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Request Access ↗All OpenPOWER Foundation technical outputs — specifications, reference implementations, tooling, and documentation — hosted on GitHub.
View on GitHub ↗Skiboot is the open source firmware for OpenPOWER servers, implementing the OPAL (OpenPOWER Abstraction Layer) interface used by Linux and hypervisors.
Skiboot on GitHub ↗An open source, synthesizable POWER ISA soft-core implemented in VHDL. Runs Linux on FPGA. Ideal for research, education, and custom silicon exploration.
View on GitHub ↗Ask questions, share solutions, and discuss OpenPOWER development on the community forum. Covers hardware, firmware, OS, and application development.
Visit Forum ↗Technical publications from the OpenPOWER Foundation and its members.
Explores how the open source Microwatt POWER ISA core can be synthesized using the OpenROAD EDA toolchain for low-power ASIC tape-out.
Read More ↗A technical deep-dive into using coreboot and the Heads measured boot framework as a replacement for standard OpenPOWER firmware on the Raptor Talos II platform.
Read More ↗Recordings from OpenPOWER Summit and other events covering ISA development, system software, AI acceleration, security, and more.
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