related to the [[IBM POWER instruction set architecture|POWER]], [[PowerPC]], and [[Power ISA]] architectures.

In 2013, Power.org was disestablished and succeeded by OpenPOWER Consortium, since renamed [[OpenPOWER Foundation]], which is responsible for developing and releasing open documentation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walton|first=Jarred|date=August 7, 2013|access-date=January 25, 2024|title=IBM Offers POWER Technology for Licensing, Forms OpenPOWER Consortium |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/7204/ibm-offers-power-technology-for-licensing-forms-openpower-consortium |website=AnandTech}}</ref>

==Organization==
Power.org's board of directors consisted of founding members and others. Several committees and subcommittees governed and managed the organization's goals, projects, and responsibilities. Members had no veto rights in the decision processes of what defined the Power ISA, which was IBM's and Freescale's responsibility. Power.org had a tiered membership model, with four levels: Founder, Sponsor, Participant, Associate and Developer. Developer membership was free of charge. Members included these:<ref name="members"/><ref name="membership-levels"/><ref name="lwn"/>
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* [[IBM]] (founder)
* [[Freescale]] (founder, later bought by [[NXP]])
* [[Cadence Design Systems|Cadence]] (founder)
* [[Synopsys]] (founder)
* [[Airbus]]<ref name="members"/>
* [[Applied Micro Circuits Corporation|AMCC]]
* [[Barcelona Supercomputing Center]]
* [[Broadcom]]
* [[Groupe Bull|Bull]]
* [[Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing|Chartered]]
* [[Curtiss-Wright]]
* [[Denali Software|Denali]]
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* [[ENEA AB|ENEA]]
* [[Ericsson]]
* [[Genesi]]
* [[Green Hills Software]]
* [[HCL Technologies]]
* [[Kyocera]]
* [[Lauterbach Datentechnik|Lauterbach]]<ref name="members"/>
* [[LynuxWorks]]
* [[Mentor Graphics]]
* [[Mercury Computer Systems]]
* [[National Instruments]]
* [[Oki Electric Industry|OKI]]
* [[P.A. Semi]]
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* Rapport
* [[Sony]]
* [[Terra Soft]]
* [[Thales Group]]
* [[Tundra Semiconductor]]
* [[University of Mannheim]]
* [[University of Tennessee]], Knoxville
* [[Virage Logic]]<ref name="members"/>
* [[Virtutech]]
* [[Wind River Systems|Wind River]]
* [[Xilinx]]
* [[XGI Technology]]
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==References==
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<ref name="power-nxp">{{cite web |url=https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/PWRARCPRMRM.pdf |title=Power Architecture™ Technology Primer |publisher=Freescale Semiconductor|date=May 2007}}</ref>

<ref name="faq">{{cite web |url=http://www.power.org/faq/ |title=FAQ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421005145/https://www.power.org/faq/ |archivedate=April 21, 2016 |website=Power.org }}</ref>

<ref name="membership-levels">{{cite web |url=https://www.power.org/join/membership-levels/ |title=Levels of Membership |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404060352/https://www.power.org/join/membership-levels/ |archivedate=April 4, 2016 |website=Power.org}}</ref>

<ref name="lwn">{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/139260/ |title=IBM, Power.org Advance Chip Innovation for Linux |date=June 8, 2005 |website=lwn.net}}</ref>

<ref name="devcon-07">{{cite web |url=http://www.power.org/devcon/07 |title=About the Power Architecture Developer Conference |accessdate=November 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124005015/http://www.power.org/devcon/07/ |archivedate=November 24, 2007 |website=Power.org }}</ref>

<ref name="embedded-computing">{{cite web |url=http://embedded-computing.com/news/power-programming-interface-specification/ | title=Power.org Releases Common Debug Application Programming Interface Specification| website=Embedded Computing Design| date=December 2, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="eetimes-2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212300381 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503101437/http://eetimes.com/electronics-products/embedded-tools/4109466/Power-org-releases-embedded-platform-standard|archivedate=May 3, 2012|title= Power.org releases embedded platform standard|publisher=EE Times |date=September 12, 2008|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="members">{{Cite web |url=http://www.power.org/about/corpmembers/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420233850/https://www.power.org/power-org-corporate-members/|archivedate=April 20, 2016|title=Power.org corporate members|website =Power.org}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610185624/http://www.power.org/home|title=Official website}}

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