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{{year|year=2017}}
 
 
In '''2017:'''
 
In '''2017:'''
  
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* April 6: Beijing Shanhai Capital completed the acquisition of [[Analogix Semiconductor]] for $500M
 
* April 6: Beijing Shanhai Capital completed the acquisition of [[Analogix Semiconductor]] for $500M
 
* April 19-21: COOLChips XX
 
* April 19-21: COOLChips XX
* April 25: ARM announces the [[Mali-C71]] ISP
 
 
* May 4: Intel introduces the {{intel|Xeon Bronze}} {{intel|Xeon Silver}}, {{intel|Xeon Gold}}, {{intel|Xeon Platinum}} server families
 
* May 4: Intel introduces the {{intel|Xeon Bronze}} {{intel|Xeon Silver}}, {{intel|Xeon Gold}}, {{intel|Xeon Platinum}} server families
 
* May 15-18: Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) 2017
 
* May 15-18: Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC) 2017
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*** Qualcomm introduces the {{qualcomm|Centriq}} server processor family and the {{qualcomm|Falkor|l=arch}} microarchitecture
 
*** Qualcomm introduces the {{qualcomm|Centriq}} server processor family and the {{qualcomm|Falkor|l=arch}} microarchitecture
 
* August 29: Intel introduces the {{intel|Xeon W}} family, a family of business-class workstation processors
 
* August 29: Intel introduces the {{intel|Xeon W}} family, a family of business-class workstation processors
* September 12: [[Apple]] introduces the {{apple|A11 Bionic}}
 
 
* September 18: [[Oracle]] introduces the {{oracle|SPARC M8}} microprocessor.
 
* September 18: [[Oracle]] introduces the {{oracle|SPARC M8}} microprocessor.
 
* September 21: [[Imagination Technologies]] introduces the {{imgtec|PowerVR}} 9XE and 9XM GPUs and 2NX NNA (a Neural Network Accelerator)
 
* September 21: [[Imagination Technologies]] introduces the {{imgtec|PowerVR}} 9XE and 9XM GPUs and 2NX NNA (a Neural Network Accelerator)
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* September 22: Imagination's US-based [[MIPS]] unit is sold to Tallwood Venture Capital for $65M
 
* September 22: Imagination's US-based [[MIPS]] unit is sold to Tallwood Venture Capital for $65M
 
* September 24: Intel introduces {{intel|Coffee Lake|l=arch}}, including their first mainstream [[hexa-core]] processors
 
* September 24: Intel introduces {{intel|Coffee Lake|l=arch}}, including their first mainstream [[hexa-core]] processors
* September 25: Intel announces {{intel|Loihi}}, a research [[neuromorphic chip]]
 
 
* September 18-20: Third International High Performance Computing Forum by National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou (NSCC-GZ)
 
* September 18-20: Third International High Performance Computing Forum by National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou (NSCC-GZ)
 
** NUDT's {{nudt|Matrix-2000}} many-core processor detailed
 
** NUDT's {{nudt|Matrix-2000}} many-core processor detailed
 
* October 17: Intel announced {{intel|Nervana NNP}} will start shipping
 
* October 17: Intel announced {{intel|Nervana NNP}} will start shipping
 
* October 17: Google details their {{google|Pixel Visual Core}} coprocessor found in their Pixel 2 phones
 
* October 17: Google details their {{google|Pixel Visual Core}} coprocessor found in their Pixel 2 phones
* October 26: AMD introduces {{amd|Raven Ridge|l=core|mobile Ryzen processors}} based on the {{amd|Zen|l=arch}} and {{amd|Vega|l=arch}}
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* October 26: AMD introduces mobile Ryzen processors based on the {{amd|Zen|l=arch}} and {{amd|Vega|l=arch}}
* October 26: The [[PEZY-SC2]] propelled the [[ZettaScaler]]-2.2 to rank 1 on the [[Green500]] with 14.69 [[GFLOPS/W]]
 
* November 8: [[Bitmain]] launches the {{bitmain|Sophon}} family of AI products including a custom [[Neural Processor]]
 
* November 8: [[Qualcomm]] launches the {{qualcomm|Centriq}} family of server processors based on the {{qualcomm|Falkor|l=arch}} microarchitecture
 
* November 8: [[Qualcomm]] announces {{qualcomm|Saphira|l=arch}} will succeed {{qualcomm|Falkor|l=arch}}
 
* November 8: [[Intel]] announces Raja Koduri, chief architect of the Radeon Technologies Group at [[AMD]], joins Intel as chief architect, senior vice president of a new "Core and Visual Computing Group" to compete in the high-end discrete graphics market
 
* November 10: IBM announces they've built a 50-[[qubit]] quantum computer. The system was capable of retaining its state for 90μs, an industry record.
 
* November 10: Samsung unveils the Exynos 9 Series 9810 flagship processor.
 
* November 13: Intel cancels {{intel|Knights Hill|l=arch}} in favor of a brand new microarchitecture for [[exascale]] computing.
 
* November 13: [[TOP500]] announces their 50th list; [[China]] overtakes the [[US]] in total number of systems.
 
* November 20: [[Marvell]] announced they will acquire [[Cavium]] in a $6 billion deal.
 
* November 28-30: 7th [[RISC-V]] Workshop
 
** November 28: [[Esperanto Technologies]] exits stealth mode and announces their {{esperanto|ET-Minion|l=arch}} and {{esperanto|ET-Maxion|l=arch}} [[RISC-V]] [[IP cores]]
 
 
* December 2-6: IEEE IEDM 2017
 
* December 2-6: IEEE IEDM 2017
** Intel detailed their [[22FFL process]]
 
** GlobalFoundries presented their [[7 nm process]]
 
** Intel presented their [[10 nm process]], comperable to foundries 7nm.
 
* December 11: Intel introduced {{intel|Goldmont Plus|l=arch}} ({{intel|Gemini Lake|l=core}}) processors with Pentium processors rebranded as {{intel|Pentium Silver}}.
 
* December 13: Intel proposes {{x86|Total Memory Encryption}}, a new [[x86]] {{x86|extension}} for full physical memory encryption
 
* December 18: Intel introduces {{intel|Xeon Phi}} processors based on the {{intel|Knights Mill|l=arch}} microarchitecture
 
* December 26: [[SPEC CPU2006]] stopped accepting official results for publication
 
* December 28: [[Zhaoxin]] launches the {{zhaoxin|KaiXian}} KX-5000 series of [[x86]] processors based on the {{zhaoxin|WuDaoKou|l=arch}} microarchitecture.
 
* Unknown: [[Ampere Computing]] is founded.
 
  
 
== Microprocessors released in 2017 ==
 
== Microprocessors released in 2017 ==

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