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By combining a 20-year history of hardware and software expertise with a completely open ecosystem, The OpenPOWER Foundation is the only organization equipped with deep institutional knowledge and a straight forward approach to innovation.</p></div></div><div class="row flex-md-row-reverse"><div class="col-md-6 mb-4 mb-lg-5"><img class=img-fluid src=/images/home/powerplay_hu858492183877848108.webp width=600 height=400 alt="The POWER Play"></div><div class="col-md-6 mb-3 mb-lg-5"><h2>The POWER Play</h2><p><b>Industry Proven</b><br>By open sourcing and developing on the POWER ISA - one of the most sophisticated processor architectures available - the OpenPOWER Foundation is democratizing access and extending the reach of the RISC-based architecture.'</p><p><b>Open for All</b><br>With more than 350 members collaborating regularly, the entire semiconductor industry - from global organizations with deep expertise to individual creators with a new lens - can innovate with choice and build and develop across the full Hardware and Software stack.</p><p><b>Complete Equation</b><br>Open development of this scale enables unprecedented customization across applications, operating systems and firmware - driving hundreds of innovations across artificial intelligence, supercomputing, hyperscale and more.</p></div></div></div></main><section class="teaser__section pt-0 pb-3 pb-lg-5"><div class=container><h2 class="teaser__title text-lg-center">Build across the entire stack</h2><div class="row text-center"><article class="post__article col-md-4"><div class=post__thumb><img class=img-fluid src=/images/home/software_hu17983880270081215907.webp width=390 height=390 alt=Software></div><a class=post__title href>Software</a></article><article class="post__article col-md-4"><div class=post__thumb><img class=img-fluid src=/images/home/silicon_hu5516943275174932564.webp width=390 height=390 alt=Silicon></div><a class=post__title href>Silicon</a></article><article class="post__article 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